Tech Gallery: Time trial bikes at Tour of California

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  Vacansoleil-DCM rider Juan Antonio Flecha warmed up on his Bianchi Oltre XR just prior to the time trial at this year's Tour of California.
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  Lots of offset for Tejay Van Garderen (BMC Racing).
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  Tejay Van Garderen's (BMC Racing) BMC TimeMachine TM01 was parked right next to his TeamMachine SLR01 road bike just before the start of Stage 6.
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  Tejay Van Garderen's (BMC Racing) BMC TimeMachine TM01 before the start of Stage 6.
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  Team Jamis-Hagens Berman's Jamis Xenith T2 time trial bike.
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  Chris Baldwin (Bissell Pro Cycling) was another rider we spotted using ISM's Adamo saddle for the time trial.
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  Bissell Pro Cycling's Pinarello Graal time trial bikes are set up on trainers before the start of the Stage 6 time trial in San Jose, California.
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  Front ends don't come much cleaner than this, folks.
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  The center-pull front brake is neatly hidden away inside the fork on Bontrager's Trek Speed Concept.
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  The sleek Bontrager cockpit on the Bontrager development team's Trek Speed Concept. And yep, another Tate Labs Bar Fly TT-specific Garmin mount.
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  Bontrager's new Hilo RXL saddle on one of the Bontrager development team's Trek Speed Concept time trial bikes.
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  The Bontrager development team's tires bore Bontrager hot stamps despite the fact that the company doesn't currently sell tubulars.
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  The Bontrager development team's Trek Speed Concept.
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  We spotted several team mechanics struggling to mount their team's time trial bikes into traditional stationary trainers. Those that were using Lemond Revolution trainers, however, had no such issues.
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  BMC Racing disguised Tejay Van Garderen's rear disc wheel with a plain black vinyl decal but we could still tell that a Lightweight was hiding underneath.
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  Narrow elbow pads for Tejay Van Garderen (BMC Racing).
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  Saxo-Tinkoff rider Oliver Zaugg warmed up on his Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4.
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  Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) warms up on his Specialized S-Works Shiv.
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  Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) warms up before Friday's time trial in San Jose, California.
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  Vision integrates the face plate into these carbon fiber base bars, which are built specifically for Cannondale's Slice time trial bike.
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  Novel cable routing on Cannondale Pro Cycling's Cannondale Slice time trial bikes.
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  Seat stays are spaced far apart on Peter Sagan's (Cannondale Pro Cycling) Cannondale Slice.
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  The rear end of Peter Sagan's (Cannondale Pro Cycling) Cannondale Slice looks rather odd but it's supposedly fast.
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  Peter Sagan's (Cannondale Pro Cycling) Cannondale Slice time trial bike at the Tour of California.
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  The rear brake is hidden inside the chain stays on Radioshack-Leopard-Trek's Trek Speed Concept time trial bike, leaving an immensely clean profile behind.
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  Radioshack-Leopard-Trek's Trek Speed Concept time trial bikes at the Tour of California.
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  The elbow rest corners were shaved off on this Saxo-Tinkoff Specialized S-Works Shiv.
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  Saxo-Tinkoff's Specialized S-Works Shiv time trial machine.
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  BMC Racing's Marco Pinotti was spotted using Rotor's new extra-elliptical QXL chainrings on his BMC TimeMachine TM01 time trial bike at the Tour of California.
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  Johan Vansummeren's (Garmin-Sharp) Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 rear derailleur is retrofitted with Enduro Zero pulleys with ceramic bearings.
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  Spacers are profiled to match the custom carbon fiber 3T aero bars on Garmin-Sharp's Cervélo P5 time trial bikes.
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  Garmin-Sharp Cervélo P5 time trial bikes are fitted with Magura hydraulic rim brakes.
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  Vacansoleil-DCM's Bianchi Pico Carbon time trial bikes feature this unique port molded into the chain stays.
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  The integrated seatmast head on Vacansoleil-DCM's Bianchi Pico Carbon looks stout but rather convoluted.
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  Thomas De Gendt's (Vacansoleil-DCM) Bianchi Pico Carbon.
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  Many of the UnitedHealthcare riders had their saddles slammed way back on the rails.
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  The very wide-profile Smart/Enve carbon wheels are laced to Chris King R45 hubs on the UnitedHealthcare team bikes at the Tour of California.
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  Lucas Euser (UnitedHealthcare) has his elbow positioned very close together on his NeilPryde Bayamo time trial bike.
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  Lucas Euser (UnitedHealthcare) uses the ISM Adamo Attack saddle for time trials.
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  Ritchey carbon cockpits for the UnitedHealthcare team.
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  UnitedHealthcare's NeilPryde Bayamo time trial bikes at the Tour of California. Decked out in Smart/Enve deep-section carbon wheels with matching decals, they're quite the sight. Boo on the green saddle accent, though.
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  Printed dots on the nose of Kenda/5-Hour Energy's fi'zi:k Ares saddles help keep the riders from sliding around too much when on the rivet.
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  Custom anodized and laser etched AceCo K-Edge chain catchers for the Kenda/5-Hour Energy team.
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  Francisco Mancebo's (Kenda/5-Hour Energy) Devinci Leo SL road bike was also prepped for today's stage. Many riders swapped bikes just before the final climb.
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  Microshift derailleurs and shifters for the Kenda/5-Hour Energy team.
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  Linear-pull brakes are mounted to the backside of the fork on Vacansoleil-DCM's Bianchi Pico Carbon machines.
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  Vision carbon fiber aerobars for the Vacansoleil-DCM team at Tour of California.
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  Yet another Tate Labs Bar Fly TT-specific Garmin mount, this time on the front of Johan Vansummeren's (Garmin-Sharp) Cervélo P5.
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  Johan Vansummeren's (Garmin-Sharp) Cervélo P5 just before the time trial at the Tour of California.
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  Swoopy lines on NetApp's new Fuji Norcom Straight.
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  Some NetApp riders had small clip-on aero extensions mounted to their regular road bikes.
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  As is becoming increasingly common, linear-pull brakes are mounted to the back of the fork legs on NetApp's Fuji Norcom Straight time trial bikes.
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  Oval Concepts carbon aero bars for the NetApp team.
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  Fuji's new Norcom Straight made its competition debut under the NetApp team at the Tour of California.
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  Wild lines on Champion System's Kestrel 4000 time trial bike.
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  Tate Labs' Bar Fly time trial-specific Garmin mount was a common sight among the peloton.
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  The Champion System team used Kestrel's older 4000 aero bike for the Tour of California time trial instead of Fuji's latest Norcom Straight.
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  Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies' Orbea Ordu.
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  A three-spoke FFWD wheel is mounted to the front of Thomas De Gendt's (Vacansoleil-DCM) Bianchi Pico Carbon while a fleet of standard road bikes are prepped and waiting in the background.
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  Shiny!
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  Kenda/5-Hour Energy's Devinci Leo T2 aero machines are set up on trainers just before the start of Stage 6 at this year's Tour of California.
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