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Time for new innovations, lets have a look at 2010!

Saturday’s 110km ride through blazing heat, moderate climbing, and some of the rougher roads around the Veneto were a good test for prototypes of the futuristic Body Paint bibshort, due out in Summer 2010. The minimalist short absolutely disappears underneath you and you really don’t feel it on. The fabric is great in the hot weather, and the bibs don’t rub your chest raw like most other bibs. We’re on to something good here. As this is the first real heat wave of the summer, I also put the Superleggera Vantage jersey through the paces to make sure that the black color fabric stays cool in the hot sun. Yep, it’s good, but I still opened the long zip on the big climbs. Overall it was a good testing day as I was on the new Wilier 101 with the Dura Ace Di2 electronic group (phenomenal!) and the matching patent leather red Sidi Ergo2 shoes. At least I looked good. Sunday we did 140km up to the 1600m Passo Brocon where Fausto Coppi’s name is still painted on the side of a barn from when the Giro passed through in the ’50s. t I had on the latest round of ...

12:08 hours, one pair of Body Paint bibshorts.

Cascade Creampuff Mtn Bike Race – 105 miles – 16,500 ft climbing 50% gravel roads – 50% singletrack – 12:08 hours – 2 bikes – 3 pairs of pedals – 2 pairs of shoes – 1 pair of bibs – Body Paint Bibshorts – No chamois cream – Zero chaffing “These bibs and the new pad both ROCK. Kudos to the design/development team”. /MIKE

Cervélo’s final selection for Tour of Spain.

Cervélo TestTeam’s final selection for the Vuelta a España. The decision has been made and the nine riders have been chosen for the last of the three 2009 grand tours. With a strong and balanced team that includes three home favorites, Cervélo TestTeam is primed to tackle the challenges of the 21-stage Vuelta a España. The tour begins in the Netherlands in Assen, on August 29 and finishes September 20 in Madrid, Spain. Simon Gerrans (AUS), Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU), Xavier Florencio (ESP), Roger Hammond (GBR) and Philipp Deignan (IRL) will be looking for stage victories, while José Angel Gomez Marchante, racing on home turf, is focused on a strong result in the general classification. Alex Sans Vega (ESP) and Marcello Albasini (SUI) are the two sports directors with the Vuelta team and, along with their crew, will provide the riders with the best possible support to help them achieve their goals. “The team has done a great job in its inaugural year on all aspects of the team’s mandate: equipment testing, fan access, and of course race performance,” said Thomas Campana, Team Manager. “But I am sure that we are not finished yet. The guys are still hungry, and they’re ...

Behind the scenes of CTT at the Giro, part 3

Join the Cervélo TestTeam for a new episode of the hi-resolution documentary of ‘Beyond the Peloton’. This time, the filmmakers will take you behind the scenes of Italy’s Grand Tour. Take me to Cervelo’s video gallery >

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Offically the “BIG DOG” of Brighton

Saturday the 15th saw the coming together of the Big Dog’s of Cycling. Magnus Backstead, Yanto Barker and the Big Dog Himself….Me! For the Brighton Big Dog Mountain bike race. Pairing up with the local Caravan expert of the Cycling world, Paul Hopkins of BMV Leisure….plug… We competed in the 6hr Pair. The course was excellent, great climbing, amazing single track and dry! With an MTB Jumble from Retro bike, cakes and propercoffee the event was a true mountain bike festival with a great atmosphere. The Race! Paul started and came through in 2ndplace not far down off 1st. We pushed on with one lap on, one lap off for the duration, taking the lead on lap two and building on it. We finished 1st and just missed out on clocking up another lap come the finish….a great day out. We cleaned up, packed up and got some chicken from the Barbecue before the prize presentation. A great effort for the ceremony, podium girls, goodie bags and sparkly stuff, you had to make the most of it! Also over the course of the day, I picked up the prize for thr fastest lap and received a very nice model sterling engine which has kept the office amused this ...