Rory Sutherland is enjoying a stellar early part of the 2008 season.
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Sutherland and his Health Net team
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Sutherland captured the NRC title last year…
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…with the help of his powerful Health Net teammates.
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The SuperSix is Cannondale's first full-carbon pure road race frame.
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A common theme for the SuperSix is 'BIG'
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The tapered and oversized head tube
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The large stepdown in steerer tube size
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The fork's oversized carbon blades
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The bottom bracket shell and chain stays
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Giant chain stays are mated to surprisingly small seat stays.
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Good luck flexing these pipes!
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Carbon dropouts finish off the back end.
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The stepdown at the top of the seat tube
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Cable stops are neatly riveted
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Sutherland's bike was equipped with Mavic R-SYS clinchers
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Team sponsor Maxxis supplies Sutherland
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The aluminum front hub shell acts as an anchoring point
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The rear hub uses tubular carbon fiber spokes
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Shimano Dura-Ace STI Dual Control levers
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Production Cannondale SuperSix bikes normally use BB30 cranksets
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The clamp-on front derailleur
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Sutherland's Dura-Ace rear derailleur looks standard enough…
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…except for the inclusion of FSA ceramic bearing pulleys.
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A Shimano Dura-Ace chain sends the power to the back end.
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Ritchey provides the team with bars, stems and seatposts.
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Sutherland prefers a traditional bend for his Ritchey handlebar.
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This Ritchey stem shows yet again
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Sutherland perches himself atop a fi'zi:k Arione Carbon saddle.
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The variable-flex carbon fiber shell
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Sutherland's Speedplay Zero Stainless pedals
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Even Arundel's Dave-O carbon cages are painted to match.
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