Campagnolo surprised us
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The new levers are decidedly curvier
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In spite of the radical appearance
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If anything, the extra 'peak' at the top of the levers…
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…now provides a perfect little hook
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This version of the Campagnolo electronic levers
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The rear derailleur appears mostly unchanged
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A titanium bolt mounts the new rear derailleur to the frame.
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Likewise, the front derailleur appears the same
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Campagnolo's semi-integrated battery
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Check out the novel computer mount
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At least one Silence-Lotto bike
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Slipstream's Magnus Backstedt
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Save for the special paint and Swedish national champion graphics
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Slipstream was in the minority
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Corima carbon-specific pads
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Surprisingly, Backstedt opted for a carbon handlebar…
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…to go along with his massively long stem.
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A Third Eye Chain Watcher
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However, the team's Paris-Roubaix bikes
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The longer fork legs
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Likewise, the chain stays are slightly indented
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Longer seat stays also offer more space
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Special dropouts decrease bottom bracket height slightly
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Belgian Stijn Devolder
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The sticker says "Roval" but the telltale counterweight
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Quick Step team mechanics are apparently hording tires
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All of the riders' bikes started out
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Tomas Vaitkus and his Astana team
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Like most of the other teams
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The 'Limited Edition' badging on Astana's Bontrager tubulars
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They're far from a new idea
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Saunier Duval-Scott ran box-section tubulars, too.
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Mavic is a team sponsor so we weren't surprised to see these…
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…but we were a bit surprised to see these
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Crédit Agricole riders headed out of Brugge
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Milram's usual Colnago Extreme Power bikes…
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…were outfitted with rarely seen Dugast road tubulars.
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The Bouygues Telecom team didn't bother
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…but it did run Michelin's stickier Pro3 Grip rubber.
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Some Française des Jeux riders
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CSC's Cervélo R3 frames
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However, if those stays can hold up
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Stefan Wesemann of the rebadged Cycle Collstrop team
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Even the stem is German
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Top-mount brake levers and heavily taped bars
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Some Saunier Duval-Scott bars
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We don't see top-mount brake levers on the road too often
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SRAM's Red group continues to challenge
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A few extra grams of plastic
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This Bouygues Telecom rider
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There's actually so much extra padding stuffed in the space
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Milram riders were taking no chances
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…as well as Garmin Edge 305 GPS units
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Shoe covers were standard fare for today.
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