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Giro d'Italia leader's machine streaks toward finish in Milano

By Shane Stokes

published 29 May 2008

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador may have been denied the chance to defend his title this...

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Like Lance Armstrong, Contador prefers a San Marco Concor Light saddle.

The bike uses a SRAM Red chainset

Contador's footsies go here

A titanium cage drops a lot of weight here

The rear derailleur is fitted with ceramic bearings

The Red levers use SRAM's unique DoubleTap method

Alberto Contador's Trek Madone is the latest evolution in the company's top range of bikes.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The bike uses a SRAM Red chainset rather than the Dura-Ace model found on last year's Trek.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

Contador's footsies go here, the Look KeO Carbon being his pedal of choice.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

A titanium cage drops a lot of weight here as compared to a steel one.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The rear derailleur is fitted with ceramic bearings in the pulleys.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The Red levers use SRAM's unique DoubleTap method of shift actuation and adjustable reach for both the shifter paddles and brake levers.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The flat top of the hood provides a comfortable perch on which Contador can rest his hands.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

Cane Creek provides the team with a custom version of its excellent 110 headset.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The oversized head tube houses a tapered 1 1/8"-to-1 1/2" steerer tube.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The Bontrager label can be found throughout the bike including on the Race X Lite stem and Race XXX Lite carbon bars.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

SRAM Red brake callipers offer plenty of stopping power.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

Of course, carbon wheels require special brake pads, in this case cork units from Bontrager.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

Bontrager supplies the Race Lite bottle cages, too.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The Race XXX Lite wheels feature carbon hubs and carbon rims.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The no-cut integrated seat mast is one of the biggest visual changes from the old Madone.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

The integrated seat mast has a simple clamp to hold everything in place. A bit of yaw and lateral adjustment also allows for out-of-spec saddle rails.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)

Like Lance Armstrong, Contador prefers a San Marco Concor Light saddle.(Image credit: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews.com)