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By Cycling News

Published 5 October 2004

Like many Colnago-sponsored riders this year, newly-crowned world champion Oscar Freire has been...

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Carbon weave (Image credit: Tim Maloney)

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Oscar Friere's Colnago C50 HP Superlight - as seen winning races in Verona (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews)

Well Worn - Oscar Friere's saddle took a licking and kept on ticking (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews)

Carbon weave is clearly visible in Freire's Colnago C50 (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews)

Two more Colnagos - Ernesto's younger brother Paolo (L) and nephew Alessandro Colnago (R) enjoy another world championship in Verona, not far from their Cambiago headquarters. (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews)

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Oscar Freire's Rabobank Colnago C50 'Superlight'

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