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Published 23 June 2004

June 12, 2004 Lance Armstrong's Trek Madone SSL proto...

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Clean lines (Image credit: Daniel Simms)

Reminiscent of kilo track bars (Image credit: Daniel Simms)

Bontrager carbon rear hub (Image credit: Daniel Simms)

Just one bottle (Image credit: Daniel Simms)

The complete special edition Bontrager front wheel (Image credit: Daniel Simms)

Lance Armstrong's Madone SSL - just a prototype at this stage, a version of this bike may eventually be part of Trek's line-up (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com)

Clean lines - like the soon-to-be-released Madone SL, the SSL dispenses with aero shaping on the seat tube (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com)

Minimal TT bars - for Mont Ventoux the controls needed to be versatile, and light. Note non-STI left brake lever (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com)

Reminiscent of kilo track bars the custom tt bars have carbon extensions (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com)

Bontrager carbon rear hub is laced to special, one-off OCLV 55 rims (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com)

The complete special edition Bontrager front wheel with super-minimal 19mm tubulars. (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com)

Bontrager carbon front hub - making the wheels light was a big priority (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com)

Just one bottle - and tape over the seat tube bottle bosses. It's lighter than bolts... (Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com)

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Lance Armstrong's Trek Madone SSL proto

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