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Old 07-21-08, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Tourmalet
Every team is sponsored by a different bike manufacturer. Trek, Bianchi, Look, Felt, Giant, Cervelo, Lapierre, Ridley, Pinarello, Colnago, they are all there. Generally speaking the riders all ride high end carbon frames with highest end Shimano, Campagnolo or SRAM components (again depends on shonsorship) and high end wheels such as Zipp 404. They also tend to swap out stock stems and handlebars with CF parts, and stock bearings with ceramic bearings. Every second counts...
Except Gerolsteiner and Quickstep are both on Specialized. And Cofidis and Bouyges are both on Time. And no one is riding Trek (Astana) in the Tour this year. There's also Cannondale, BH, Wilier, Kuota and there was Scott (S-D).

Otherwise, you are correct. They all ride pinnacle bikes with the best bits of kit.
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