Originally Posted by Soloist Assassin

next time some idiot says bike weight doesn't matter, I will present them with this:


"Christian Vande Velde was one of three Garmin-Cervélo riders on a trick road-time trial hybrid setup. According to team mechanic Geoff Brown, this arrangement provided nearly the same position as on his time trial bike but an unusually light sub-7kg weight that was perfect for the run up Vail Pass."

He got second to Levi, by a few hundredths on that stage.