I used to own a cannondale "criterium" 3.0. Steep angles and wicked stiff. I literally had to put a pad on the saddle when I first bought it. twas my first real road bike.

on the other hand I read an article about some guy in south africa winning a Crit (dont know what cat, but he claims he was against dudes rollin on zipps and whatnot.) on his dual suspension MTB that he had locked out, knobby tires and all.