Connect
Author Archives: gaetan
Triple World and Olympic Champion Emma Snowsill’s bike
Triple World and current Olympic triathlon Champion, Emma Snowsill, is not the smallest triathlete on the ITU circuit but rides a very unique 26” wheel Felt bike. Equipped with ZIPP Zed Tech wheels and SRAM RED components, her bike features a distinctive pink color theme and celebrates her incredible sporting achievements. The top tube [...]
Tagged with Uncategorized
Jan Frodeno’s Golden bike
Since winning the Beijing Olympic triathlon gold medal in 2008, Jan Frodeno has been keen to give his Felt bike a distinctive golden touch. SRAM and Zipp have made it possible for Jan with personalized components to celebrate his Olympic title. From shift levers, rear derailleur, cranks, hub caps to spoke nipples, Jan’s bike gets [...]
Tagged with Athletes, Bike Tech, Jan Frodeno, Jason Phillips, SRAM RED, Triathlon
2010 Tour de France preparation
Critical to every day’s preparation is cleaning the bikes, bikes are washed after every ride no matter how short or long. A clean bike is a fast bike. Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes before the Tour de France is about to start? Thousands of hours of organization and planning has gone into every teams [...]
Tagged with Road, Tour de France, Uncategorized
Contador’s Flèche Wallonne Rocketship
Alberto Contador just received his new customized Spacialized SL3 bike equipped with SRAM RED components and Zipp wheels. Like a kid in candy store. Look at the smile… Alberto’s bike in Vuelta Castilla Leon setup. Nice Pistolero design with the colors of Alberto’s collection of all 3 Grand Tours, Red is the new color for [...]
Tagged with Alberto Contador, Astana, Athletes, Categories, Jason Phillips, Road, SRAM Staff, Teams
Macca wins the Nautica South Beach Triathlon in Miami
SRAM and Zipp sponsored triathlete Chris McCormack, best known as Macca, overcomes the battle against Chris Lieto to win the sprint distance event at the Nautica South Beach triathlon in Miami. After 800m of swimming (11min 8s), 30,4Km of cycling (42min 28s) and 6,4Km of running (19min 6s), Macca crossed the line 1second ahead [...]
Tagged with Uncategorized
RockShox fork travels back to Paris-Roubaix
16 years after winning its last Paris-Roubaix, the original RockShox suspension fork pays a visit to the “Hell of the North”. The RockShox SL Paris-Roubaix fork was used in 1993 and 1994 when Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle and Andrei Tchmil respectively won the race. In 1993 the RockShox fork was based on a modified Mag 20 [...]
Tagged with Bike Tech, Categories, Uncategorized
The Cancellara effect
Wherever Fabian Cancellara goes, his fans or numerous InternationalTV crews are not far away. As soon as Spartacus steps outside his hotel to ride, he cannot go 50m without having to be interviewed or sign autographs. Fabian is a star in Belgium and having impressevely won the Tour of Flanders last week he has [...]
Tagged with Uncategorized
Getting Ready for Paris-Roubaix
The week before Paris-Roubaix it’s all about technical fine tuning and more and more riding on the cobbles. Days prior the race, Pro racers follow the same routine: Ride the final 100 Km of the “Hell of the North” Get used to the size and roughness of the Paris-Roubaix cobbles Study the best line to [...]
Tagged with Athletes, Categories, Fabian Cancellara, Road, SAXO Bank, Teams, Uncategorized
Jan Frodeno in the SRAM house
After two months of training camp in South Africa, where Jan raced the lions and chased white sharks he is ready for the 2010 season. Jan stopped by the SRAM Marketing office in Munich to plan out some fun activities with the SRAM team and take some fresh pictures for a new ad campaign. [...]
Tagged with Uncategorized
SRAM RED tops the Triathlon ITU World Championships
Alistair Brownlee (GBR, Boardman Elite Tri Team) ended an incredible season of racing with his fifth successive victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series. Alistair clinched the race on the Gold Coast (Australia) but more importantly the overall title in front of rival Javier Gomez (ESP). Brownlee becomes the first triathlete [...]
Tagged with Athletes, Jan Frodeno, Triathlon