De Rosa Protos 2015

De Rosa Protos 2015: the Italian bicycle manufacturer De Rosa has revealed its 2015 model Protos bikes.

According to the producer, “Protos is the most ambitious project ever played by the family De Rosa, and ‘the result of two years of work, an important project that he wanted merge everything valuable know how accumulated in nearly 60 years of work, combined with engineering design.'”

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Bordeaux-Paris 1912, before the start

A photo from Bordeaux-Paris 1912, team cars and bikes at the start. It’s amazing that how many bikes the team cars could carry in those years.

First held on 23 May 1891, The Bordeaux-Paris was one of Europe’s Classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately 560 km (350 mi) – more than twice the most modern single-day races.

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Trek and Bontrager delivered a new bike, new shoes, new clothes to Jens Voigt for his farewell

The 2014 USA Pro Challenge will take place between August 18-24, and it will be Jens Voigt‘s farewell tour. His team’s sponsors Trek and Bontrager gave him a bike, a new helmet, and a new pair of shoes – all are chrome-colored!

Every cycling fan has special memories of Jens Voigt, whether it’s his crazy solo escapades or selfless work for teammates on the front, Jens is one of a kind. He is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude.

He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton. He has worn the yellow jersey of the Tour de France twice, though he has never challenged for the overall title due to his lack of ability in the mountains. In cycling folklore, he is considered one of the best rouleur riders to this day.

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LeMond Washoe: A steel beauty from Greg LeMond

Greg LeMond introduced a new bicycle, this time a steel beauty: Greg LeMond Washoe. The frame of the new bike has been made of Reynolds 853 steel tubes. It is coming with only Shimano drivetrain with four different builds (105, Ultegra, Ultegra Di2, Dura-Ace Di2) for now, but Campagnolo versions will be available in late 2014.

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Campagnolo announces weights and pricing for new (2015) mechanical groups

In June 2014, Campagnolo has revealed entirely new Super Record, Record and Chorus mechanical groupsets. The new (2015) groupsets get the same redesigned four-arm crankset, Ergopower levers and front and rear derailleurs.

The Italian high-end bicycle components manufacturer has provided the weight and pricing data of the new mechanical Super Record, Record, and Chorus groups.

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Two new Eddy Merckx bikes: Mourenx 69 and San Remo 76

Eddy Merckx Bicycles revealed two new road bike models named Mourenx 69 and San Remo 76. Both bikes take engineering and aesthetic cues from last year’s EMX 525, but with lower modulus carbons and cheaper drivetrain and components.

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