Lance Armstrong got back to his winning ways
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Though Armstrong's Top Fuel looks nothing like his old Madone
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Trek's Top Fuel platform got a thorough makeover for the '09 model year.
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Just a coincidence that Armstrong ended up with the #7 number plate?
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The new Top Fuel still sticks to a single-pivot axle path
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Armstrong went with DT Swiss' ultralight carbon-bodied rear shock
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Trek's Active Brake Pivot design
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The BB90 integrated bottom bracket's road bike width
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The Full Floater design uses dynamic upper and lower shock mounts
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The new one-piece EVO Link
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The front end of Armstrong's machine
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A RockShox SID World Cup
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Armstrong's bike was fitted
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…and rear, or at least that's how the bike was presented to us
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Out on course, Armstrong's bike was more commonly fitted
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Armstrong used a fast-rolling Schwalbe Racing Ralph later on in the day to gain a little more traction over the Stan's Raven he had used for lap number one.
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The Stan's NoTubes Raven rear tire
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Avid's Juicy Ultimate hydraulic disc brakes
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Armstrong clearly still has strong ties to Shimano though
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A Shimano XTR crankset is fitted as well.
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Armstrong famously prefers Selle San Marco Concor Light saddles on the road
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ODI's Rogue Lock-On grips
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What else would you expect?
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Sorry, there's no support car here!
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Timing chips were supposed to be strapped
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According to Armstrong's post-race comments,
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Armstrong and teammates Len Zanni and Max Taam
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Armstrong's bike was cleaned and tuned
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