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A boy and his dog

By Anthony Tan, Tim Maloney

published 24 March 2004

Colnago's C50 HP commemorates the "Cinquantesimo Anniversario di Colnago", marking a half-century of...

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Ernesto Colnago(Image credit: Ray Cipollini)

The finishing touches(Image credit: Ray Cipollini)

Part of the Colnago warehouse(Image credit: Ray Cipollini)

Revised chainstays(Image credit: CN)

Members of the Navigators Insurance Cycling Team(Image credit: Ray Cipollini)

A boy and his dog - Phil Zajicek is happy as a clam with his new Team Navigators Colnago C50.(Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews)

A full side view of the Colnago C50(Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews)

Zajicek has opted for a compact from design.(Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews)

A close-up of Stella Azzura carbon fibre bars.(Image credit: Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews)

Members of the Navigators Insurance Cycling Team take the customary pose with Ernesto and Alessandro Colnago at their Milan (Cambiago) showroom.(Image credit: Ray Cipollini/Navigators Insurance Cycling Team)

Part of the Colnago warehouse where the dreams, and tools, of victory are readied for shipping.(Image credit: Ray Cipollini/Navigators Insurance Cycling Team)

A Colnago craftsman uses a hand file to put the finishing touches on a new frame.(Image credit: Ray Cipollini/Navigators Insurance Cycling Team)

Ernesto Colnago takes the time to write a note to one of his fans in a Colnago catalogue, itself a work of art.(Image credit: Ray Cipollini/Navigators Insurance Cycling Team)

Reviewed March 25, 2004