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Going for a very good result

By Cycling News

published 6 May 2006

Four centimetres shy of the two metre mark, Davitamon-Lotto's Bert Roesems is a bloody tall guy for...

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Standing 1.96 metres tall,(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

A custom modification for the pros only,(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

A diamond-shaped aero top tube,(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

Chunky, replaceable dropouts.(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

Crank Brothers' dual-entry pedals.(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

Standing 1.96 metres tall, Bert Roesems' Ridley is a big bike indeed.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

A sub-brand of FSA, Roesems' Ridley is equipped with Vision Tech's TriMax Pro-Integrated sloping handlebars.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

A custom modification for the pros only, the extensions on Vision Tech's Team Issue bars are supplied separately, allowing a custom fit for each rider.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

You don't want to over-tighten these, now, do you?(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

Ridley's carbon fork, identical to that used on the team's road bikes.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

Plenty of changes in profile along the down tube.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

A diamond-shaped aero top tube, designed to slice the wind.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

Now that's a heck of a long seat post!(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

Y-shaped rear stays.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

For Saturday's time test, Roesems will be using some very special hand-made tubulars, claimed to be half the weight of their standard tyres (not shown).(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

Chunky, replaceable dropouts.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)