Specialized's entry into European pro road racing as sponsor of the Gerolsteiner team has given the...
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The star of the show, the 2007 Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL
The new forks
The new forks
The sexy new
The rear end
Andy Pruitt
Surely I must have seen this done before
"Keep talking Ben
The boys from the Boulder Center
Mike Sinyard
Yes!
Just like the sunflowers
Why do I always
Jo Planckaert
The Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL leans nonchalantly against a pillar at the Chantilly Dolce Hotel(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
The new forks sport radically changed Zertz elastomer inserts(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
The sexy new Tarmac-inspired top tube(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
The rear end of the S-Works Roubaix SL now has a sexy wiggle!(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
Andy Pruitt extolls the virtues of his new Body Geometry shoes - in Euskaltel ready colours!(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
I look on as Todd Carver fits my cleats perfectly - purely on sight!(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
Surely I must have seen this done before - Todd Carver fits a new stem to my bike to get the position juuuuust right.(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
"Keep talking Ben - he might think you know what you're talking about" - Todd ignores my amateur opinions and gets it right.(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
The boys from the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine - Andy Pruitt and Todd Carver.(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
Mike Sinyard - founder of Specialized - is still passionate about his cycling!(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
The vehicles are loaded up and ready to leave the palatial splendour of the Chantilly Dolce.(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
Jo Planckaert and Tim Meeusen explain the morning's route.(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
The Roubaix@Roubaix Team prepare to get run over!(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
Yes! That's Museeuw and Me that is!(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
Just like the sunflowers and lavender of the Tour de France, in this part of the country the rape fields form a spectacular setting.(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
Why do I always seem to be at the back?(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
Jo Planckaert had about six puddings last night, but he still looks pretty fit.(Image credit: Karel Duerinckx/Specialized)
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