Shelley Olds' 48cm Cannondale Super Six EVO HM(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Olds (right) is the smallest riders on the team, while her teammate Alison Tetrick is on the taller end of the spectrum.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Lezyne also supplies the water bottle cages.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Mavic supplies its Cosmic Carbon Ultimate wheels for the team.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Mavic hubs hold the wheels together.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
A lpersonal tough for Olds' bike(Image credit: Pat Malach)
The cockpit for Old's race bike.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
SRAM Force levers keep Olds in control during the sprints.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Olds chooses the Rotor chainrings to lay down the power.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
SRAM Force provides the stopping power.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Cannondale's Speed Save technology keeps the bike stable.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Mavic tubulars help hook the bikes up.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
A custom touch for the Cylance Pro Cycling team bikes.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
A Lezyne computer ties the cockpit together.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Olds uses the Cannondale SI Hollow Gram 165mm cranks with 53/39 Rotor chainrings.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Inaugural La Madrid Challenge winner Shelley Olds' move from Ale Cipollini to Cylance Pro Cycling this year means a change of bicycles from the iconic Italian sprinter's namesake brand to the more established Cannondale machine, and the move has paid off so far with a podium finish during the opening stage of the Santos Women's Tour and a second place overall.
Olds, 35, is a proven winner with a long list of palmares, but one of her best known races ended in disappointment when she made the select final group at the 2012 Olympics in London, only to suffer a flat tire near the finale, ending her chances to sprint for gold. Olds battled her way back to the bunch and finished third in the field sprint to take seventh, but the near miss has left her hoping for another chance to represent the US on a more climber-suited course in Rio this year.
If Olds gets that chance, the diminutive 5-foot-2-inch rider will be on a 48cm Cylance team issue Cannondale SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod outfitted by SRAM and Mavic.
Olds and her team are in the Middle East for the Ladies Tour of Qatar alongside former winners Kirsten Wild (Hitec Products) and Ellen van Dijk (Boels Dolmans). Top contenders Chloe Hosking (Wiggle High5), Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon SRAM Racing). Newly crowned world champion Lizzie Armitstead will not line up with her Boels Dolmans team to defend her 2015 title.
The relatively flat parcours in the desert country will favour the fast finishers, so look for Olds and her Cannondale bike to be contesting the stage wins most days.
Frameset: 48cm Cannondale Super Six EVO HM Wheels: Mavic Cosmic Carbon Ultimate Tires: Mavic Tubulars Seat Post: Cannondale SAVE 25.4mm Headset: Integrated, Stainless Steal Cartridge Bearings, Sealed, 1 1/8" top, 1 3/8" bottom Saddle: ISM Brakes: SRAM Red Bottom Bracket: FSA/Hollow Gram BB30 Cranks: Cannondale SI Hollow Gram 165mm 53/39 Shifters: SRAM Red Rear Derailleur: SRAM Red Front Derailleur: SRAM Red Chain: SRAM 1171 Cassette: SRAM Force 11-28 Pedals: Speedplay Stainless Steal Zero Bottle Cages: Lezyne Alloy
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Frame Size: 48cm Handle Bar: Zipp SL-70 36cm Stem: Zipp SL -17 110mm Crank Arm Length: 165mm Cleats: Speedplay Zero Walkable Green Saddle Height: 60cm Saddle - Mide Bar: 49.5cm
