Friday Schwag Grab: Cervelo Test Team signed postcards


Dave Atkinson, March 13, 2009

Cervelo test team signed cards

Up for grabs this week is a full set of signed postcards of the Cervelo Test Team riders, including Carlos Sastre, Thor Hushovd, Roger Hammond and Heinrich Haussler who's giving a good account of himself right now in the Paris-Nice. And loads more, there's about 20, we ran out of room on the pic so what you see is most, but not all, of what you get. Sastre's even signed his in gold, the big show-off.

Want 'em? all you have to do is comment on this post and you're in the draw. We'll pull a name out of the hat this time next week. The judge's etc etc

Allez Sastre! My hero for mugging Evans in the Tour.

posted by wild man [268 posts] 13th March 2009 - 17:21

Oh boy, that's a fantastic bit of schwag indeed - my name in the hat please!

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posted by John_the_Monkey [397 posts] 13th March 2009 - 20:11

yeah, there goes my pension!

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posted by tony_farrelly [3997 posts] 13th March 2009 - 21:38

I would love those mounted on the wall opposite my turbo trainer as a bit of inspiration....

Si.

Complicating matters since 1965

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posted by DaSy [644 posts] 15th March 2009 - 8:39

Well who wouldn't want those to put on the wall, great when trundling out the door on a winter ride to motivate you... plus riding Q-Rings to a TDF win made Sastre an innovator whilst lots scoffed off-round rings... as he says in Overcoming "its not easy"

posted by joeatjbstdotcom [5 posts] 16th March 2009 - 12:23

Remember Danny Lloyd from his MTB days.
Would be great to get those pics in a big shiny frame.
Yes please,Im on board...

DrugsAreBad.!!

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posted by bicycleworld [26 posts] 16th March 2009 - 15:37

I didn't realise Sastre rode off- round rings in the tour. But the idea isn't new, I have some shimano biopace eliptical rings from the late 80's or early 90's, and I think Dave Zabriskie blamed them for a slipped shift which made him crash in the TTT when he was in yellow a couple of years back.

They keep cropping up, and I understand the theory about eliminating the dead spot, but does anyone know if they've been proven to work?

(Yes I know Sastre won on the Alpe D'Huez, but that was down to the off- round objects resting on his saddle!)

posted by wild man [268 posts] 17th March 2009 - 20:46

Excellent bit of schwag!

posted by ridley_ultegra [2 posts] 18th March 2009 - 18:20

Nice Schwag guys, count me in.

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posted by oldspikey [72 posts] 18th March 2009 - 19:55

Nice Schwag!!

posted by raykcv [12 posts] 19th March 2009 - 9:45

Yes please count me in!

Biciclista

posted by Bikemum [12 posts] 19th March 2009 - 9:53

The best looking kit in the peloton - would be great to win the Schwag!

posted by Barry Roubaix [3 posts] 19th March 2009 - 18:21

John the monkey! sorry to everyone else who missed out... look out for a new schwag grab soon...

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posted by Dave Atkinson [6170 posts] 20th March 2009 - 16:49

Hi guys, did you get my email?

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posted by John_the_Monkey [397 posts] 27th March 2009 - 10:10

Hmm… no. Did get your twit though.

Hang on I'll PM you

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posted by tony_farrelly [3997 posts] 27th March 2009 - 10:15

Thanks Tony.

I get the PM content via gmail, but can't see it (or respond) via the Road.cc site...

The email went to Dave's @f-at address on Friday 20th, if that helps.

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posted by John_the_Monkey [397 posts] 27th March 2009 - 11:02

Good opening to the season, nice bikes and cool Team kit deserve to do well...yes please add me in

posted by Roberj4 [97 posts] 27th March 2009 - 11:17

Oops! Sorry Roberj4 we're talking about a Schwag grab that's already closed.

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posted by tony_farrelly [3997 posts] 27th March 2009 - 11:21

They arrived today - thanks again guys! Now to investigate some way of getting them framed & displayed...

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"Tant que je respire, j'attaque!"

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posted by John_the_Monkey [397 posts] 28th March 2009 - 12:06

I noticed that Carlos Sastre uses 170mm cranks for road races but 165mm crank for TT races.

Normally, riders use longer crank in TT races than road races.

For examples, Andreas Klier, Heinrich Haussler and myself. (Are there a business cards at head of post?)

My body height is same as Carlos Sastre and my road racing bike setup is exactly same as Sastre.

But my TT bike uses 175mm cranks?

Any secret inside?

posted by bendjamin [1 posts] 3rd December 2009 - 16:41

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