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Cancellara Conquers TT World ChampionshipsReigning Olympic time trial champion, Fabian Cancellara, expanded his collection of gold medals by winning the 2009 Men’s Elite Individual Time Trial in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Powering his prototype Specialized S-Works Shiv TT machine, the Swiss man nicknamed “Spartacus” simply crushed the competition, establishing a dominant lead by the first time check and adding to it virtually every meter thereafter.Details |
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Sam Hill Wins UCI World Cup ChampionshipSchladming, Austria- Monster Energy Specialized racing ended the 2009 Mountain Bike season on top at World Cup Finals held this weekend. Sam Hills win today allowed him to secure the overall UCI World Cup Downhill Title, while Sam’s teammate Brendan Fairclough also made a trip to the podium in 5th place leading to 8th overall in the series.Details |
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Burry Stander Wins His First World TitleBurry Stander from South Africa catapulted his Specialized S-Works Epic to his first World Title in Canberra, Australia in the men’s under 23 race. Details... |
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Lene wins and takes Overall World Cup Leader’s Jersey on her Specialized EraFollowing wet & cold conditions last week in Mont Saint Anne, the venue for next year’s World Championships, the hope and wishes were for sunny conditions here in Bromont.Details |
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Barredo Breaks Through at San SebastianCarlos Barredo of Team Quick Step bolted to a dramatic victory in Saturday's 237km, six-climb race across Spain's rainy Basque Country in the 29th Clásica San Sebastián.Details... |
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Andy Schleck Finishes Second Overall in the Tour de FranceAfter three weeks of hard and vicious riding around France, the field today went out on lthe last 164 kilometer of parading the caravan to Paris, of which 52 kilometres were done on one of the world's most busy streets, the Champs Elysées.Details |
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Andy Schleck Finishes Second Overall in the Tour de FranceAfter three weeks of hard and vicious riding around France, the field today went out on lthe last 164 kilometer of parading the caravan to Paris, of which 52 kilometres were done on one of the world's most busy streets, the Champs Elysées. Details... |
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Schleck Brothers on the RiseFrank and Andy Schleck lit up the Tour de France in Wednesday's decisive 169.5km 17th stage, winning the stage and slotting into second and third places overall.Details |
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Schleck Brothers Moving UpSaxo Bank’s Andy and Frank Schleck climbed into contention for the Tour de France following stunning performances in Sunday’s short but fast summit finish at Verbier in the 207.5km 15th stage.Spanish climber Alberto Contador pulled the double in the Tour’s second of third summit finish, riding to the stage victory and into the yellow jersey, but the Schleck brothers are breathing right down his neck. Details... |
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Cancellara Roars Into Yellow Jersey at TourCancellara roared into the yellow jersey to open the 2009 Tour de France in dramatic fashion Saturday in Monaco. |
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Kevin Seeldraeyers takes White JerseyToday, Monday May 25th, in the 237 km stage of the Giro d’ Italia from Pergola to Monte Petrano, 22 year-old Kevin Seeldraeyers earned the white jersey that distinguishes first place in the special standings reserved for young riders. Details... |
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Stoltz dominates X Terra AlabamaConrad “The Caveman” Stoltz today won his third consecutive USA Series XTerra, extending his strangle hold on the series. Details... |
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Giro d'Italia Week 1 RecapThe 92nd Giro d’Italia reached the halfway point this weekend with Specialized champing at the bit to muscle their way onto the winner’s podium. Details... |
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World Cup Number 2 Offenburg, GermanyWomens Race at 10:45am: Lene’s consistency shines through. Offenburg was to be the first European World Cup for 2009 and was building up to be a big weekend with plenty of spectators and unexpected good weather all round. Details... |
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Cancellara Roars Into Yellow Jersey at TourThe reigning Olympic time trial champion took a page from his winning strategy from last year’s gold medal performance in Beijing, staying close to the climbers in the first hard part of the course and then turning on the afterburners in the closing kilometers to claim victory.Details |
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Haga visits the new offices of Specialized ItalyNoriyuchi Haga is a good friend of Specialized Italy and to start his bike (the one with pedals) season well, we invited him in our new offices and delivered him some equipment. Details... |
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Boonen Barrels Into Record-BookTom Boonen confirmed yet again he's the king of the cobblestones after winning the "queen of the classics" for the third time in five years at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.Story & Photos |
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Ben Spies and Andrew Pitt visit Specialized ItalyThere are many contacts between the world of motorcycles and Specialized and today, Tuesday April 7th, two pro motor cycle racers who love bikes visited the offices of Specialized Italy : Ben Spies and Andrew Pitt. The two athletes use bikes for their training and know Specialized very well. Details |
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Cunego wins the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi&BartaliDuring the last day of the Coppi & Bartali, Cunego (Specialized helmet and optics) almost took it all. He defended his leaders’ jersey without any problems, but he also almost won the last stage of the race (Scandiano-Sassuolo, 178,5km). Only Cadel Evans was faster in the final sprint of seven riders. Details... |
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Specialized together with Davide Gozzini in 200925 March 2009 – Milan, Italy. Specialized Italy is very proud to announce their support to the world class racer of supermoto Davide Gozzini for the’09 season. Specialized has always been close to world of motorcycling and through an important dealer, Cicli Mant’s from Chiari (Brescia), last autumn SBC Italy contacted the racer on the fat tires. Details... |
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Tour of California: Spartacus Stomps Sacramento PrologueFabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) is 1-for-1 on his new Specialized bikes. Boosted by Specialized BG Fit Integration Technology and his lightning-quick S-Works Transition bike, the rider known as "Spartacus" dominated the prologue of the 2009 Tour of California.Story & Photos |
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Boonen King of Qatar for Third TimeQuick Step's Tom Boonen might be the king of the cobblestones, but he's certainly taking a liking to the windy, wide-open roads of Qatar, where he won his third overall title. "I wanted to see if a winter's worth of hard work has paid off," Boonen said. "I guess it has."Story & Photos |
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Quick Step Steps Up for 2009Specialized was honored to be on-hand for the official launch of the 2009 Quick Step team on January 23rd in Kortrijk, Belgium. A squad packed with returning stars Tom Boonen and Stijn Devlolder was joined by newcomers Sylvain Chavanel and Allan Davis.Story & Photos |
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Third Time's a Charm for Davis Down UnderAllan Davis of Team Quick Step scored a hat trick Saturday with his third stage victory in season's first Pro Tour event, the Tour Down Under. The win further consolidated his overall lead and should place him in a well-deserved position atop the final podium.Story & Photos |
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A Perfect BG FIT: Specialized & Team Saxo BankIn December of 2008, Specialized sent a crew to Denmark to introduce the Saxo Bank team to their new Body Geometry shoes. Carl Bird (Director of Equipment) and Dr. Andy Pruitt (Director of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and deign consultant to Specialized) explained BG technology and did some preliminary fitting with several riders.Trip Report, Videos & Photos |
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Burry Stander Pilots His Epic to Season Opening Win in South AfricaThe South African mountain bike season has kicked off early at the first round of the South African XC Cup in Stellenbosch.Burry's Report & Photos |
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Specialized Sponsors Downhill Champs Sam Hill and Brendan FaircloughSpecialized announced today a much anticipated decision to sponsor Team Monster Energy in 2009—home to two of the most notorious faces in downhill racing, 2X World DH Champion Sam Hill and 2006 Junior World Cup DH Champion Brendan Fairclough.Details |
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Aero ResearchAs the buzz around wind tunnel testing continues to swarm on aerodynamics forums and bike company websites across the globe, Specialized is making a concerted effort to give you more and more data and feedback on how our products stack up when it comes to aerodynamic performance. We figure we've done our homework (and continue to do it), so why not share the goods?Details |
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Christoph Sauser Wins in Cederberg, South Africa aboard his StumpjumperChristoph wins in Cederberg, South Africa aboard his Stumpjumper. While there he spent some time at the BMX track with local children. Read what Christoph had to say about it.Details |
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Cunego Adds to List of Season Victories with Japan Cup WinAfter the great win in Giro di Lombardia, Damiano Cunego added another victory to his seasonal palmares.Details |
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Notice Regarding Counterfeit Tarmac FramesetsSpecialized has learned of counterfeit S-Works Tarmac framesets being sold from several online marketplaces like eBay, Craigslist, and other regional online sources. Bikes and framesets sold through Authorized Specialized Dealers are NOT affected.Details |
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Ballan Wins as Bettini Waves GoodbyePaolo Bettini (Specialized bikes) didn't win his third consecutive rainbow jersey, but the Italian legend enjoyed a sweet send off of his long and successful career as Italian teammate Alessandro Ballan (Specialized helmet-optics) surged to the world title Sunday in Varese.Details |
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Specialized Factory Racing Adds FirepowerSpecialized is proud to announce the addition of two of mountain bike racing's most prominent riders to its factory racing program, Burry Stander and Todd Wells. The riders join one of the longest-running and most successful racing teams in the sport's history, with a roster that includes reigning UCI cross-country world champion, Christoph Sauser, and Norway's Lene Byberg, with leadership from the legendary Ned Overend. Details |
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Flying Sauser Wins Worlds!Christoph Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing) positively flew to victory in Sunday's mountain bike cross country world championships in Val di Sole, Italy. Aboard a prototype S-Works Epic xc race bike, "Susi" took the lead on the first lap and never looked back.Story & Photos |
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Alvarez Claims UCI 4X World ChampionshipSpecialized sponsored athlete Rafa Alvarez of Spain captured the 2008 UCI 4X Mountain Bike World Championship held today in Val di Sole, Italy. Alvarez rode to the rainbow-jersey victory on board his Specialized SX with FSR suspension.Details |
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Epic Victory for Junior World ChampPeter Sagan proved to be the smartest and the strongest rider on his S-Works Epic by earning himself the rainbow stripes of the 2008 Junior Cross Country World Champion.Details |
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