Tech Gallery: Giro time trial wheel and tire choices
- By Caley Fretz
- Published May. 27, 2012
- Updated May. 29, 2012 at 12:16 PM EDT
Colnago-CSF
Colnago used Fulcrum Racing Speed XLR 50mm front wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Colnago-CSF
Colnago ran Fulcrum aluminum-rimmed discs in the back. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Liquigas-Cannondale
Liquigas, like Garmin, was on a mix of Exalith-rimmed and carbon-rimmed Comete discs. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Liquigas-Cannondale
Liquigas ran Mavic CC80 front wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Rabobank
Rabobank was on these 90mm front wheels, labeled PRO(totype), that looked suspiciously like HED Stinger 9's. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Rabobank
A few riders on shallower, ~60mm wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Rabobank
Rabobank ran Pro(totype) branded rear discs. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Lotto-Belisol
Lotto rode Campagnolo Bora Ultra front wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Lotto-Belisol
Lotto ran Campagnolo Ghibli rear discs, with Continental 21mm tires. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Lotto-Belisol
Lotto rode Continental Competition 21mm tires up front. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Katusha
Katusha also used Mavic CC80 front wheels with 22mm Mavic tires. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
RadioShack-Nissan
RadioShack was on a mix of 90mm Bontrager Aeolus 9 and the 70mm Aeolus 7 front wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
RadioShack-Nissan
A few un-branded Zipp wheels found their way onto Radioshack bikes. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
RadioShack-Nissan
RadioShack ran 23mm Schwalbe Ultremo HT tires. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
RadioShack-Nissan
Aeolus 7's were found on a few RadioShack bikes. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
RadioShack-Nissan
There were quite a few Lightweight discs rebadged on the RadioShack bikes. Here with a Schwalbe Ultremo TT 21mm tire. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Sky
Team Sky on Hed Stinger 9's. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Sky
HED discs were on the backend of the Sky bikes. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
BMC Racing
BMC Racing rode Easton's EC90 Aero 50mm front wheels, with 22mm Continental Competition tubulars. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
BMC Racing
And, like RadioShack, BMC used a mix of Lightweight (front, pictured) and Zipp (rear) discs. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
BMC Racing
EC90 Aero front. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Movistar
Movistar used Campagnolo Ghibli Ultra discs with aluminum brake tracks. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Movistar
Intxausti used a Campagnolo Bora Ultra front wheel with 19mm Continental Competition tubular. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
NetApp
Team NetApp had an even split between Mavic's famous track wheel, the iO, and the 80mm spoked CC80. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
NetApp
NetApp chose Mavic Comete dics with an aluminum brake track out back. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Ag2r La Mondiale
Ag2r used Reynolds 90mm RZR up front, which uses carbon spokes and hub to keep weight low. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Ag2r La Mondiale
Ag2r La Mondiale ran 21mm Michelin Service course tubulars on its TT wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Ag2r La Mondiale
Carbon spokes and hub. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Ag2r La Mondiale
Reynolds Element disc. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
FDJ-BigMat
FDJ stuck with Shimano's C50 front wheel. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
FDJ-BigMat
The French squad ran PRO discs. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank riders used Zipp 808 Firecrest front wheels with a mix of tires. These wheels have 23mm Specialized tubulars. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank ran Zipp discs out back, here with a Sharpied-out Continental Competition 22mm tire. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Saxo Bank
The team's top riders used Veloflex Record tubulars. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Astana
Astana on Corima's UP S front wheel, which uses paired spokes. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Astana
Astana ran Corima rear discs. Most bikes had 21mm Veloflex tires re-badged as Specialized. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Astana
Warmup. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Garmin-Barracuda
Garmin had Mavic's brand new CX-1 wheels, which are a bit wider than the CC80 and come paired with these new tires. Mavic will be formally debuting the wheels and tires in about a week-and-a-half, and VeloNews.com will be there to bring you the details. As of now, both the team and Mavic are remaining tight-lipped. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Garmin-Barracuda
The new tires have a smooth center tread and are 23mm wide. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Garmin-Barracuda
Some riders rode these Comete discs with Exalith aluminum brake surface and Veloflex tires. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Garmin-Barracuda
Others, including Hesjedal, rode a full-carbon Comete with 21mm Mavic tubular. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Euskaltel went with Shimano C75 wheels and Vittoria 21mm tires. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Euskaltel paired the C75 fronts with PRO discs, and the occasional 23mm rear tire (as pictured here). Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Euskaltel-Euskadi
A few Euskaltel riders rode these PRO four-spoke wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
Farnese Vini rode Ursus TS90 front wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
Farnese Vini ran Ursus full-carbon disc wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
FILED UNDER: Bikes and Tech / Gallery / Giro d'Italia / Pro Bikes TAGS: giro-ditalia-menu / racing tires / wheels
Caley Fretz
Tech Editor Caley Fretz came on board with VN in September 2010, and now splits his year between Boulder, Colorado and Annecy, France. Beyond his journalistic pursuits, he is a category 1 road, 'cross and track racer. He also holds a pro XC mountain bike license, though unlicensed racing is now more his style.
