Day 1

Prologue

Fabian Cancellara – Team Saxo Bank - SPECIALIZED SHIV

Well, we probably would have one in stock were it not for some bizarre political/legal holdup in the delivery. Check out that ‘giant’ headstock and stem. Look familiar??  Zipp 404 front and Disc – now those we have. 

Day 2

Alessandro Petacchi – Lampre  Farnese - WILIER CENTO UNO SUPER LEGGARA

Just sold a Cento Uno SL – if you had popped into the shop this week you would have seen it in pride of place – amazing piece of kit with the Wilier logo woven in 3d into the carbon top weave. Light, classy and understated.

Day 3

Sylvain Chavanel – Quck Step – Eddy Merckx

Ok, so we are struggling a bit here with this one, we don’t sell Merckx bikes.  BUT Chavanel was using BBB glasses

 (tenuous I know). These great value multi lens glasses have been stocked by us for several years now, plenty of styles and realistic prices from £25 – £50.

Lampre also use Fast Forward wheels, which we also have, and that gives us a good enough excuse to post these filthy pics of the Carbon Trispoke ’3′  and Disc that are currently adorning our MASSIVE wheel selection in store.

1195 grams and under £1000 for the tub version – we have Campag and Shimano available.

Oooooh - that’s the money shot and just 750 grams – very keenly priced and you don’t get sworn at by the Tourettes afflicted distributor you buy them.  

Day 4

Thor Hushovd – Cervelo Test Team – R3SL

This ones easy – on what is probably one of the hardest, bike mashing, ass ragging stages Cervelo Test Team sprint supremo Thor Hushovd blasts his R3SL to stage victory and tightens his grip on the Green Jersey competition. 

Three models to choose from in this range, we have in stock the amazingly comfortable 2011 model RS at just £1799 for the frame, fork, headset and seat pin.

A built up R3 with Sram weighing in at 15 1/2lbs,

plus several customers sporting the amazing R3SL.

 Day 5

Alessandro Petacchi – Lampre  Farnese - WILIER CENTO UNO SUPER LEGGARA

 This is Wilier’s second sprint win this tour, highlighting the the sheer class and quality of the CentoUno, especially significant when you factor in the light weight of the frame-set. Check out these pics of the Cento SL that we sold last week.

3D carbon weave, full Record 11 group, one piece integrated swing arm design rear end.

Day 6

Mark Cavendish – HTC Columbia – Scott Addict

This ones pretty barren for us – they use Shimano but apart from that the best we can do is Powerbar and SIS, Fisik saddles, usually have those, but that’s pretty much it.

Day 7

Mark Cavendish – HTC Columbia – Scott Addict

The blog’s going to make  pretty dull reading if this carries on. Still In yellow though and things are going to heat up this weekend.

Day 8

Sylvain Chavanel – Quick Step – Eddy Merckx

It’s down to the shades again, we have got them and the last guy to buy a pair asked whey they were so cheap.

Day 9

Andy Schleck – Saxo Bank – Specialized S Works Tarmac SL3

Man these frames are light – we have got both the Saxo Bank  frame and the Astana frame in stock at the moment as well as an incredibly bright red S Works SL3. Amazing value at £1999 for a frame thats just won a tour stage.

Day 10

Sandy Casar – FDJ – Lapierre

Not much going on for us with this one – suprisingly little info on the kit used on the FDJ team site as well – the sponsors must be chuffed!!

Day 11

Sergio Paulinho - Radio Shrek - Track

Sweet that the peloton offer up a charity win to Trek today and even allow Pina Rello a chance although it did take two to carry the Dogma to the line.

Day 12

Mark Cavendish – HTC Columbia – Scott Addict

Heads you win.

Day 13

Oliver Rodriguez – Katusha – Ridley

Another one that’s a bit thin for us although they do use Campagnolo, Vredstein and Cateye.

Day14

Alexandre Vinokourov – Astana – Specialized Tarmac SL3

Thats more like it – we have this frame in stock at the moment £1999

Zipp 404′s usually in stock although demand recently has been high £1500

Day15

Christophe Riblon – AG2R – Kuota

Another one that’s a bit light for us, some Time kit thrown in somewhere – SRAM groups