Sprinting off the line; new ZippCast with Levi

Omega Pharma® – Quick-Step® Pro Cycling sure has sprinted soured the distinction this season.

The Belgian-based aggroup already has collected victories in France, Argentina, peninsula and Spain. And those victories hit become from an clothing of riders — Francesco Chicchi of Italy, Levi Leipheimer of the United States, blackamoor Boonen of Belgium, Zdenek Stybar of the Slavonic Republic and Andy Fenn of Great Britain.

What’s more, those vie wins hit become in a difference of ways: The two running victories so far by Boonen in the Tour of peninsula were aggroup efforts, as were dual wins apiece for Chicchi in Tour de San Luis and Fenn at Challenge Mallorca. Leipheimer rode with brawny aggroup hold as he won the instance effort and coverall denomination at the Tour de San Luis. Stybar had an awesome unaccompanied conclusion at a cyclocross World Cup in France.

New ZippCast

In a newborn ZippCast interview, Levi Leipheimer â€" a stager to racing but neophyte to Omega Pharma® â€" Quick-Step® discussed the kinetics of connexion a newborn aggroup and how to ordered the correct tone for the season:

“It’s a bounteous team… I still requirement to intend to undergo a lot of them. A guy same blackamoor Boonen, he’s rattling friendly. He’s easy feat and I undergo a lot of the junior guys countenance up to him, and he sets a beatific warning for them. I conceive guys same myself and Tony Martin, we ordered an warning of hard impact and tending to discourse that we both bring. There’s a lot of assorted personalities on the team, and the goal is to essay to intend everyone to impact together for the prizewinning possible result for the team.”

Listen to the entire ZippCast with Levi

Many choices from Zipp

Of course, just as super favoring cycling teams hit embellish more diverse and international, so hit their equipment requirements.

Omega Pharma â€" Quick-Step’s past wins hit become on an clothing of Zipp® products. Leipheimer won his instance effort on a 404 Firecrest® face and Super-9 Disc side wheel. He also has been sport his Specialized® Shiv with an 808 Firecrest face and side disc. For hilly rides, Leipheimer likes the 303 Firecrest. “They’re great feat up hills and down,” he said.

Chicchi used the multipurpose 404 Firecrests for his wins. Boonen chose a 404 Firecrest face and 808 Firecrest side for his past Tour of peninsula triumphs. Boonen also has been sport the newborn Zipp Service Course® CSL bar with its Super Short Reach bend, which makes it easier to admittance the bike’s control levers.

Leipheimer said having such a activity of wheels was crucial. “When it comes down to it, the wheels are the most aerodynamic part of the bike,” Leipheimer said. “That’s rattling the digit component that will modify the handling and stiffness of the cycle the most. So it’s essential for a aggroup same Omega Pharma® â€" Quick-Step® to hit the prizewinning wheels in the world.”

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