LeMond bikes at Tour De France

[Ted B]

I don't know. I have the 12-hour DVD set, so I'll have to watch it again and pay better attention this time, especially to the TTT stage.

Anyway, here's the photo in question, and it is clearly a Bianchi Crono in 2003 TDF Team Colors:

 

[drewski]

found these pics on the VeloNews site. doesn't look like the crono was ridden in the tdf. you sure that pics from the tour? or maybe a later race?

maybe just for show & tell at the bianchi tent? i mean, the teams primary sponsor is a bike manufacturer!

stage 19:
http://www.velonews.com/images/gallery/4703.5833.f.jpg

hard to tell in the ttt, but definitely not the upturned aero-bars from the crono pic and doesn't look like they got that extended seat tube:
http://www.velonews.com/images/gallery/4447.5265.f.jpg
http://www.velonews.com/images/gallery/4447.5268.f.jpg

 

[Ted B]

Originally posted by drewski
found these pics on the VeloNews site. doesn't look like the crono was ridden in the tdf. you sure that pics from the tour? or maybe a later race?

I don't know. I know the Crono didn't appear in any Bianchi catalog until this year, so while it is definitely a team item, it could be from later in the year. In any case, I wish I had one of any of them!

 

[Cipher]

Originally posted by Beastt
Hmmm, interesting information. In all my video viewing I never caught that. When and where does he ride it? I'll take another look.

Lance last rode a LiteSpeed (decal-ed and painted US Postal/Trek) back in 1999.