Nothing could ever convince me, and this includes Eddy and De Rosa swearing it was true, that The Special One raced on a bike with a 54cm top tube. By the time he got to ride Colnagos he had been a pro for five years, had won two world titles and the Tour. I just cant believe that he hadn't settled on a conventional top tube length. Even if the crash at Blois caused him to shorten his reach, and I haven't heard that suggested, surely he would have just gotten a shorter stem not screwed up his bike. As for DeRosa's self-serving crap if you believe that no doubt you've also just met father Christmas. Ray Green, Harrow, Middlesex