Team Garmin: How Edge 705 helped Cozza’s Paris-Roubaix debut

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Posted in GPS MANUFACTURERS on April 16, 2009

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VeloNews caught up with Team Garmin’s Steve Cozza this week after Cozza’s dazzling debut in the Queen of the Classics, Paris-Roubaix. Undaunted by the famous cobblestones, known for ruining bikes and crushing dreams, Cozza vaulted himself into the day’s main breakaway and led the group through the cobbles of Arenberg. Only a late-race crash dampened the day as Cozza was still to finish the race. In the interview with VeloNews, Cozza talks about two things vital to the argyle armada’s success: teamwork and technology. You can read the whole interview at VeloNews.com, but we wanted to share his thoughts on the Edge 705′s role in the race:

The cool thing that really helped me in the race is the Garmin computers were programmed for the entire race. The 27 sectors of cobblestones were programmed into the unit, so my Garmin would tell me all the details about each sector: how long before I arrived, how long each sector was. It was such a huge advantage. I could rely on my Garmin because you could not remember the entire course…. It’s all done with GPS, so it’s exact. It scrolled through automatically.

Next up for the team: Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race, and you can bet Edge 705 will be ready.