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And here's another glimpse of Rooks on his Merlin (Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1993)

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Actually, could you also have a closer look at that "steel" Zullo in that same picture? No polished lugs but it does sport the "inward bend" upper section of the seat stays also seen with TVT.
 
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here a pic of Rooks on a Colnago labeled blue TVT92


... and here pic of Canadian Steve Bauer (when he rodes for 7-eleven) - I think he is on a blue TVT too!?
 

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I think it is Steve in 1988 on a greenish-blue Villiger branded TVT from the La Suisse team (not 7-Eleven). The Reynolds rider is a giveaway (in 1990 when Steve also wore Yellow the Reynolds team had become Banesto).

Which brings us to this photo of Steve Bauer on a Villiger branded TVT time trial bike (probably 1989 season)

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Ruimteaapje":x8hauftt said:
Actually, could you also have a closer look at that "steel" Zullo in that same picture? No polished lugs but it does sport the "inward bend" upper section of the seat stays also seen with TVT.

Just had a look & it is a TVT like you say I can't see the polished lugs but the seat stay & the brake bridge confirm it.
Just to confuse people even more TVT made later frames with out the alloy head lugs, so that is not always a 100% way of identifying one.
 

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Thanks for the pic of that later frame, makes you wonder if there was anyone left in 1991 who - apart from Lemond on a disguised Merlin - wasn't on TVT. Even Big Mig was on TVT that year...

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Gerhard Zadrobilek on TVT (Tour de France 1988, Alpe d'Huez)

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Perigo, same stage

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Bauer, same stage

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JF Bernard, also on Alpe d'Huez

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