Originally Posted by www.cyclingnews.com

It was in the Cyclingnews white-out photographic studio, under some powerful flood lights, that I first laid eyes on the 2005 S-Works Tarmac. Although the crank had not yet been turned in anger, the striking black/red colour scheme and enormous lettering on the downtube oozed pure speed. It could have been the bright lights or fresh-out-of-the-box paint job, but my first challenge was to reach down, pick my jaw up off the floor, mop up some drool, and regain composure. Yep, this black beauty was just screaming to be ridden, and raced, real hard.