Cervélo's Soloist Carbon: the little bike that could

As you probably know, the Giro d'Italia -- the Tour of Italy -- is in full swing. Today, the riders raced from Busseto to Forli, a jaunt of about 135 miles (227 km). It's mostly flat, and so a sprinter won the stage.

But who will win the overall tour? Very likely Ivan Basso, the great hope of Italian cycling. He's got a great team (CSC), a great director (Bjarne Riis, a.k.a. "The Eagle"), and great teammates (American Bobby Julich, among others).

But most importantly, he's got a dope bike.

This year, Basso and the rest of Team CSC are riding Cervélo's Soloist Carbon. It may just be the dopest bike in the pro peloton.

Cervélo -- an innovative bike design company from deepest, nicest Canada -- has taken its bread-and-butter bike, the aluminum Soloist Team, and made it even better (and more expensive) by using carbon fiber.

It's a compact frame, and so, in comparison to standard bike frames, that means its stiffer, lighter and handles better ... if you care about those things. For the rest of us, it's just cool.

Can bikes bling? This one just might.