- Who else’s but Chris Froome’s (Sky) Pinarello BolidePhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Tony Martin’s (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) Specialized Shiv is a thoroughbred race winner – and it carried him to his second Tour de France TT win near Mont-Saint-Michel todayPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Vittoria ‘Team Prototype’ tyres on the Felt DAPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The yellow jersey accents – they were still drying when we visitedPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- A hastily modified rubberised Park Tools allen key holder is used as a catcher should the chain unship from his Osymetric ringsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Yesterday Focus launched its new Izalco Chrono frame and today it was in use by the AG2R-La Mondiale teamPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Straight pull brakes are recessed into the front forkPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Jean-Christophe Peraud’s (AG2R-La Mondiale) saddle is slammed right backPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- A specially-decaled Zipp disc - pink, yellow and red – mean it’s grand tour specialist Alberto Contador’sPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- A specially-decaled Zipp disc - pink, yellow and red – mean it’s grand tour specialist Alberto Contador’sPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Jérôme Coppel’s (Cofidis) Look 596, fitted with off-spec Rotor QXL ringsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Jérôme Coppel’s (Cofidis) Look 596, fitted with off-spec Rotor QXL ringsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Roman Kreuziger’s SRM PowerControl7 is fitted with a machined aluminium mountPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The characteristic tread on the Mavic’s CX01 tyresPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Hesjedal’s jockey wheels have ceramic bearings – every little helpsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Hesjedal’s jockey wheels have ceramic bearings – every little helpsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Ryder Hesjedal’s P5 in all its gloryPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The Arundel Chrono bottle cages on Garmin-Sharp’s bikes get a little extra gripper help with self-adhesive foam paddingPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Shimano gave selected riders – including Dumoulin – special edition electric blue R320 road shoesPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The Felt DA’s integrated steering assembly is similar to the Look 596, used by CofidisPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The Felt DA’s integrated steering assembly is similar to the Look 596, used by CofidisPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Martin pushed a massive 58T chainring on the flat Brittany coursePhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- A customised Specialized saddle gives Martin the grip he needs to keep putting the power downPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Martin’s mechanical SRAM Red shifters provide predictable shiftingPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The Specialized Shiv frame tapers over the back wheelPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Katusha get around the UCI rule barring use of Mavic’s detachable fairings on CX01 wheel technology by filling the channel with a mastic paste bought from DIY shopsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) wins the prize for lowest-slung extensions in the peloton – they’re fitted below the barsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Rodriguez uses Selle Italia’s only current production triathlon-specific saddle – the SLR TriPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The Canyon Speedmax CF Evo uses flattened seatstays to push air around the back wheelPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Cadel Evans was using this un-branded monocoque disc. A Shimano rep told us it was an unbranded Pro Disc they gave some riders for the 2012 OlympicsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The Shimano DI2 battery is fixed to specially moulded mounts beneath the bottom bracket on Leopard Trek’s Trek Speed Concept bikesPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- It’s a tight fit for Markel Irizar’s (RadioShack) PowerControl7 between the extensionsPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Irizar’s new Prologo TT Zero saddle uses gripping material to keep the rider planted when riding on the nosePhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- A fleet of new Lapierre Aerostorm has a number of innovations on the previous model…Photo credit © Sam Dansie
- Including the front brake integrated into the chunky front forkPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The fork and frame shape are continuous to smooth airflowPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Holes in the stem are covered to reduce minute turbulencePhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- The Felt DA’s integrated steering assembly is similar to the Look 596, used by CofidisPhoto credit © Sam Dansie
- Phil Gilbert (BMC) was using this plain white saddle. The Selle Italia shell looks modified and re-covered – probably an old FlitePhoto credit © Sam Dansie
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Tour de France gallery: Time trial tech
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-gallery-time-trial-tech-from-stage-11
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