Crelan-Euphony's Colnago C59s take a final rest before getting throttled up the cobbled climbs ๊of Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Thor Hushovd's (BMC) machine is visually distinguished by a little extra grap🐲hic work.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Adjustable front derailleur mounts are used on Vini Fanti🌳ni-Selle Italiaꩲ's Cipollini RB1000 bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Thomas Voeckler's (Europcar) wheels and ti🍒res are apparently kept separate from the rest of the team.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Europcar veteran ꦐThomas Voeckler opted for mechanical Campagolo Record for Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Euskaltel-Euskadi's Orbea Orca for Rondღe v❀an Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
There's a lot of carbon here on Sylvai🦩n Chavanel's (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4. Zipp even uses a carbon fiber upper cradle for its SLSpeed seatpost.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
SRAM's new chain catcher provides some peace of mind on Sylvain Chavanel's (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) Spe🥂cialized S-Works ☂Tarmac SL4.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Omega Pharma-QuickStep team bikes are outfitted with CeramicSp🐼eed bottom bracket bearings.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) perches himself atop a Specialized S-Wo🅰rks Romin saddle.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharmﷺa-QuickStep) used a nearly identical Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 as 🌸ill-fated teammate Tom Boonen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
BMC is clearly using𒅌 some ultra-strong double-sided tape to apply th♍ese number plate holders.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Mechanical Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 for BMC r꧂ider Thor Hushovd at Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A෴ long stem with lots of drop for BMC rider Adam Blythe.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
BMC opted for the SLR01 Tea🌜mMachine model for Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Blanco🍷 fielded a fleet of Giant Defy Advanced SLs for Ronde van Vlaanderen. The one exception was team leader Lars Boom, who ♈stuck with his usual TCR Advanced SL.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Blanco🎃 rider Jos van Emden needed a few millimeters shaved off of the headset cover on his Giant Defy Advanced SL.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
We have no🔯 idea how rideᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrs actually manage to read these things.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Th🍸omas Voeckler's (Europcar) Colnago C59ไ at Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Semi-anatomic bౠars for Thomas Voeckler (Europcar).(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
It's that time of year again. No matter what the decal or sponsor affiliation, this badge is the telltale giveaway that the rider is rolling on Ambrosio Ne♑mesis box-section aluminum tubulars.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A wrap of electrical tape provides extra security for Mattia Pozzo's (Vini Fantini-Selle Italiaꦏ) Garmin Edge 305 computer.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
It's impossible to miss Vini Fantini-Selle Italia's Cipollini maౠchines - and with the conveniently placed logo on the side of the van, this image looks double-watermarked.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Edvald Boassen Hagen's (Sky) spare Pinarello Dogma K just prior to t💃he start of Ronde van Vlꦑaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Geraint Thomas's (Sky) spare Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Thin🐓k 2 takes a ride ato🔴p the team car.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
These tires were branded "Specialized" but if 🗹only by the font, there's little mistaking this for anything other than an FMB.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A SRAM Red 2012 rear de🐻railleur is mated to a SRAM PC-1070🧔 cassette on Daniele Bennati's (Saxo-Tinkoff) Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
🦄Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) used꧙ Canyon's latest Ultimate CF SLX model at the Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) is using a new chain catcher from Fr൲ench company Aivee, complete with a small set screw to lock the position a la SRAM's latest Red model.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
C൩olnago has stuck to its guns with lugged construction on the flagship C59.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Maarten Tjallingii (Blanco) prefers h𓆏is Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 satelliꩵte shifter rotated 90 degrees as compared to the norm.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A s⛄mall zip-tie keeps this Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 wire in place on Blanco's Giant Defy Advanced SL.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
27mm-wide FMB Paris-Roubaix tubular tires mounted on Fulcrum Racing Speed XLR deep-section carbon wheels for the Ag2R-La Mondiale team💫 at Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A little tape provides ext😼ra security for this CycleOps🉐 computer mount.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
24mm-wide Vittoria Pave Evo CG prototypes and 3T's u🥃nique Mercurio carbon tubular whe𝕴els for Topsport-Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
This Topsport-Vlaanderen Merckx EMX-525 had the usual course cheat sheet applied - but look at the logo at top left. Guessing this came courtesy of one of t💛he folks at Radioshack-Leopard-Trek.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Juജdging by the color, it looks like Topsport-Vlaanderen might be running machined stainless steel rear🎐 derailleur hangers.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Styling for Topsport-Vlaanderen's Merckx EMX-525 ♛frame looks to have come from Lockheed's F-117.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Funky kinked stays on Topsport-𒀰Vlaanderen's Merckx EMX-525.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Huge section diameters are used on Topsport-Vlaanderen's Merckx EMX-525 ꦯframes at Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Rotor chain catchers pro💝vide sꩲome extra insurance for Garmin-Sharp.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Plenty of tire clearance thr🐎ough the fork crown on Garmin-Sharp's specially modified Cervélo R3.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The usual Cervélo R3 fork is swapped🎉 out for this bigger and wider model for more tire clearance on Garmin-Sharp team bikes at Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Note the brake pad position in the calipers on this Garmin-Sharp Cervélo R3. These bikes -⛎ the same as w🧔ill be used in Paris-Roubaix - have longer stays than normal for additional tire clearance.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Garmin-Sharp's Cervélo R3s at Ronde van Vlaanderenܫ were visually similar to consumer versions but with longer stays and different forks to provide more tire clearance 🍸and mellower handling.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Solid spiders and outer chainrings on this Garmin-Sharp Rotor 3D+ crankset forღ maximum𒅌 available stiffness.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Garmin-Sharp's Cerv&eacutღe;lo R3 machines get a new paint job for Ronde van Vlaanderen. These are the same bikes the team will use for Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Ag2R-La Mondiale is 🌞using fi'zi:k's new aluminum bars and stem🍷s.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Ag2R-La Mondiale also had 25mm-wide Dugasts mounted to aluminum Fꦿulcrum Racing Zero tubular wheels.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
25mm-wide Vittor🍸ia Corsa Evo CX tubulars mounted on 35mm-deep Shimano Dura-Ace carbon tubula💧rs for this Blanco rider.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Double-wrapped bars to help tackle the cobbled climbs of Ronde van Vlaanღderen for this Blanco rider.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Lars Boom (Blanco) co෴ntinues to test Pione🏅er's new power meter.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Lar🍬s Boom's (Blanco) Giant Defy Advanced SL machine gets its final pღrep the day before Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Blanco team mechanics have glued on a little chunk of zip-tie to help this rider dis𝕴tinguish his Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 buttons.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Subtle logos for Argos-Shimano team bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Argos-Shimano's Felt F-Series FRD frames are built with Swedish-made Textreme carbon fiber fabric, which imparts this unique look to the✅ surface.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
25mm-wide Vittoria Pav༺e Evo CG tubulars mounted to 35mm-deep Shimano Dura-Ace C35 carbon wheels for Argos-Shi🐽mano.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Argos-Shimano's Felt F-Series FRD bikes roll up to th♎e team area at the start of this year's💮 Ronde van Vlaanderen.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A few wraps of electrical tape provide some ex🧸tra sꦑecurity for this Ag2R-La Mondiale rider's Bryton GPS computer.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
This plastic wire wrap is migthy popular with team 🔯mech🅷anics using Campagnolo EPS and Shimano Di2.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The💮 top tube width changes dramatically on Ag2R-La Mondiale's Focus Izalco.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Ag2R-La Mondiale is another team that looks to be using custom sta🥀inl🌊ess steel rear derailleur hangers on its Focus Izalco machines.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Not everyone at Ronde van Vlaanderen opted for a super cushy saddle to ease the sting of the cobbles. Thi🍸s discon❀tinued fi'zi:k k:1 belongs to Davide Appollonio (Ag2R-La Mondiale).(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Ag2Rꦛ-La Mondiale switched bike sponsors from Kuota ๊to Focus for 2013.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
