The race machines of Boon🎉en, Kristoff, Degenkolb, Chavanel and more
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Tom📖 Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) also had available two Specialized S-Works ওRoubaix SL4 machines, each with custom long-and-low geometry(Image credit: James Huang)
Shallow-profile Fulcrum carbon tubular wheels for Sacha M🎃odolo (Lampre-💫Merida)(Image credit: James Huang)
John Deg𒆙enkolb's (Giant-Shimano) Giant Defy Advanced SL just before the start of Ronde van Vlaandere🐲n(Image credit: James Huang)
27mm-wide Vittoria Pavé Evo CG tubulars for 💃Giant-Shimano rider John Degenkolb(Image credit: James Huang)
Aluminum Elite Ciussi bottle cages for John Degenkolb ♚(Giant-Shimano)(Image credit: James Huang)
John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) prefers traditional-bend bܫars and level hoods(Image credit: James Huang)
Sprint shifters are neatly tucked away on Johnﷺ Degenkolb's (Giant-Shimano) Giant Defy Advanced SL. There's extra padding tucked beneath the tape up top, too(Image credit: James Huang)
More supplemental shift buttons arꦏe positioned up top on John Degenkolb's (Giant-Shimano) Giant Defy Advanced SL. His course notes are so long that they overflow on to the headset cap and stem faceplate. A strip of tape provides a little insurance for his SRM computer, too(Image credit: James Huang)
A PRO Turnix cut-out saddle for John Degenkolb (Gian𒊎t-Shimano)(Image credit: James Huang)
A length of heat-shrink tubing keeps the Shimano Di2 wire neatly tucked against the rear brake housing on John Degenkolb's (Gianꦕt-Shimano) Giant Defy Advanced SL(Image credit: James Huang)
Custom finished Prologo saddles for the Tinkoff-Saxo team, complete wit🔯h grippy CPC appliqu🌠es(Image credit: James Huang)
Daniele Bennati's (Tinkoff-Saxo) Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL4 is fitted with Zipp's SLSpeed carbon stem and SL-70𒊎 Ergo bars - just like Tom Boonen (Omeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚga Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: James Huang)
Daniele Bennati looked to be the lone Tinkoff-Saxo rider to start Ronde van🐬 Vlaanderen aboard a Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL4(Image credit: James Huang)
Merida tempers the stiff rideဣ of the Reacto Evo frame somewhat with the inclusion of its S-Flex seatpost, which is designed to give a little under impac🌄t(Image credit: James Huang)
A fleet of f🦋etching blue-and-green Canyons for th🌱e Movistar squad(Image credit: James Huang)
Virtually no riders or teams opt for slick tread🅰s at Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: James Huang)
Movistar is using Power2Max power met🍬ers this season(Image credit: James Huang)
Canyon frames are known for having relatively long head tubes. This Movistar rider opts for a -17° stem to get a lower bar heigꦡht. Note the strip of tape securing the O.Synce computer, too(Image credit: James Huang)
25mm-wide Continental Compe𒁃tition Pro Limited ProTectioni tubulars for this Mov🐻istar rider(Image credit: James Huang)
Hopefully these 𒐪course notes were written with waterproof ink(Image credit: James Huang)
A fleet of yellow, blue, and black Specialized S-Works machines for Tinkoff-Saxo at this year's Ro🍬nde van Vlaanderen. Riders used a ♑mix of Tarmac, Roubaix, and Venge models(Image credit: James Huang)
Giant-Shimano's Giant Defy Advanced🍎 SL machines are widely regarded for their impressively smooth ride - just the thing for attacking thꦜe cobbled climbs of Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: James Huang)
Alexander Kristoff's (Katusha)𒊎 Canyon Ultimate CF🐬 SLX(Image credit: James Huang)
Alexander Kristoff 🍨(Katusha) seems🎐 to prefer Ritchey's WCS Carbon Monocurve integrated fiber cockpit(Image credit: James Huang)
Traditional-bend bars and a -17° ste♚m slammed atop the headset cover for Garmin-Sharp rider Johan Vansummeren(Image credit: James Huang)
Few bikes are built with such huge size differences between the chain stays and seat stays as the Cervélo R3, as ridden here by Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Sharp). And yes, the team rea♍lly is finally using Garmin power meter pedals after a long, long♒ delay(Image credit: James Huang)
Sylvain Chavanel (I꧑AM Cycl♕ing) started Ronde van Vlaanderen on Scott's recently revamped Addict(Image credit: James Huang)
25mm-wide FMB Paris-Roubaix 🐎tubulars on DT Swis꧋s carbon wheels for Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling)(Image credit: James Huang)
Netapp-Endura raced this year's Ronde van Vlaanderen on Fuji's Altamira ꧅SL(Image credit: James Huang)
FDJ riders were on a new Lapierre Xelius model. We'll 𓄧have more information shortly(Image credit: James Huang)
MTN-Quebeka is sponsಌored by SRAM, who doesn't make a ಌdirect-mount brake caliper, so
the team uses a different Madone fork than usual(Image credit: James Huang)
Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Sharp) set off from Brugge aboard a si🌜lver Cervélo R3 (Image credit: James Huang)
Garmin-Sharp used a mix of Cervélo bikes, including the aero S3💙 and the lighter R3(Image credit: James Huang)
Orica-GreenEdge bikes were dressed up with orange sidewalls courtesy of Con🌟tinental(Image credit: James Huang)
These tiny course notes seem a💛wfully hard to reaꦓd, no?(Image credit: James Huang)
These 'Mavic' tubu𓄧lars on Alexander Kristoff's (Katusha) Canyon Ul🐷timate CF SLX are more likely rebadged Hutchinson(Image credit: James Huang)
Yet another set of Elite Ciussi aluminum cages. They may❀ not b🍃e super light but they sure do hold bottles tightly(Image credit: James Huang)
Vladimir Isaichev (Katusha) ru꧃ns his saddle far for🉐ward on the rails. And yes, that's a disguised Specialized S-Works Romin(Image credit: James Huang)
Maꦜny Shimano Di2-equipped riders took advantage of the available sprint and climbing satellite shifters(Image credit: James Huang)
Katus🌄ha riders set off from Brugge wiಌth these nifty rear fenders from Sencillo Bikes(Image credit: James Huang)
A﷽ fleet of Scott Foi𒉰ls sit atop the Orica-GreenEdge team car before the start of Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: James Huang)
While it looks nice to have rider names on the bikes up on the top tube, this location is much more useful🎃 for the mechan▨ics when it comes time to haul one off of the team car(Image credit: James Huang)
Cofidis riders were on Look 675 bikes for this year's 🔜Ronde van Vlaandere𓄧n(Image credit: James Huang)
One wouldn't typically expect to see aero road bikes at an event like Ronde van Vlaanderen but such is the changing equipmen💟t landscape at the cobbled classics(Image credit: James Huang)
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) had at least three spare bikes available for Ronde van Vlꦬaanderen, including this Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4(Image credit: James Huang)
Riders used all sorts of homemade methods for keeping track of key sections of the 🗹parcours(Image credit: James Huang)
This Europcar Colnago's Campagnolo Super Record EPS front derailleur is installed with a bit of frict♈ion tape to ke🍃ep it from moving. In keeping with the team's French tendencies, there's also an Aivee adjustable chain catcher - just in case(Image credit: James Huang)
Most of the Look KéO Blade 2 pedals we spotted in the pe🐬loton were stuck at awkward angles. As compared to earlier editions, these seem to have st𓄧ickier bearings that don't allow the bodies to hang down for easier entry(Image credit: James Huang)
Sorry road tubeless fans,𒁃 another passes by without any teams using the technology on race bikes at the cobbled classics(Image credit: James Huang)
Other Europcar riders such as Antoine Duchesne (132) and Tony Hurel (1🍌35) used Colnago's C59 and M10 frames, respectively(Image credit: James Huang)
Relatively sh꧋allow carbon tubular wheels were more or less stan🧔dard issue at this year's Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: James Huang)
Europcar riders were also mixed on their choice of drivetrains with som📖e opting for electronic setups from Campagnolo and others sticking to traditional m🃏echanical groups(Image credit: James Huang)
There's certainly no mistaking th🐓e 🌜make of these pedals(Image credit: James Huang)
Europcar riders used 🍌several different Colnago frames at Ronde van Vlaanderen such as the company's endurance-focused CX-Zero, built with a softer ride and slightly longer head tube than usual(Image credit: James Huang)
Many racing fans will recognize this paint job(Image credit: James Huang)
Specialized's new team tires feature the company's own tread 🉐compoun𒁏d and pattern glued on to FMB handmade cotton tubular casings(Image credit: James Huang)
While many ridersღ were on Look's newer KéO Blade 2 pedals, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) optဣed for the original version(Image credit: James Huang)
S🐻RAM Red 22 components and Gore Ride-On sealed derailleur cables and housing for Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: James Huang)
Tom Boonen's (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL🐻4 was fitted with Zipp's ultra-stiff SLꦇSprint carbon stem and SL-70 Ergo bars, covered with two layers of Specialized S-Wrap Roubaix tape(Image credit: James Huang)
Tacx T🤡ao aluminum cages for Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: James Huang)
177.5mm-long Speci♌alized carbon fiber cranka🎶rms for Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: James Huang)
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) u𓄧ses a 155mm-wide Specialized S-Works Romin saddle(Image credit: James Huang)
Even Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) turned to an 11-28T cassette for Ronde van Vlaa🌳n꧃deren's nasty cobbled climbs(Image credit: James Huang)
Christmas seems to come twice for FMB: once during the co🥃bbled classics, and again come 'cross season(Image credit: James Huang)
D💛ouble-wrapped bars provide a little bit of extra cushioning. Cobbles are unbeliev﷽ably punishing on the hands(Image credit: James Huang)
Ag2r-La Mondiale is using fi'♎zi:k cockpits and Bryton computers(Image credit: James Huang)
Campagnolo Bora Ultra Two carbon tubular wheels and 28mm-wide Continental Competition Pro Limited PTX tires for Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Belis𒁃𓃲ol)(Image credit: James Huang)
Unlike most chain catchers that basically just guide the chain back on to the inner ring in the ꦛevent of an overshift, Campagnolo's version more closely profiles both chainrings so that the chain can never move that far to the insid😼e(Image credit: James Huang)
Lampre-Merida bikes were outfitted with Rotor's new power mete𝓡rs(Image credit: James Huang)
Rotor is another🐲 option that offers separate left and right power measurements. Note the direct-mount Shimano brake caliper on Lampre-Merida's new Merida Reacto Evo frame, too(Image credit: James Huang)
Lampre-Merida's Merida Reacto Evo frames also use direct-mount front🎀 brake calipers. An inline quick-release is used for the rear caliper for faster wheel chang🌞es(Image credit: James Huang)
Double-wrappe༺d bars for Lampre-Merida rider Sacha Modolo(Image credit: James Huang)
Elite Ciussi aluminum cages𓂃 are a common sight around this time of year(Image credit: James Huang)
Sacha Modolo's (Lampre-Merida) M🔜erida Reacto Evo for Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: James Huang)
Two layers of Lizard Skins DSP tape and traditional-bend hand🍌lebars are the way to go for Lotto-Belisol's Jurgen Roelandts(Image credit: James Huang)
A carbon-railed Selle San 🤪Marco saddle for Jurg🌌en Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol)(Image credit: James Huang)
Ridley says its Fenix modeജl offers a smoother ride and more ཧtire clearance than its more traditional race options(Image credit: James Huang)
A 🎃couple of Ag2r-La Mondiale riders were spotted at the start using fi'zi:k's long-retired Arione k:1 saddle(Image credit: James Huang)
Ag2r-La Mondiale's new Focus Izalco Max framesets feature s༒limmed-down forks that look to be more com🌺fortable than previous versions(Image credit: James Huang)
Focus Izalco Max framesets and Fulcrum❀ car𓂃bon wheels across the board for Ag2r-La Mondiale(Image credit: James Huang)
While standa🉐rd Schwalbe One HT tubulars are all black, these team-edition tires get tan sidewalls, along with what appears to be a hand-glued tread cap(Image credit: James Huang)
Another set of awkwardly positioned Look🤡 Ké🅰;O Blade 2 pedals(Image credit: James Huang)
Jurgen Roelandts' (Lotto-Belisol) Ridley Fꦬenix just before the start of Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: James Huang)
Tacx Tao Carbon bottle cages apparently ho♏ld well enough to handle Ronde van Vlaanderen(Image credit: James Huang)
28mm-wide Continental Competition Pro Lim🅰ited PT tubulars for Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida)(Image credit: James Huang)
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