Black-and-silver design ce🃏lebrates home region and Tour route with special🌜 Mavic wheels
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A number three on Bardet's number plate denotes the three stageౠ victories at the Tour de France for the Frenchman(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
CeramicSpeed also provides AG2R La Mondiale with their he🐻adset bearings(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
The yello♌w colours from Mavic are a small highlight on the wheelset(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
French compon🦩ents and accessories brand Aivee produce an alumnium number plate holder f♕or Bardet(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
The same motto Bardet p𝓀ainted on his top tube last year is used on this yeꦺar's bike(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Bardet's initials also adorn the top tube(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Factor also created ꦕa special top cap fꦓor the 2018 Tour de France(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
A stencille🐼d design of Vercingetorix ad🙈orns the head cluster of the bike(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 levers for brakin⛦g and shifting(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Barde🍌t runs an integrated carbon cockpit setup from Bl🍬ack Inc(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
A graphic of Puy de Dome sits at the base of꧑ the down tube on Bardet's frameset, whi✨ch is located in Bardet's home region(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Bardet's bike uses a Shimano Ultegra chain(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Bardet's spare bike was equipped with special Tour de France ♉edition Look Keo Blade Carbon pedals(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Standard 53/39 chainrings are used by Bardet(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Bla🐎ck decals stand out against the silver frameset(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Bardet's custom bike sat on the roof of his team car for mos𒀰t of the opening stages, with Bardet opting for the aero-focused Factor ONE earlier in the race(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
K✨-Edge provide Bardet with a chain catcher f🌜or his bike(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
A closer look at the CeramicSpeed headset(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
The head tube areaও has a neat and uncluttere♊d aesthetic(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
A closer look at the CeramicSpeed OSPW system(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
The bottom bracket is als🧜o provided by CꦬeramicSpeed(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
Fizik provid🐷e Bardet with an Arione saddle for his Factor(Image credit: Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
ಞ for the French Grand Tour but this year is racing on a black and silver frameset.
Along the top tube, a quote 'Take the risk or lose the chance' is written and Bardet's initials sit at the head of the top tube, both of which are design♉ features taken from last year's bike.
Added to the design for 2018 is a stencilled design of Vercingetorix, king of the Arverni tribe on the head tube cluster and a separate design of Puy de Dome on the bottom of the down tube, both celebrating B🐟ardet's home region of Auvergne.
AG2R La Mondiale is one of the three teams ceramic bearings specialists CeramicSpeed partner with at the Tour de France, with Bardet's headset and bottom💛 bracket usin🌸g CeramicSpeed bearings.
CeramicSpeed's eye-catching OSPW (over-sized pulley wheel) rear derailleur upgrade system is also used on AG2R La Mondiale's bikes with the company issuing Bardet with a special edition, glittery silv🧸er 'Victory Edition' version of the component.
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Mavic has also produced a special set of Cosmic Ultimate Tubular TdF wheels, which feature artwork around the carbonඣ rim cꦗelebrating the route of the 2018 Tour de France.
Bl🌺ack Inc provides Bardet𒆙 with his seatpost, handlebar tape and integrated carbon cockpit system.
Click or swipe through the gallery above for a closer look at Romain Bardet's ꧒special Factor O2.
Factor O2 full specification
Frameset: Factor O2 in custom finish for Romain Bardet Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 with CeramicSpeed OSPW system 'Victory Edition' Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 11-30 Chain: Shimano Ultegra Crankset: SRM Shimano 9000, 53/39 chainrings, 172.5mm cranks Bottom bracket: CeramicSpeed Wheelset: Mavic Cosmic Ultimate Tubular TdF Tyres: Continental Competition ALX, 25mm tubular Handlebars/stem: Black Inc integrated carbon, 400mm x 135mm Headset: CeramicSpeed Tape/grips: Black Inc Pedals: Look Keo Blade Carbon/Look Keo Blade Carbon Tour de France edition Saddle: Fizik Arione Seatpost: Black Inc Factor O2 Bottle cages: Elite Vico Carbon Computer: SRM PC-8 (not photographed) Other accessories: K-E💖dge chain catc🌠her, Aivee number plate mounting bracket
Factor O2 critical measurements
Rider height: 1.84m Seat height from bottom bracket (centre to top): 750mm Saddle nose to handlebars (at stem): 595mm
