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I know the comissaires car horn sounds are in App store.

Probabaly going to have bananas on his cake.

Gilbert to win today with a break under 5 km from finish.

You look like you are getting ready to fall over in your avatar. Lucky your foot is unclipped.

Hard man admitting he is broken. I think he will retire from racing at end of season. They need to employ him as the slave driver. Imagine him sitting in team car shouting at them out of window during training.

Wonder if Andy had anything to do with colour choice?

It's on like Donkey Kong! Let's see if the contenders have given up the challenge. Big up to the domestiques who are hungry for a stage win. Me thinks the GC guys are gonna take it easy today. The race of truth is tomorrow.

Kask Mojito is awesome. Been using one for a year now. Better fit than my previous Prevail and Zuma. You cant beat Zuma for value thou.

I could'nt find a weight on C24s but they available from CWC at R5500 down from R6500. I have never used them before. I am a bit biased towards Mavic as even from their Aksium's they are bulletproof. Only ones I would stay clear of are the R-Sys with carbon spokes.

Kysiriums are 1550g, if you want lighter in that price range look at Darkhorse 38mm weighing at 1250g.

Still have change left for sum nice Conti GP4000s for race day and you sorted. Conti Gators for training.

As Cav and Major said, http://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/mavic-ksyrium-elite-wheelset

Va Va Froome!!!

Only team bike which did not have a picture on Bicycling. What a machine, here is a rundown. I think Greipel uses the Noah frame instead. Ridley Helium SL – Lotto-Belisol Sometimes, common sense leads to innovation. In this case, the engineers at Ridley, the only Belgian bike brand in this year’s Tour, realized they could save weight by manufacturing frames without paint. The resulting frameset is more than 100 grams lighter than the painted version. To complete the build, the Belgian squad relies on Campagnolo Super Record EPS electronic groupsets, as well as the company’s carbon wheels. They choose Deda bars, stems, and seatposts.

Giant Propel Advanced SL – Belkin Pro Cycling Like many teams, Giant offers riders from the newly rebranded Belkin Pro Cycling squad two choices for road stages: an aero road bike for flatter, windier stages, and a lighter, more tradition bike for the mountains. The Giant Propel is the aero road model, and Giant claims—by their own wind tunnel testing—that the bike is more aerodynamic than the Specialized S-Works Venge and Cervelo S5 Team. For more than 20 years, the Dutch squad has enjoyed a close relationship with Shimano and equips its bikes with the Japanese firm’s Dura-Ace Di2 9790 11-speed components, carbon wheelsets, and PRO bars, stems, and seatposts. Belkin is also the only team we’ve spotted testing a new, unique power meter from Pioneer that can measure each leg’s power independently.

Canyon Aeroad CF – Team Katusha Russia’s Team Katusha has ridden Germany’s Canyon framesets since the beginning of last season. At this year’s Tour, the team is relying primarily on Canyon’s Ultimate CF SLX. Even Joaquim Rodriguez, one of the world’s fastest climbers, prefers the Aeroad CF, choosing it instead of lighter models from the company. Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 components, Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheel system, and Ritchey bars, stems, and seatposts complete the team’s build.

Orica Green-Edge Stuart O’Grady’s Addict SL is a new, updated version of Scott’s Addict road bike—which has been on hiatus since the company released the Foil aero-road frame in 2011. The company says that new version is both lighter and more aerodynamic than the original (though it’s still shy of the Foil when put against a headwind) over previous additions. Scott also thinned the seatstays to add comfort for the long days Orica-GreenEdge will face at the Tour. The team Addict is outfitted with next-generation, minimally badged Shimano C50 wheels, Continental Pro LTD tyres, and a PRO cockpit.

Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 – Saxo-Tinkoff While most teams use rear derailleurs with a short cage, the mechanics on Saxo-Tinkoff equip the team’s Specialized S-Works framesets with SRAM Red long-cage rear derailleurs for two reasons: First, because they allow them to install larger cassettes when the team hits the mountains. Second, the long cage also enables riders to stay in their large chainrings longer as they shift into easier rear cogs—without causing the chain to rub. It comes with a small weight penalty, but the team feels that the added functionality is worthwhile. Zipp wheels, stems, bars, and seatposts complete the team’s spec, along with saddles from Prologo.

Merida Scultura – Lampre-Merida For nearly a decade, Merida has sponsored some of the world’s most successful mountain bike racers. This year, the Taiwanese manufacturer has found its way to the Tour de France with team Lampre-Merida. Here, Damiano Cunego has chosen to ride the Scultura, Merida’s lighter, traditional-looking frameset, in this year’s Tour de France. The eye-catching pink, green, and black frame is equipped with Dura-Ace Di2, a Fulcrum wheelset, Continental tyres, and FSA handlebar, stem, and seatpost.

Orbea Orca Race – Euskaltel-Euskadi Basque bike company Orbea debuted the Orca at the Tour de France ten years ago. This year, they unveiled a new version of the top-end model, a bike that Orbea claims is 10-percent lighter, 8-percent stiffer, and generally more aerodynamic than its predecessor. Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9070 components turn Shimano wheels. PRO components, and Vittoria tyres complete the build. And to celebrate the team’s Basque heritage, there’s a red, white, and green flourish on the seat tube cluster.

Trek Madone 7 – RadioShack-Leopard Trek wanted its bikes to stand out, so its chose this eye-catching color for its riders at the Tour. Under the paint lies the latest iteration of the Madone 7, a frame in which updates to the chainstays and the lug that joins them to the bottom bracket are said to increase braking performance while improving ride feel. RadioShack-Leopard builds the team’s frames with Shimano’s Dura-Ace Di2 9790 11-speed components, as well Bontrager wheels, bars, stems, seatposts, and saddles. The squad is also one of the first teams in the Tour to be using the newer, Dura-Ace 9070-compatible version of the SRM power meter, which uses a Shimano-modified 7800 driveside crank arm that fits the new four-bolt pattern.

Look 695 SR – Cofidis The “SR” means “Super Rigid” and indicates that the frameset has been designed and built specifically for professional riders. The bike also feature’s internal routing, Mavic’s Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheel system, and Look’s own adjustable C-Stem. The consumer version of the Look 695 SR comes with the company’s ZED2 crank, but Cofidis races on the FSA K-Force Light, which allows them to run SRM power meters, and Osymetric chainrings. We’ve spotted an updated SR, called the Aerolight, in the rack atop the team’s car, but as far as we know, it has not been raced. The Aerolight integrates the brakes into the fork and chainstays to improve its aero profile.

Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 – Astana Astana is one of three Tour de France teams riding Specialized bikes, and chooses a build different from that of Specialized’s other teams. While Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and Saxo-Tinkoff both choose to ride Zipp wheels, Astana has chosen Corima’s rolling stock for each of the past few seasons. Astana also makes an unusual choice in equipping its bikes with Italian-made Campagnolo components. Typically, Tour teams ride the same components that you’ll find on that company’s bikes in shops, but Specialized does not offer any Campy-equipped models. This break from retail models may be explained by the nationality of the team’s top rider—Giro d’Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali is Italian.

Bianchi Oltre XR2 – Vacansoleil-DCM Bianchi launched the new Oltre XR2 just before the Tour de France and it’s quickly become a popular choice with the riders of Vacansoleil-DCM for its stiffness. A tapered headtube adds rigidity to the front of the bike to improve handling, while an oversized BB386 bottom bracket shell lends stiffness to the drivetrain, improving power transfer. The frameset is also compatible with both mechanical and electronic components, in this case, Campagnolo’s Super Record EPS electronic shifters and derailleurs. FSA’s BB386 K-Force Light cranks complete the team’s build.

Colnago M10S – Europcar Riders at Europcar can choose between the C59, a frameset made with carbon tubes joined by carbonb lugs, or the M10S, a monocoque frameset. Built using new laminates and materials, the M10S is designed to be both light and stiff. A larger bottom bracket shell and tapered headtube increase lateral rigidity while still allowing the bike to cushion road vibrations. There’s internal cable routing that’s compatible with both mechanical cables and electronic wires, and keeps the bike’s aesthetics clean and refined. Europcar uses Campagnolo Super Record EPS components, and at least one of the team’s riders (Pierre Rolland) was spotted using the Italian company’s limited edition 80th anniversary (mechanical only) groupset.