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The Cervélo S3 is the Canadian company's new top aero road frame.

Eurobike road: Cervélo and Milani

The Colnago EPS is the Italian company's new top frame for 2009.

Eurobike: Italian jewels Colnago and Pinarello

The DeRosa Neo Pro is a fully customisable carbon fibre frame.

Eurobike road: DeRosa, Wilier and Viner

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) rides a special edition Wilier Triestina Cento Uno with a monochrome colourscheme instead of the standard team indigo/pink livery.

Pro bike: Damiano Cunego’s Lampre Wilier Triestina Cento Uno

Christian Vande Velde's Felt DA time trial bike relaxes in the July sunshine.

Pro bike: Christian Vande Velde’s Garmin-Chipotle Felt DA

Kim Kirchen's Giant time trial bike is a prototype model that a select number of Columbia riders are using in this year's Tour de France.

Pro Bike: Kim Kirchen’s Team Columbia Giant TT Prototype

Filippo Pozzato's Cannondale SuperSix features an entirely unique paint scheme.

Pro bike: Filippo Pozzato’s Liquigas Cannondale SuperSix

All new for this year's Tour de France is the Bell Volt helmet, worn by CSC-Saxo Bank and Crédit Agricole

Bell electrifies with new Volt helmet

As Milram team captain, Erik Zabel has himself a new Colnago Extreme Power Super.

Zabel’s mysterious new Colnago

Cadel Evans' Ridley Dean has been developed using oil flow mapping and integrates Oval Concepts's unique JetStream technology in the fork blades and seat stays.

Pro Bike: Cadel Evans’ Silence-Lotto Ridley Dean

Understated is not a word that you can use to describe Valverde's new Pinarello however!

Tour tech: Personalisation for the big guns

Normally this name is travelling too fast to read!

Pro bike: Thor Hushovd’s Look 595 Pro Team Edition

Cadel Evans' Ridley Helium awaits the final stage of June's Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.

Pro Bike: Cadel Evans’ Ridley Helium

The MF-5 uses 80 per cent flax fibres in its tubes

Road Bike Frames

First ride: Museeuw MF-5 review

GBP £2299.00 RRP USD $5000.00

Grisha Niermann's new Colnago CX-1 is equipped with all sorts of Shimano prototype parts.

Pro Bike: Grischa Niermann’s Rabobank Colnago CX-1