Bikes of the Tour of Flanders – Part 2

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Mild weather prompted teams and riders to stick to rather conventional gear once again for this year’s Tour of Flanders , with just a few concessions made for the tricky cobbled climbs.

Fatter tubular tires were inflated to lower pressures, a few teams opted for modified or more ‘Roubaix style’ frames, and aggressively aero wheels were replaced with ones that would better cope with typically windy conditions.

We brought you a look at many of the bikes from key teams and riders at the Ronde van Vlaanderen earlier this week but here’s a look at what else we spotted on race da y.

Movistar used a mix of pinarello dogma 2 and dogma k machines at ronde van vlaanderen: movistar used a mix of pinarello dogma 2 and dogma k machines at ronde van vlaanderen James Huang/BikeRadar Movistar used a mix of Pinarello Dogma 2 and Dogma K machines at Ronde van Vlaanderen