Eyes on the prize – Peter Sagan’s Wolverine-themed SuperSix Evo
Daniel Oss of BMC admires the new paintjob at the start of the Tour de France
Sagan’s stem, seat tube and helmet are adorned with elements of the Slovakian flag
No Wolverine paint here, but the Slovak theme continues
The only other Slovakian rider at this year’s Tour is BMC’s Peter Velits
While his eight teammates are restricted to Cannondale green for their animal themes, Sagan gets a pass on the color palette
What are you looking at?
While Sagan’s ‘animal’ is a Marvel Comics character, the rest of the team’s animals are actual species
The new designs appear to be wrapped on the SuperSix Evo’s forks
Elia Viviani – The Puma
Fabio Sabatini – The Bull
Kristijan Koren – The Lion
Marco Marcato – The Wolf
Ted King – The Grizzly Bear
Maciej Bodnar – The Bison
Alessandro De Marchi – The Chameleon
Jean-Marc Marino – The Fox
Peter Sagan may well trade this green jersey for the Tour’s green jersey
UK artist Death Spray teamed up with Cannondale for animal-themed paintjobs for each of the team’s nine riders at the Tour de France. Ranging from Peter Sagan’s Wolverine to Ted King’s Grizzly Bear to the somewhat benign-sounding Chameleon of Alessandro De Marchi, each rider got his own piece of artwork.
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Cannondale is racing SuperSix EVOs for every road stage of the Tour de France except stage 5, ‘the Paris-Roubaix stage’, which tackles nine sections of cobbles. There, Cannondale riders will use the Synapse endurance bike.
The SuperSix EVO is a hyperlight (700g) frame with flattened seatstays for a touch of comfort.
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Surf through the gallery (click on the orange, four-arrow icon for full-screen viewing) to see each bike plus details.
While sagan’s ‘animal’ is a marvel comics character, the rest of the team’s animals are actual species: while sagan’s ‘animal’ is a marvel comics character, the rest of the team’s animals are actual speciesBen Delaney/Future Publishing
