Greipel's green Ridley, SRAM electronic and more at the Tour
Andre Greipel’s victory on stage 2 meant the green jersey. Ridley supplied the German with a matching Noah SL
SRM has a selection of colours to match Grand Tour jerseys
Greipel can proudly ride his green machine while he holds the jersey. Will he sew up that competition this year?
Every day of the Tour starts with a seemingly endless procession of bike-topped team cars and tinted-glass buses
Teams are still experimenting with different positioning set-ups for the new GPS units
We know a few roadies who would love a set-up like this, and the bus to put it in
Cannondale-Garmin has a stock of Kurt Kinetic trainers ready
Andrew Talansky’s back-up bike is one of the prototype versions of the new Super Six Evo
Here’s the team leader’s main bike, with full paint detailing
Rui Costa has chosen the ultra light Merida Scultura rather than the more aerodynamic Reacto
Previously we’ve only seen select team members on SRAM’s electronic groupset. At the Tour, the whole AG2R team is loaded up for wireless shifting
Like Bianchi celeste? Skip this photo if not
British national road race champion Peter Kannaugh was on GoPro duty for stage 3. Note the custom Garmin units used by Team Sky, complete with national flags
We might well see more clever GoPro mounts like this K-Edge model appear if the company maintains its presence in the peloton
Fun in the sun for Trek Factory Racing’s mascot, Herman the Sheep (who is a plug for Bontrager wool baselayers), and Cancellara’s yellow lion
An altogether different team rocks up at the start. No bus for these guys though
The seat / top tube junction on the Lapierre Xelius SL
Last-minute team tactics right before riders are called to the start
And here’s some last-minute race radio fixing
Look! It’s a whole load of Looks
MTN-Qhubeka may be trying to get an unfair advantage through its chrome frames dazzling other riders
Where’s BMC based, you ask? No idea, sorry
We’ll go for the metallic paint, please
Michal Kwiatkowski hasn’t got a world champs version of the new Venge, but he does get this sticker
Look, it’s Nibali’s one-off shark bike
Hang on, here’s another one
There’s something fishy going on. This is the third shark we’ve seen today…
Purito Rodriguez has an explosion underneath his backside every day
As the racing at Le Tour gets underway in earnest, we’ve got some more team bikes to tempt you with, along with production-quality-looking SRAM electronic gearing, team bus bike storage and a stuffed sheep. Anything goes at the Tour de France!
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Check out the gallery above for the latest tech pics from the Tour and don’t forget to have a look at some of our other tech coverage from this year’s race, including:
Fun in the sun for trek factory racing’s mascott, herman sheep, and cancellara’s yellow lion: fun in the sun for trek factory racing’s mascott, herman sheep, and cancellara’s yellow lion
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