Hometown favourite Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) was set to ride this Cervélo S3 in this year’s Giro d’Italia before an unfortunate crash in the opening team time trial forced him to retireJames Huang/Future Publishing
Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) – and seemingly, all of Ireland – had high hopes for this year’s Giro d’Italia but his race ended mere minutes after it startedJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Cervélo S3 is Garmin-Sharp’s workhorse with an aero shape but still a reasonably comfortable ride and good handlingJames Huang/Future Publishing
Garmin-Sharp is using Shimano electronic shifting nearly across the board. The unused housing stop on the down tube is capped with a simple plugJames Huang/Future Publishing
Cervélo makes full use of the extra-wide BBright bottom bracket formatJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 battery is mounted beneath the down tube where it’s easily accessible for chargingJames Huang/Future Publishing
Dan Martin’s (Garmin-Sharp) bike is equipped with traditional-bend barsJames Huang/Future Publishing
An all-aluminium front end for Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp)James Huang/Future Publishing
Shimano sponsored teams overwhelmingly run the electronic Dura-Ace Di2 transmission over the mechanical versionJames Huang/Future Publishing
The -17-degree stem offers a lower handlebar position than would have been possible with a typical -6-degree one, even with a short headset cover installedJames Huang/Future Publishing
Shimano Dura-Ace brake callipers are fitted with Shimano carbon-specific padsJames Huang/Future Publishing
These tyres wear Mavic hot stamps but they’ve clearly been rebadged. The standard Mavic Yksion GripLink tubular has a completely different tread and is just 23mm wideJames Huang/Future Publishing
Shift wires are paired to the brake housing with strips of electrical tapeJames Huang/Future Publishing
Whereas cranksets were once open and airy, nowadays they’re virtually solid discsJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Garmin-Sharp team is finally using Garmin Vector power meter pedals after a long development delayJames Huang/Future Publishing
Camelbak bottles are held tightly with Arundel Mandible carbon fibre cagesJames Huang/Future Publishing
The aero carbon fibre seatpost offers two different setback positions. Dan Martin’s (Garmin-Sharp) fi’zi:k Antares is clamped in the forward position hereJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 front derailleur is backed up with Rotor’s adjustable chain catcherJames Huang/Future Publishing
Fi’zi:k offers its sponsored riders a wide range of options. Here, Dan Martin’s (Garmin-Sharp) Antares model is built with a carbon fibre shell and k:ium metal railsJames Huang/Future Publishing
Cervélo claims that the S3 down tube’s aerodynamic profile was shaped with water bottles in mindJames Huang/Future Publishing
