Domenico Pozzovivo’s Factor O2Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
A closer look at the seat clusterColin Levitch / Immediate Media
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 rear derailleurColin Levitch / Immediate Media
The bike is equipped with a SRM power meterColin Levitch / Immediate Media
53-39 chainrings for the ItalianColin Levitch / Immediate Media
Homage to the Factor’s British rootsColin Levitch / Immediate Media
Like the majority of the peloton, AG2R runs Continental Competition 25mm tubular tyresColin Levitch / Immediate Media
Elite Cannibal bottle cagesColin Levitch / Immediate Media
The seat post, handlebars and stem are supplied by Black IncColin Levitch / Immediate Media
The Di2 junction box mount is integrated as a spacer above the CeramicSpeed headsetColin Levitch / Immediate Media
Shimano Dura-Ace brakesColin Levitch / Immediate Media
Dura-Ace Di2 9000 series shiftersColin Levitch / Immediate Media
Pozzovivo’s seatpost is marked with electrical tapeColin Levitch / Immediate Media
AG2R runs SRM headunits while racing, while Pozzovivo opts for a Garmin for trainingColin Levitch / Immediate Media
There is certainly tidier cable finishing on show in the WorldTour pelotonColin Levitch / Immediate Media
French wheels for the French teamColin Levitch / Immediate Media
The Factor also has a CeramicSpeed bottom bracketColin Levitch / Immediate Media
The Di2 front derailleurColin Levitch / Immediate Media
After a season in the Pro-Continental ranks with ONE Pro Cycling, 2017 sees Factor make the step up to WorldTour with AG2R La Mondiale. The Tour Down Under was the first opportunity to take a look at the French team’s race bikes for the upcoming season and while many features were announced last October, there were a few distinct changes.
While the AG2R La Mondiale bike featured Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shifting, Mavic wheels and SRM power meters, the bike didn’t feature eecycleworks brakes, unlike the initial announcement last autumn. Further to this, one of Factor’s owners, former Tour de France Green Jersey winner Baden Cooke, outlined the bikes would feature CeramicSpeed oversized jockey wheels on the rear derailleurs. However, regular Dura-Ace 9000 series brakes and standard Di2 rear derailleurs were in place of these items on the Factor, although CeramicSpeed did supply the headset and bottom bracket.
