Luis Leon Sanchez’s Argon 18 Gallium Pro gallery

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For the second consecutive season, Astana Pro Team are racing on Canadian brand Argons 18’s framesets, following more than five seasons with Specialized. While Luis Leon Sanchez spends his fourth season with the Astana team and his 15th as a professional in 2018.

The Kazakh-registered team have the choice of Nitrogen Pro aero specific frames, E-119 time trial frames and Gallium Pro all-round race frames — which Spanish veteran Luis Leon Sanchez opted to race on for the WorldTour opener at the Tour Down Under .

House brands dominating team bikes and kit in the WorldTour 11 clever hacks of WorldTour race mechanics Astana pair their Argon 18 frames with a hybrid groupset including Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 series and FSA K-Force Light components. FSA also provides the cockpit and seatpost for Sanchez’s bike.

Sanchez pairs his Corima 58 S+ wheels with S-Works Turbo 26mm tubular tyres, which have been blacked-out with a marker pen to prevent any sponsorship issues.

Click or swipe through the gallery above for a closer look at Sanchez’s Argon 18 Gallium Pro.

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K-Edge mounts for the 2018 season Colin Levitch/Immediate Media Garmin Edge 1030 first ride review Full specification Frame: Argon 18 Gallium Pro, size M Fork: Argon 18 Gallium Pro Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Cassette: Shimano Ultegra, 11-28 Crankset: FSA K-Force Light with Power2Max power meter, 53/39 chainrings, 175mm cranks Wheels: Corima S+ 58 Tyres: S-Works Turbo, 26mm tubular Handlebars: FSA Extra Light, 400mm Stem: FSA OS-99, 130mm Tape/grips: Prologo Onetouch Pedals: Look Keo Saddle: Prologo Zero 2 CPC Airing Nack Seatpost: FSA K-Force, 32mm setback Bottle cages: Tacx Deva Computer: Garmin Edge 1030 Other accessories: K-Edge out front mount Critical measurements Rider’s height: 1.87m Saddle height from bottom bracket (c-t): 795mm Seat tube length (c-t): 530mm Tip of saddle nose to handlebars: 610mm Top tube length (c-c): 559mm Total bicycle weight: 7.21kg