Mikael Cherel’s Factor O2 gallery

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Loyal AG2R La Mondiale domestique Mikaël Chérel began his eighth season with the French WorldTour squad at this month’s Tour Down Under .

Inside the race: AG2R La Mondiale at the Tour Down Under Tour de France 2018 route revealed Despite being a size 56 frame, Chérel’s Factor O2 weighs just 6.81kg — a mere 100g above the UCI weight limit — and is the same build that Romain Bardet rode to third place at last year’s Tour de France.

The lightweight machine is paired with finishing kit from Black Inc, including handlebars, stem, bar tape and seatpost.

Wheels from Mavic and pedals from Look give the French team’s bike a taste of their home country, while Continental and Fizik provide the tyres and saddle respectively.

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Continental Competition ALX tubular tyres Colin Levitch/Immediate Media Along with Bahrain-Merida, AG2R La Mondiale are equipped with cranksets from power meter specialists SRM.

AG2R’s SRM Origin crankset is the only component remaining in the WorldTour peloton that is still utilising Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 series components in the form of chainrings. Bahrain-Merida have paired their cranksets with the updated Dura-Ace R9100 series chainrings.

The rest of the build does come in the form of Shimano’s latest Dura-Ace R9100 series groupset, however, and a neat number-plate holder from K-Edge completes Chérel’s build.

Click or swipe through the gallery above for a closer look at the Frenchman’s machine.

Full specification Frame: Factor O2 RGi Carbon, size 56 Fork: Factor O2 RGi Carbon Svelte Brakes: 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 Dura-Ace R9100, 11-28 Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Crankset: SRM Origin 9000, 172.5mm cranks, 53/39 Bottom bracket: CeramicSpeed Wheels: Mavic Cosmic Ultimate Tyres: Continental Competition ALX, 25mm tubular Handlebars: Black Inc Handlebar, 400mm Stem: Black Inc Stem, 130mm Headset: CeramicSpeed Tape/grips: Black Inc Pedals: Look Keo Carbon Blade Saddle: Fizik Antares Seat post: Black Inc Bottle cages: Elite Custom Race Plus Computer: SRM PC-8 (not photographed) Other accessories: K-Edge number plate mount Critical measurements Rider’s height: 1.85m Saddle height from bottom bracket (c-t): 795mm Seat tube length (c-t): 525mm Tip of saddle nose to handlebars: 595mm Top tube length: 565mm Head tube length: 154mm Total bicycle weight: 6.81kg