2013 UCI WorldTour leader Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) will race the Giro d’Italia on this custom-painted Canyon Aeroad CFJames Huang/Future Publishing
And don’t you forget it!James Huang/Future Publishing
Black, white and red are heavily overused colors in the bicycle industry these days but somehow this combination manages to look fresh. Sponsor names are tastefully applied to the stays while up front, the custom paint scheme carries over to the inside of the fork legs as wellJames Huang/Future Publishing
Selle Italia gets into the game as well with custom saddle graphics. Note the years printed on the noseJames Huang/Future Publishing
Joaquim Rodriguez’s (Katusha) Selle Italia SLR saddle isn’t just custom in terms of aesthetics, either. The standard SLR is offered with cutout and non-cutout shapes but not with a full-length channel like thisJames Huang/Future Publishing
Classic-bend bars are wrapped with grippy Ritchey tapeJames Huang/Future Publishing
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) is more of a climber than a sprinter, so the supplemental Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 buttons that are normally used on the drops are instead mounted up topJames Huang/Future Publishing
An all-aluminum cockpit for ‘Purito’James Huang/Future Publishing
Canyon builds the Aeroad CF aero road frame with a uniquely shaped bottom bracketJames Huang/Future Publishing
The standard Canyon Aeroad CF seatpost clamp is replaced with this team-only edition that features an integrated number plate holderJames Huang/Future Publishing
Teams often mark their wheels so that they’re easier to retrieve in case a rider has to use one from neutral support during a raceJames Huang/Future Publishing
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) usually trains with an SRM power meter (as evidenced by the magnet glued to the chain stay) but will apparently go without on race dayJames Huang/Future Publishing
Katusha mechanics went ahead and ground away part of the frame behind the bottom bracket in order to provide clearance for SRM’s latest 11-speed Shimano Dura-Ace power meter. Needless to say, Canyon engineers weren’t thrilled with the ideaJames Huang/Future Publishing
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9070 derailleurs front and rearJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 cranks roll on a CeramicSpeed bottom bracketJames Huang/Future Publishing