Marcel Kittel’s Giant-Alpecin team bike – 2015 Giant Propel Advanced SLDavid Rome / Immediate Media
What better rider to promote Alpecin hair product than Marcel KittelTim De Waele
Bonded to a Shimano Dura-Ace crank, the Pioneer Power meter offers independent left-to-right power measurement, among many other data metricsDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Pioneer is a new sponsor of the Giant-Alpecin team for 2015David Rome / Immediate Media
If you’re racing as a professional, your frame must pass standardsDavid Rome / Immediate Media
A PRO Turnix saddle gives Kittel a place to sit when he’s not flat out sprintingDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Pioneer tells us the team-only computer colours are just a ‘skin’ over the computer, which allows them to make these custom units relatively easilyDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Another look at 140mm PRO stem. If this stem could talk, it would tell you it hates it’s jobDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Shimano Dura-ace 9070 Di2 is pretty common in the peloton this year, and Kittel’s is no differentDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Sprint shifters feature for rear shifting control from the dropsDavid Rome / Immediate Media
These Elite carbon bottle cages were swapped out for alloy cages prior to the People’s Choice Classic criteriumDavid Rome / Immediate Media
A Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 rear derailleur shifts across a relatively large (for a sprinter on a flat stage…) 11-28T cassetteDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Shimano Dura-Ace C50 wheels are an extremely common sight in the peloton this yearDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Fouriers mini-v brakes instead of Giant’s ownDavid Rome / Immediate Media
The Fouriers mini-v brakes offer two cable positions for easy changing between different rim widthsDavid Rome / Immediate Media
ANT+ speed data is given by this integrated ‘Ride Sense’ sensorDavid Rome / Immediate Media
“Keep Challenging”David Rome / Immediate Media
Cabling is kept aero with shrink tubing holding the brake housing and Di2 wire togetherDavid Rome / Immediate Media
Another look at the shrink wrap covering the brake cable and Di2 wireDavid Rome / Immediate Media