Sagan’s speedy silver S-Works Tarmac

World champion wins Tour stage 3 on custom-painted new Tarmac

July 3, 2017 at 5:30 pm

Specialized just released a new Tarmac SL6, and Peter Sagan rode an iridescent S-Works model to victory on stage 3 of the Tour de France.

Specialized is claiming the new S-Works Tarmac frame weighs 733g in a size 56cm. Specialized will be selling a few models, with the top build weighing a claimed 6.2kg/13.7lb when built up with Roval CLX32 wheels, ee brakes and a special paint job that only adds 10g.

Sagan’s teammates are all on black Tarmacs, which were just introduced at the start of the 2017 Tour de France

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Sagan can’t race a bike that light, of course, per UCI rules. His mechanics keep his bike at regulation 6.8kg/14.99lb with Roval CLX50 wheels and a standard Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 with direct-mount calipers. His 4iiii power meter only adds a few grams.

Sagan uses Specialized’s Aerofly bar with bare tops — the way the aero engineers like to see it — and a Zipp SL Sprint stem with its logos covered with electrical tape.

The Aerofly internal routing keeps things tidy even without handelbar tape on the tops

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Along with the special iridescent paint job and matching saddle from Specialized, Sagan gets another personalized touch with a custom Garmin mount from K-Edge.

Check out the gallery above for a closer look at the new Specialized S-Works Tarmac of world champion and Tour de France stage 3 winner Peter Sagan.