Tour de France bikes: Vincenzo Nibali’s custom-painted Merida Reacto — gallery

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Vincenzo Nibali ( Bahrain-Merida ) is one of just seven riders in the history of cycling to have won all three Grand Tours during his career, with Chris Froome (Team Sky) the only other active rider to have also achieved the feat.

Tour de France does Paris-Roubaix: huge tech gallery Tour de France 2018 bikes, gear and tech Nibali arrived at the Tour de France with his eyes set on winning a second yellow jersey, and will be racing aboard a custom-painted Merida Reacto for multiple stages of the race.

The frameset celebrates Nibali’s Grand Tour victories with flashes of pink, yellow and red on the down tube of the frame, commemorating the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, respectively.

As well as the iconic colours of the three Grand Tours, Nibali’s famous nickname — the Shark of Messina — is also celebrated on the frameset, with shark fins lining the top tube in the form of glittery-grey decals.

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It is likely that alongside the three-coloured down tube and glitter-grey decals, the raw carbon finish on the rest of the frame is a concerted effort to reduce the overall bike weight.

Bahrain-Merida pairs Nibali’s Reacto with a Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 groupset, while an SRM Origin crankset is combined with Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 53/39 chainrings.

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Click or swipe through the gallery above for a closer look at the Shark of Messina’s custom-painted Merida Reacto.

Full specification Frameset : Merida Reacto in custom finish for Vincenzo Nibali Front brake : Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Rear brake : Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, bottom bracket mounted Brake/shift levers : Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Front derailleur : Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Rear derailleur : Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Cassette : Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 11-30 Crankset : SRM Origin with Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 53/39 chainrings and 172.5mm cranks Wheelset : Fulcrum Speed 40t Tyres : Continental Competition ALX, 25mm tubulars Handlebars : FSA K-Force Light, 400mm Stem : FSA OS-99, 125mm Tape/grips : Prologo Pedals : Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Seatpost : Merida Reacto Bottle cages : Elite Leggero Computer : SRM PC-8 (not photographed) Other accessories : SRM Speed sensor Critical measurements Rider height: 1.81m Seat height from bottom bracket (c-t): 755mm Saddle nose to handlebars (at stem): 600mm