Tour de France bikes: Adam Yates’ Scott Addict RC gallery

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Adam Yates ( Mitchelton-Scott ) returns to the Tour de France in 2018 looking to better his fourth-place finish from 2016, which also saw the British rider win the white jersey for the best young rider at the race.

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For the 2018 race, Mitchelton-Scott has switched from its usual black and fluoro-yellow framesets to predominantly silver designs, which retain some areas of the black and fluoro-yellow team colours.

Several Mitchelton-Scott riders have been racing on disc brake-equipped bikes during races in recent weeks as they prepared for the Tour. However, it is understood that due to Yates racing on rim brakes, each of the Mitchelton-Scott team will also use rim brakes to ensure a spare wheel will always be available should it be needed.

<img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=1600,900&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=1456,819&background=white 1456w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=1112,625&background=white 1112w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=940,528&background=white 940w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=728,409&background=white 728w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,312&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,199&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,191&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,180&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="1600" height="900" class="wp-image-312645 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="A forward-facing Shimano Di2 climbing switch is attached to Yates' bars next to the stem for ease of shifting while in a climbing position" title="dsc_0066-1531915098849-12mwoj539x28-7639d48" data-source-name="Josh Evans/Immediate Media"> A forward-facing Shimano Di2 climbing switch is attached to Yates’ bars next to the stem for ease of shifting while in a climbing position Josh Evans/Immediate Media Yates’ cockpit consists of traditional-looking, narrow-diameter handlebars combined with a 130mm stem. Meanwhile, a forward-facing Di2 climbing switch sits on the bars to the right of the stem to allow Yates to change gear when climbing and his hands are on the top of the bars.

For the opening flatter stages of the Tour de France, Yates’ bike was equipped with 54/42 chainrings and a standard 11-28 cassette with the rider sticking to his preferred C24 variants of Shimano’s Dura-Ace R9100 wheels.

Ahead of the Tour de France, Mitchelton-Scott and Pirelli announced a new partnership to provide tyres for the Australian team and Pirelli P-Zero Velo tyres have been used for all but the cobbled stage nine of the race.

Click or swipe through the gallery above for a closer look at Adam Yates’ Scott Addict RC.

Scott Addict RC specification Frameset: Scott Addict RC Pro HMX Carbon Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Rear brake: 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: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 54/42 chainrings, 170mm cranks Wheelset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, C24 Tyres: Pirelli P-Zero Velo Handlebars: Syncros Creston SL Compact, 400mm Stem: Syncros RR2.0, 130mm Tape/grips: Syncros Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 Saddle: Syncros RP1.0 Bottle cages: Elite Leggero Computer: Garmin Edge 520 Scott Addict RC critical measurements Rider height: 1.73m Saddle height from bottom bracket (centre to top): 680mm Saddle nose to centre of handlebars (at stem): 525mm