Team Novo Nordisk was one of many teams at the USA Pro Challenge stage 5 time trial with a varied mix of aero gear for ridersBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Most Novo Nordisk riders were on Colnago time trial rigs, but Fabio Calabria rode a modified road bikeBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Calabria used a Look Ergostem to effectively reduce his 130mm head tube to 80mmBen Delaney/Future Publishing
With the Look Ergostem, Calabria plunged his aero bars towards his front wheelBen Delaney/Future Publishing
A Novo Nordisk team bike with integrated Colnago aero stem. If spacers weren’t used, the stem would sit flush with the top tubeBen Delaney/Future Publishing
The Colnago aero bar isn’t drilled for internal routing, so mechanics taped the Shimano Di2 wiring underneathBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Team Novo Nordisk is the one team at USA Pro Challenge using Stages Power meters, which mount on the left crankBen Delaney/Future Publishing
The Stages Power meter uses strain gauges on the inside of the left crank. The meter adds less than 20g to the otherwise standard crankBen Delaney/Future Publishing
A side profile view of the Stages Power meterBen Delaney/Future Publishing
BMC used a mix of road and time trial bikes for the stage 5 uphill time trialBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Unlike van Garderen’s custom molded 3T bar, this is the stock version of the 3T bar and integrated BMC bayonet forkBen Delaney/Future Publishing
A few BMC riders opted for clip-on aero bars on their road bikesBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Even among riders using clip-on aero bars there was a variation in style and preferenceBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Stephen Cumming’s stem is 150mm in length with a -17 dropBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Even computer mounts vary. Here, an SRM PowerControl 7 sits on a $10, ziptie-style mountBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Another BMC rider uses a 3T SRM PowerControl mountBen Delaney/Future Publishing
The other van Garderen in yellow. While his son rode a BMC timemachine to maintain his race lead, father Marcel van Garderen was in a Mavic support carBen Delaney/Future Publishing
Champion System riders rode road bikes with clip-on aero bars but all used TT helmetsBen Delaney/Future Publishing