Europcar are using these fetchingly understated Colnago C59 Italia machines at this year’s Tour de France. Team captain Thomas Voeckler is using a special yellow version at the moment, thoughJames Huang/BikeRadar
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) is one of a few riders in this year’s Tour de France to use a one-piece integrated bar and stemJames Huang/BikeRadar
How “pro” is Thomas Voeckler of Europcar? Enough that his bike is only fitted with a single bottle cageJames Huang/BikeRadar
A Campagnolo Super Record crank is fitted to Thomas Voeckler’s (Europcar) Colnago C59 ItaliaJames Huang/BikeRadar
Thomas Voeckler’s (Europcar) Colnago C59 Italia is equipped with a standard Campagnolo Super Record 11 groupJames Huang/BikeRadar
Prologo provide Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) with a French-themed Scratch Pro TR saddleJames Huang/BikeRadar
Europcar team bikes are equipped with these chromed steel chain watchersJames Huang/BikeRadar
Campagnolo provide the Europcar team with these Bora Ultra Two deep-section carbon tubular wheels, complete with matching decalsJames Huang/BikeRadar
Europcar team bikes are identified with these subtle name decalsJames Huang/BikeRadar
Some Europcar riders used ice vests to keep cool while warming up for Stage 2’s team time trialJames Huang/BikeRadar
Euskaltel-Euskadi captain Samuel Sanchez gets this specially decorated Orbea Orca to celebrate his 2008 Olympic gold medalJames Huang/BikeRadar
Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) rocks gold bar tape on his Orbea OrcaJames Huang/BikeRadar
Even the chain is gold on Samuel Sanchez’s (Euskaltel-Euskadi) Orbea OrcaJames Huang/BikeRadar
Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) used this long-retired Shimano Dura-Ace aluminum tubular wheel for a particularly windy day at the Tour de FranceJames Huang/BikeRadar
Euskaltel-Euskadi team bikes proudly display the “I Ride for Japan” decal to draw awareness to the 11 March earthquake and tsunami disasterJames Huang/BikeRadar
Euskaltel-Euskadi team bikes are fitted with these trick custom number holdersJames Huang/BikeRadar
Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sanchez dresses his Orbea Orca up with lots of blingJames Huang/BikeRadar
Shimano’s Dura-Ace Di2 satellite shifters are fitted to the Orbea Orca of Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel SanchezJames Huang/BikeRadar
Euskaltel-Euskadi captain Samuel Sanchez uses a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2-equipped Orbea Orca for his main bike but his spare uses mechanical Dura-Ace instead – complete with gold-anodized Alligator i-Link aluminum cable housing. The lone exception is the rear derailleur, which uses Gore’s fully sealed Ride-On systemJames Huang/BikeRadar
Orbea’s unique routing system on the Orca relies on the full-length liner of Gore’s Ride-On cable systemJames Huang/BikeRadar
Gold KCNC pulleys are fitted to Samuel Sanchez’s (Euskaltel-Euskadi) Orbea OrcaJames Huang/BikeRadar
A special gold anodized seatpost collar and brake housing celebrate the Olympic gold medal Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) won on 8 August 2008James Huang/BikeRadar
Orbea’s Orca seatpost can be used with either Selle Italia’s proprietary Monolink single-rail saddle system or standard rails. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) has chosen the latter hereJames Huang/BikeRadar
Cadel Evans’ (BMC) BMC Teammachine SLR01 is lined up with the others before hitting the start line at the Tour de FranceJames Huang/BikeRadar
Cadel Evans (BMC) prefers an old classic-type bend that Easton no longer offerJames Huang/BikeRadar
George Hincapie (BMC) is racing in his 16th Tour de France aboard this BMC Teammachine SLR01James Huang/BikeRadar
George Hincapie (BMC) uses Easton’s anatomic-bend EA70 bar and forged aluminum EA70 stemJames Huang/BikeRadar