Saturday, 4 July 2015

Tour de France 2015 time trial tech gallery

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This article first appeared on BikeRadar.

With the 2015 Tour de France getting underway with a time trial in the Dutch city of Utrecht, stage 1 offered a first glimpse of the coolest cutting-edge TT gear on offer to the professionals.

There’s plenty of aero tech to wade through this year — there are more than 80 images in the gallery above — so here are a few trends to look out for as you flick through the images.

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Simpler set-ups

Either we're getting used to crazy TT bikes or teams seem to be leaning towards more uniform set-ups for the riders. Perhaps modern TT bikes have reached a level of front-end customisation that renders the bodged and forced fits of old redundant. Never fear though, there are still plenty of unique cockpits to see, including the one above from veteran Ivan Basso.

Ivan Basso obviously likes his comfort these days Ð but not enough to tape his extensions

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