This article originally appeared on BikeRadar.
While most riders were sponsor correct at the Tour de France — dutifully racing what their team is paid to use — some went off script with their own solutions.
Here are our top five types of poorly covered up gear at the Tour de France — including one set-up that is what it purports to be, but wasn't used the way the company designed it to be.
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1. Saddles
As much as the internet loves a good conspiracy theory, often riders use non-sponsor-correct gear just for reasons of personal fit.
Is Taylor Phinney on a Specialized S-Works Romin because it is secretly the best saddle in the world? Um, no. He just found something that really works for him, so he uses it, and masks the logos out of respect for Cannondale’s current saddle sponsor.
2. Shoes
3. Wheels
4. Cockpits
5. Cranks /powermeters
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