This article first appeared on BikeRadar.
With 22 teams and 176 riders starting the Tour de France, the stars of the race can often get lost in the spectrum of colours within the peloton. Combine this with most teams often wearing the same helmets, sunglasses, kit and even shoes, bike manufacturers take it into their own hands for their headline riders to get the attention they deserve.
Here, we look at the top five custom-painted framesets at the 2018 Tour de France.
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Peter Sagan's Sagan Collection S-Works Venge
Launched on the eve of the French Grand Tour, Peter Sagan and Specialized unveiled the second generation of the limited-edition Sagan Collection at the Bora-Hansgrohe team press conference.
Retaining the same glitter, metallic and matte paint design, the second Sagan Collection switches from a gold design to a Mediterranean-inspired teal finish, to remind the world champion of his home overlooking the sea in Monaco, says Specialized, although we think the design conveniently works very well with the Bora-Hansgrohe's team colours.
Mark Cavendish's Cervelo S5
Romain Bardet's Factor O2
Vincenzo Nibali's Merida Reacto
Michal Kwiatkowski's Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light
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