2012 ProTeam Bikes

Team Bikes for the 2012 Cycling Season

I'm on the hunt for bikes. I go to a bike race to see fast bikes as much as I go to see fast riders. This post might be nearly halfway into the race season, but the game as a fan is to capture each team's bike through original photography by Pedal Dancer. The game is to see the bike and then take a photo of it, sort of like geocaching for bikes. Only these bikes are very nice, very expensive, and very much not mine - unfortunately I do not get to keep them and take them home, although I wish I could! 

Bikes are beautiful  ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

I think I should get extra points for finding bikes like this one - Tom Boonen's bike before the 2012 Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders).

Only Tommeke rides this bike  ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

The bikes I have found and photographed so far in 2012 (most from the Tour of Flanders) .... more to come tomorrow as I take up the hunt again at the Amgen Tour of California: 

The beauty of a ProTour bike

AG2R La Mondiale   www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr
Bike brand: Kuota

AG2R Lamondiale Kuota KOM team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Astana Pro Team www.astana.lu
Bike brand: Specialized

Astana Specialized SWorks Tarmac SL3 team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

BMC Racing Team    www.bmc-racing.com
Bike brand: BMC

BMC SLR 01 team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Euskaltel-Euskadi   
Bike brand: Orbea

Euskaltel-Euskadi Orbea Orca team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

FDJ-BigMat www.equipecyclistefdj.fr
Bike brand: Lampierre

FDJ-BigMat Lampierre Xelius team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Garmin-Barracuda   www.slipstreamsports.com/
Bike brand: Cervelo

Garmin Barracude Cervelo team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team www.greenedgecycling.com
Bike brand: Scott

Stuey O'Grady on his Orica-GreenEdge Scott Foil team bike 2012  ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Katusha Team www.katushateam.com
Bike brand: Canyon

Katousha Canyon team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Lampre - ISD www.teamlampreisd.com
Bike brand: Wilier

©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Lampre Wilier team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Liquigas-Cannondale www.teamliquigas.com
Bike brand: Cannondale

Liquigas-Cannondale Evo team bike 2012

©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Lotto Belisol Team  www.lottobelisol.be
Bike brand: Ridley

Lotto Belisol Ridley team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Movistar Team www.movistarteam.com
Bike brand: Pinarello

Movistar Pinarello Dogma2 team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Omega Pharma-Quick Step www.omegapharma-quickstep.com
Bike brand: Specialized

©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Omega Pharma Quickstep Specialized SLR 01 team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Rabobank Cycling Team www.rabosport.nl
Bike brand: Giant

Rabobank Giant team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

RadioShack-Nissan www.leopard.lu
Bike brand: Trek

RadioShack Nissan Trek team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Sky Pro Cycling   www.teamsky.com
Bike brand: Pinarello

SKY Pro Cycling Pinarello Dogma2 team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team    www.vacansoleildcm.com
Bike brand: Bianchi

  -  The missing link  - the hunt continues ...

*More Photos and details on the 2012 team bikes from CyclingWeekly: 2012 WorldTour team bikes

CONTINENTAL TEAMS 

Accent Jobs

Accent Job team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Argos

Argos Felt team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Europcar

Europcar Colnago team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Farnese-Vini

Farnese-Vini Cipollini team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Topsport-Mercator

Topsport Mercator Merckx team bike 2012   ©Photo by PedalDancer.com

Tomorrow the hunt continues as a fan in search of bikes at my next bike race - the Amgen Tour of California.  I will have time trial bikes to add to this fine group of road bikes. I can't wait!

Related posts: 2012 Time Trial Bikes

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