The bikes that won the 2014 Tour de France

The fastest bikes on earth

It took us three weeks to learn their jerseys and faces, their dossards and their names (or rather how to pronounce their names), and now on the day after the 2014 Tour de France finished in Paris it is time to look at the road bikes that carried the men of the peloton to victory.

Vincenzo Nibali's two road bikes - shark model and final yellow winners model of the Specialized S-Works Tarmac.

A list of the STAGES and the BIKES that won the 2014 Tour de France

Stage 1  GIANT  Marcel Kittel (Giant)
Stage 2  SPECIALIZED Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 
Stage 3  GIANT  Marcel Kittel (Giant)
Stage 4  GIANT  Marcel Kittel (Giant)
Stage 5  BIANCHI Lars Boom (Belkin)
Stage 6  RIDLEY André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol)
Stage 7  SPECIALIZED Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)
Stage 8  FOCUS Blel Kadri (Ag2r-La Mondiale)
Stage 9  SPECIALIZED Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)
Stage 10 SPECIALIZED Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 
Stage 11 RIDLEY Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Belisol)
Stage 12 CANYON Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)
Stage 13 SPECIALIZED Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 
Stage 14 SPECIALIZED Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Stage 15 CANYON Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)
Stage 16 SPECIALIZED Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Stage 17 SPECIALIZED Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Stage 18 SPECIALIZED Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 
Stage 19 CERVELO Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp)
Stage 20 SPECIALIZED Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)
Stage 21 GIANT Marcel Kittel (Giant)

*10 stage wins on Specialized bikes, although they did sponsor three teams at Le Tour. 

The BIKES of the overall classification jerseys of the 2014 Tour de France

Yellow jersey: SPECIALIZED Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)
Green jersey: CANNONDALE Peter Sagan (Cannondale)
Polda-dot jersey: SPECIALIZED Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo)
White jersey: LAPIERRE Thibaut Pinot (FDR.fr)

All the bike reviews from the 2014 Tour de France:

I know that I personally got so wrapped up in daily race tactics and news during the 2014 Tour de France, that I skipped over these Tech reports. They are certainly worth a read, for each year manufacturers and mechanics use the Tour as a launch pad for some of the latest technology.

The Tour de France and Grand Tours bring out the best of the tech writers in cycling. They happily gather around the latest greatest equipment with unprecedented access and the excitement of kids in a candy store. Here is an extensive list of many of the bike reviews completed in the past three months.

If you are interested in a specific bike manufacturer, a rider's frame, want to learn more before buying a new bike yourself, want a sneak peek at the 2015 road bike frames, or simply like to drool over really cool bikes - this list is for you.

Art and custom bikes 2014
One-of-a-kind graphics - 21 Days of Tour Tech, Ben Delaney, Bike Radar
Top 5 - Custom Pro Frames of the Tour de France 2014, (video) Bike Radar
Custom Painted Specialized Shiv by Kristian Von Hornsleth, Oli Woodman, Bike Radar
Custom US$18,000 Cipollini RB1K, Ben Delaney, Bike Radar
Cannondale lets animals loose on the Tour, Ben Delaney, Cycling News
Ridley's new retro paint scheme for Lotto-Belisol, Cycling News
Creating Custom Bikes at the Tour, (video) Bicycling

General road reviews
Best New Bikes And Tech - Tour De France 2014, (video) Global Cycling Network
Road Bikes of the 2014 Tour de France, Bicycling

Time Trial bike reviews 2014
Time trial gear, part 1 - 21 Days of Tour Tech, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Top five TT bikes, (video) Bike Radar

The bikes of the cobbles
The Bikes For The Cobbles | Tour De France 2014, (video) Global Cycling Network
What Will Teams Ride for the Tour's Stage 5 Cobbles? (video) Bicycling

BMC
Van Garderen's BMC SLR01, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Tejay van Garderen’s BMC TeamMachine SLR 01, David Arthur, Road.cc
Tejay van Garderen’s BMC Teammachine SLR01, Caley Fretz, VeloNews 
Tejay van Garderen’s BMC Team Machine SLR01, Jason Sumner, Road Bike Review
Tejay van Garderen's BMC Teammachine SLR01 (video) Global Cycling Network

Bianchi
Bianchi Infinito CV, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Bianchi launch Aquila CV time trial bike, Mat Brett, Road.cc
Bianchi’s new Aquila CV time trial bike, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Bianchi Aquila CV launched (time trial bike), Robin Willmott, Cycling News

Cannondale
Cannondale Supersix Sagan LE, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Peter Sagan’s ‘Green Machine’ Cannondale SuperSix Evo, David Arthur, Road.cc
Peter Sagan’s Cannondale SuperSix EVO, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Peter Sagan’s Cannondale Synapse Evo Hi-Mod, Logan VonBokel, VeloNews 
Peter Sagan’s Cannondale SuperSix EVO Hi-Mod Peter Sumner, Road Bike Review

Canyon
Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 9.0 Pro long-term, James Huang, Bike Radar
New Canyon aero road bike, Sam Dansie, Bike Radar
Canyon Aeroad CF SLX (video) Bicycling
Katusha’s Canyon quiver, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Luca Paolini's Canyon Ultimate CF SLX, Cycling News
Alexander Kristoff’s Canyon CF SLX 9.0, Logan VonBokel, VeloNews
Alexander Kristoff’s brand new Canyon Aeroad CF SLX, David Arthur, Road.cc
Alejandro Valverde’s Canyon Ultimate CF SLX for the classics, Logan VonBokel, VeloNews
Alejandro Valverde's Canyon Ultimate CF SLX (video) Global Cycling Network

Cervelo
Cervelo R5, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Andrew Talansky's Cervelo R5 Pro Bike, (video) Global Cycling Network
Johan Vansummeren's Cervelo R5, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Daniel Martin’s Cervelo S3, Caley Fretz, VeloNews

Colnago
Colnago V1-r aero road bike launched, James Huang, Bike Radar
First Ride: Colnago V1-r  Matt Phillips, Bicycling
Yukiya Arashiro’s Colnago C60, David Arthur, Road.cc
Bryan Coquard’s Europcar Colnago V1-r aero race bike, David Arthur, Road.cc
Colnago C59 Italia review, CyclingNews

Felt
Felt road and cyclocross bikes for 2015, James Huang, Bike Radar

Focus
Focus Izalco Max AG2R, Warren Rossiter, Bike Radar
Christophe Riblon’s AG2R Focus Izalco Max, Caley Fretz, VeloNews 

Fondriest
Fondriest 2015 road range launched, Warren Rossiter, Bike Radar

Fuji
Fuji Altamira SL, Warren Rossiter, Bike Radar
Netapp-Endura’s new Fuji Transonic aero road bike, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Fuji Introduces New Aero Road Bike, Joe Lindsey, Bicycling

Giant
Marcel Kittel’s Giant Propel Advanced SL aero bike, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Marcel Kittel’s yellow Giant Propel Advanced SL, Jason Sumner, Road Bike Review
Marcel Kittel's Giant Propel, (video) Global Cycling Network
Lawson Craddock’s Giant TCR Advanced SL, Logan VonBokel, VeloNews
John Degenkolb’s Giant Propel Advanced SL 0, Logan VonBokel, VeloNews
Giant performance road, mountain and cyclocross 2015, David Rome, Bike Radar

Kemo
Kemo's big debut, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar

Lapierre
Nacer Bouhanni’s Lapierre Aircode, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Sneak peek: Lapierre 2015, Mat Brett, Road.cc
Lapierre Aircode aero road bike, Mat Brett, Road.cc

Look
Look 695 Aerolight, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Look launch 795 aero road bike, Mat Brett, Road.cc
Daniel Navarro's Look 695, Mat Brett, Road.cc
First Look: Look 795 Aerolight Frame, Caley Fretz, VeloNews

Merida
New Merida Reacto KOM, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Rui Costa’s world champ Merida Reacto KOM, Caley Fretz, VeloNews

Orbea
Orbea 2015 road range - first look, Simon Greenacre, Bike Radar

Pinarello
Pinarello Dogma F8 launched - Chris Froome’s new Tour de France bike, Sam Dansie, Bike Radar
Chris Froome’s Pinarello F8, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Chris Froome's Pinarello F8 photos, Jason Sumner, Road Bike Review
Chris Froome's Pinarello F8 Tour de France 2014, (video) Global Cycling Network
Bradley Wiggins’ Pinarello Bolide, Logan VonBokel, VeloNews
Ian Stannard’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2, Logan VonBokel, VeloNews

Ridley
Ridley Helium SL, Robin Wilmott, Bike Radar
Andre Greipel’s Ridley Noah Fast and Helium SL, David Arthur
Tony Gallopin’s yellow Ridley Helium SL, David Arthur, Road.cc

Scott
Sylvain Chavanel's Scott Addict, Ben Delaney, Cycling News
Sylvain Chavanel’s IAM Cycling Scott Foil, Mat Brett, Road.cc
Svein Tuft’s pink Scott Foil, Caley Fretz, VeloNews

Specialized
Vincenzo Nibali’s yellow Specialized S-Works Tarmac, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Vincenzo Nibali’s shark Tarmac, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Vincenzo Nibali's Specialized Tarmac Bike, (video) Global Cycling Network
Vincenzo Nibali’s Specialized Tarmac & the McLaren Tarmac, Cycling Tips
Specialized's 2015 Tarmac Race Bike, (video) Bicycling
Alberto Contador's Specialized S-Work Tarmac, Jason Sumner, Road Bike Review
Mark Cavendish’s custom S-Works Venge CVNDSH, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Mark Cavendish’s custom painted Specialized S-Works Venge, Jason Sumner, Road Bike Review
Mark Cavendish's New Specialized S-Works Venge (video) Global Cycling Network
Tony Martin’s stage-winning Specialized S-Works Shiv, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
The £16,000 Specialized McLaren S-Works Tarmac revealed, Cycling News
$20,000 Specialized S-Works McLaren Tarmac, Jason Sumner, Road Bike Review
Alessandro Petacchi's S-Works Tarmac, Ben Delaney, Cycling News
Rigoberto Uran’s Specialized Shiv TT bike, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Tom Boonen’s limited edition S-Works Venge, Logan VonBokel, VeloNews
Tom Boonen’s Specialized Roubaix SL4, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
First Ride: 2015 Specialized Tarmac, Mike Yozell, Bicycling

Trek
Trek 2015 road range - an overview, Matthew Allen, Bike Radar
Trek Émonda SLR, Mat Brett, Road.cc
Test riding the new Trek Émonda, Cycling Tips
Trek Emonda - Lightest Production Road Bike, (video) Global Cycling Network
2015 Trek Emonda (video) Bicycling
Fabian Cancellara’s Trek Domane for Paris-Roubaix, Caley Fretz, VeloNews
Trek Speed Concept 9 Series, Ben Delaney, Cycling News
Trek World 2014 - Lots of shiny 2015 bikes, Dave Atkinson, Road.cc

Wilier
Martijn Maaskant’s UnitedHealthcare Wilier Triestina Zero.7, Caley Fretz, VeloNews

Special interest topics:
Pro Mechanics' Top Tips - Tour De France 2014, (video) Global Cycling Network
Team Sky's Custom Jaguar F-Type Coupé, (video) Global Cycling Network
Team Sky Mechanics' Truck Tour | Tour De France 2014 (video) Global Cycling Network
So what really happened to Alberto Contador's Specialized Tarmac yesterday at the Tour de France? David Arthur, Road.cc
That's Not How Carbon Fiber Works, Matt Phillips, Bicycling
Road disc brakes will be "race legal by 2016" - industry executive, Sam Dansie, Bike Radar
Shaving your legs makes you faster, Jeff Jones, Bike Radar
Specialized test aerodynamics of a beard (video), Bike Radar

Pedal Dancer - A look back at the bikes of 2013:  All the Road Bike Reviews of the 2013 Tour de France

Bikes at the Race

ProTour and Continental Team Bikes

The bikes that raced the races in 2013

The enormous Eurobike bicycle and equipment manufacturer exposition took place in Germany this past week and Interbike (the much smaller American cousin) begins on September 18th in Las Vegas. This is the time of year when the new models come out, when supplies in bike shops are limited because no one wants to stock an outdated 2013 bike when the new models are waiting to be shipped, that is once the bikes stop being paraded around and displayed at tradeshows.

Still the racing season is not over yet, these bikes continue to be raced upon. This is a farewell of sorts to the best and fastest of them all - those dream machines ridden by the pros which we all wish we could own and ride ourselves. I was fortunate to hang with the best this year.

Today I took the time to compile recent shots of each of the team's bikes I saw this year. Seventeen different frame models from 20 different pro bike teams. I list not only the team's bike manufacturer sponsor, but the frame models that each pro team rides. All photos below © by Karen Rakestraw at Pedal Dancer®

Next year, the 2014 fleet of bike frames might appear with new paint schemes, slight changes, or remain much the same. I hope they show up with even more flashy colors and graphics. Time to print up the supply of rider name tag labels to affix to the bikes, begin the inventory wishlists between the teams and equipment sponsors, and schedule some quality bike team mechanic time.

Say goodbye to these old bikes of 2013, a new crop is arriving soon. 

What will Peter Sagan's bike look like next year?

Will Brent Bookwalter get a new badly needed bike label in 2014?

UCI ProTeams

BMC Racing Team (USA) - bike: BMC
Team bike models: SLR01 (road), bmc TR01 (aero), TM01 (time trial)

Cannondale Pro Cycling (ITA) - bike: Cannondale
Team bike models: Supersix EVO HI-MOD Team (road), Slice RS (time trial)

RadioShack Leopard Trek (LUX) - bike: Trek
Team bike models: Trek Madone 6.9 and 7.9 (road), Speed Concept 9 Series (time trial)

Sky Procycling (GBR) - bike: Pinarello
Team bike models: Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think 2 (road), Pinarello Dogma K (road), Pinarello Bolide (time trial)

Team Argos-Shimano (NED) - bike: Felt
Team bike model: Felt F1 (road), Felt AR1 Series (aero), Felt DA (time trial)

Team Garmin-Sharp (USA) - bike: Cervelo
Team bike models: R Series (road), S Series (aero), P Series (time trial)

Team Saxo-Tinkoff (DEN) - bike: Specialized
Team bike models: Tarmac SL4 (road), S-Works Venge (aero), S-Works Roubaix SL4 (classics), Shiv Pro (time trial)

Omega Pharma Quickstep (BEL) - bike: Specialized
Team bike models: Tarmac SL4 (road), S-Works Venge (aero), S-Works Roubaix SL4 (classics), Shiv Pro (time trial)

Orica GreenEDGE, Australia (AUS) - bike: Scott
Team bike models: Scott Addict SL (road) and Plasma 3 (time trial)

Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (NED) - bike: Bianchi 
Team bike models: Bianchi Oltre XR (road) and Chrono (time trial)

UCI Professional Continental Teams

Champion System Pro Cycling Team (CHN) - bike: Fuji
Team bike models: Altamira (road), Fuji SST (aero), Norcom Straight (time trial)

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team (USA) - bike: NeilPryde
Team bike models: Alize (road), BURAsl (aero), Bayamo (time trial)

Team Novo Nordisk (USA) - bike: Colnago (an all diabetic team of riders)
Team bike models: C59 and M10 (road), K-Zero (time trial)

COLOMBIA (COL) - bike: Wilier Triestina
Team bike models: Cento 1 SR, (road), Zero 7 (aero), Twinblade or Blad (time trail)

UCI Continental Teams

Bissell Pro Cycling (USA) - bike: Pinarello
Team bike models: Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2 (road), Pinarello Dogma K (road), Pinarello Bolide (time trial)

Bontrager Cycling Team (USA) - bike: Trek
Team bike models: Madone 7 Series (road), Speed Concept (time trail)

Optum Presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies (USA) - bike: Orbea
Team bike models: Orca GDR (road), ORDU GDR (time trial)

Jelly Belly p/b Kenda (USA) - bike: Focus
Team bike models: Izalco Team SL (road), Izalco Chrono (time trial)

Freddie Rodriguez Jelly Belly Focus American National Champion Road Bike

Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home (USA) - bike: Jamis
Team bike models: Xenith (road)  SL or Team, Xenith (time trial) T2/T1

5-hour ENERGY presented by Kenda Racing Team (USA) - bike: Devinci
Team bike models: Leo SL (road) and Leo T2 (time trial)

The End of the parade of bikes

On a side note, if Cannondale happens to have a used but safe fork hanging around that would fit my Cannondale Evo Supersix - I'll take it, my bike, and my cycling career have been benched until I locate one. Thanks in advance. 

I recently compiled this post: All the Road Bike Reviews of the 2013 Tour de France. Just in case you are in the market for a new road bike.

All the Road Bike Reviews of the 2013 Tour

Good Enough For The Pros - Road Bikes & Equipment

2013 - 2014 Road Bike Frames

Have you ever wondered what bikes the pros ride? Let's take a look at some of the incredible equipment and bike frames used in this year's Tour de France and read through some of the many bike reviews produced in recent months about these bikes. I have compiled a list of bike reviews from some of the best in the bike biz.

If you could ride the best equipment - what would that equipment be? Let's look at what the top riders are riding.

Bikes and the peloton. Photo © by Willie Reichenstein for Pedal Dancer®

WINNING BIKES

The bikes that won Stages in the 2013 Tour de France:
Stage 1  FELT  Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano)
Stage 2  TREK  Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Leopard)
Stage 3  SCOTT  Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE)
Stage 4  SCOTT  Orica-GreenEDGE team (TTT)
Stage 5  SPECIALIZED  Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)
Stage 6  RIDLEY  André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol)
Stage 7  CANNONDALE  Peter Sagan (Cannondale)
Stage 8  PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 9  CERVELO  Dan Martin (Gramin)
Stage 10 FELT  Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano)
Stage 11 SPECIALIZED  Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)
Stage 12 FELT  Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano)
Stage 13 SPECIALIZED  Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)
Stage 14 SPECIALIZED  Matteo Trentin (Italy) (OPQ)
Stage 15 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 16 PINARELLO  Rui Costa (Movistar)
Stage 17 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 18 FOCUS  Christophe Riblong (AG2R)
Stage 19 PINARELLO  Rui Costa (Movistar)
Stage 20 PINARELLO  Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
Stage 21 FELT  Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano)

The bikes that carried the yellow jersey:
Stage 1  FELT  Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano)
Stage 2  TREK  Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Leopard)
Stage 3  TREK  Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Leopard)
Stage 4  SCOTT  Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE)
Stage 5  SCOTT  Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE)
Stage 6  SCOTT  Daryl Impey Orica-GreenEDGE)
Stage 7  SCOTT  Daryl Impey Orica-GreenEDGE)
Stage 8  PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 9  PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 10 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 11 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 12 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 13 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 14 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 15 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 16 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 17 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 18 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 19 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 20 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)
Stage 21 PINARELLO  Christopher Froome (SKY)

TEAM SPONSORED EQUIPMENT

Cyclists love their bikes.  Pros love their Sponsors.

Rule #1

Riders ride the equipment the team rides. The Team rides the equipment of the team sponsors.

That sounds pretty straightforward, but there are a lot of teams, and different type of riders on each team. That is why I have compiled these simple tables for you to refer to - discover all the bike equipment used by each ProTour team:

ProTeam Equipment 2013 - Bikes, Components, Wheels and Tires By Pedal Dancer
ProTeam Equipment 2013 - Pedals, Saddles, Clothing, and Helmets By Pedal Dancer

Rule #2

Pro Riders get to test ride, race, and contribute in developing the top gear in the industry. 

Within the brand, the pros have access to the top of the line stuff. They are issued their equipment for free and are sometimes paid through additional contracts to promote it as individuals (i.e. Cancellara's union with Trek).

BIKES OF THE TOUR

Here is a list of the 2013 / 2014 bike reviews, by various knowledgeable journalists, of bikes featured in the Tour de France: *please note that Bike Radar, GCN and Cycling News all share tech reports and videos.

Bike Radar (Reviews by Sam Dansie, Robin Wilmott)
Pro bike: Marcel Kittel’s Argos-Shimano Felt F1 FRD + video
Pro bike: Nairo Quintana’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think 2
Pro bike: Alberto Contador’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 (video)
Pro bike: Jens Voigt’s Trek Madone 7-Series H1
Pro bike: Simon Gerrans’ Scott Plasma 3 TT
Pro bike: Dan Martin's Cervélo R5
Pro bike: Thomas Voeckler’s Colnago C59 Team Edition
Pro bike: Peter Sagan’s Cannondale SuperSix EVO Hi-Mod 2013 (video)
Pro bike: Mark Cavendish's Specialized Venge (video)

Road.cc (Reviews by David Arthur)
Tour de France Team Bike round-up: All the road bikes in this year's race
12 of the fastest aero road bikes
Specialized 2014: Roubaix and Tarmac SL4 range expands
Tour Tech 2013: Cav’s SRAM hydraulic brakes + video
Updated: Trek launch 2014 range
Trek launch all new Speed Concept time trial bike
Tour Tech 2013: Movistar’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think 2 + video
Pinarello launch Dogma with hydraulic disc brakes
Tour Tech 2013: Mikel Nieve’s Orbea Orca
Tour Tech 2013: Ridley Helium SL loses 100g for the Tour
Focus Izalco Max and Chrono Max launched

VeloNews (Reviews by Caley Fretz, Neal Rogers)
Revamped Trek Speed Concept saves weight and time
Pro Bike Gallery: Peter Sagan’s Cannondale SuperSix EVO
Pro Bike: Chris Froome’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1
Tour Tech: A tale of Froome’s two bikes
Pro Bike: Bauke Mollema’s Giant Propel Advanced SL0
Pro Bike Gallery: Alejandro Valverde’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1
Scott launches new Solace endurance frame, updates Addict
Pro Bike Gallery: Jeremy Roy’s Lapierre Aerostorm
Pro Bike: Andre Greipel’s Ridley Noah FAST
Trek launches new Madone 7, with lighter frame, better braking
Tour Tech: Mark Cavendish’s SRAM HydroR hydraulic rim brakes
Orbea launches new Orca under Euskaltel at the Tour
Look launches 695 Aerolight with integrated brake system

Bicycling (Reviews by Joe Kaplan, Joe Lindsey)
2014 Trek Speed Concept 9-Series
First Look: 2014 Trek Madone
First Look: 2014 Specialized Road Bikes and Gear
Multi-Modal: Shimano’s New Hydraulic Disc Brakes
First Ride: Fuji Norcom Straight
New BMC Spotted at Tour of California

Peloton
First Look Scott Addict SL 2014
Froome's Pinarello Dogma 65.1 This 2 Reviewed
S-Works Roubaix SL4 (Specialized)
The Bike That Won Flanders: The Trek Domane
Cervelo S5 VWD
The Specialized S-Works Venge
Cervelo P5: First Ride

Cycling News (Reviews by Ben Delaney, Robin Wilmott, James Huang, Sam Dansie)
Specialized 2014 road and triathlon bikes - full details
Tour de France gallery: Time trial tech from stage 11
Focus officially launches Izalco Max and Izalco Chrono
First Ride Review: 2014 Trek Madone 7-Series Project One
Tour de France tech: Teams prepping bikes for Pyrenees
Look 695 Aerolight – full details
Tech gallery: More new equipment at the Tour de France

Bike Rumor
All New Orbea Orca Road Bike for team Euskaltel-Euskadi


Road Bike Action Magazine
Features: Bianchi 2014 Launch

GCN
Tour De France 2013 - GCN's Top Eight Custom Bikes
Tour De France 2013 - The Best Tech
Tour De France 2013 - Inside Line On Time Trial Bikes

YouTube
BMC Bike Wash - Tour de France - Bicycling Magazine
Peter Sagan's Hulk Cannondale SuperSix Evo - Tour de France 2013 Bike Radar
2013 Tour de France - Featured: The Giant Brand, Ride Giant Bikes

Mechanic's mobile workshop trailer and team SKY Pinarello bikes ©Photo by Karen at PedalDancer.com

Extra credit:
Video: Inside Team Sky’s mobile workshop, By Sam Dansie, Bike Radar
Tour Tech: How bike change strategy shaped the stage 17 time trial, By Caley Fretz, VeloNews

Pedal Dancer photos of some of the 2013 bikes:
(All photos 2013© below by Karen Rakestraw or Willie Reichenstein of Pedal Dancer®)

Team Omega Pharma-Quistep S-Works Venge bikes

Specialized S-Works SL4

RadioShack-Leopard Trek Domane

The many colors of Trek frames

Jens Voigt's Shut Up Legs bike

Philippe Gilbert's World Champion BMC Team Machine SLR01

Team Garmin-Sharp Cervélo S5

Cannondale Pro Cycling Cannondale EVO Supersix

Peter Sagan's Cannondale bike

One with their bikes - Cannondale

Team Vancansoleil-DCM rides Bianchi

Vancansoleil team Bianchi Oltre XR bike

Team Euskaltel-Euskadi Orbea Orca

Pinarello Dogma 65.1 team bikes

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT and TEAM INFORMATION

Bikes of The Peloton :: 2013 ProTeam Rides, By Cycling Tips (*Why repeat what someone else has done marvelously by capturing pictures of every road bike in the professional cycling ProTeams for 2013).

2013 Cycling Jerseys, By Ciclismo (*Again why repeat a perfectly good project that probably took this blogger hours to complete - thank you!)

2013 Riders and teams Database By CyclingNews. Lists of riders, managers, Directeurs sportifs, neo pros, and which riders left the teams in 2012).

2013 Team and Rider Statistics, By ProCycling Stats (team rosters, calendars, race rosters, race results, and rankings)

Pro Team Sponsors: What Do They Do? By The Inner Ring

ProTeam Equipment 2013 - Bikes, Components, Wheels and Tires By Pedal Dancer

ProTeam Equipment 2013 - Pedals, Saddles, Clothing, and Helmets By Pedal Dancer

2013 Pro Teams, and Social Media links (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, websites) By Pedal Dancer 

A yellow Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2 at Interbike 2012   
Photo by Karen at PedalDancer.com

Team Jerseys for the Tour of California

16 teams will compete at the 2013 Amgen Tour of California

Learn the jerseys of the teams and the classification jerseys of the tour:

It is fun to recognize and follow my favorite teams at the race. It is like a treasure hunt. Each team will have 8 riders running around in these team jerseys. Only 4 very special riders will be discovered in the classification jerseys every day.


TEAM JERSEYS

 CLASSIFICATION JERSEYS

Also read (with photos): Riders at the 2013 Tour of California
 
More about the teams on the official ATOC website: Teams 
Buy your jersey now: Purchase ATOC Classification jerseys
More information on the Pedal Dancer Fan Guide Page: TOUR OF CALIFORNIA

LEARN MORE

ProTeams Bikes, Jerseys, Sponsors, and Equipment

Are you interested in learning what road bikes the pro teams will be riding in 2013? How about the new pro team jerseys for 2013? Or who sponsors all these teams and makes these races possible, paying rider salaries and funds to transport the teams from country to country with bikes, equipment and staff in tow. There is a lot of equipment necessary to make a bike team possible, here are the summaries of the 2013 bikes, jerseys, sponsors, and equipment for the 2013 ProTeams.

Bikes of The Peloton :: 2013 ProTeam Rides, By Cycling Tips (*Why repeat what someone else has done marvelously by capturing pictures of every road bike in the professional cycling ProTeams for 2013).

2013 Cycling Jerseys, By Ciclismo (*Again why repeat a perfectly good project that probably took this blogger hours to complete - thank you!) 

2013 Riders and teams Database, By CyclingNews.com (Lists of riders, managers, Directeurs sportifs, neo pros, and which riders left the teams in 2012).

2013 Team and Rider Statistics, By ProCyclingStats (team rosters, calendars, race rosters, race results, and rankings)

Pro Team Sponsors: What Do They Do? By The Inner Ring

ProTeam Equipment 2013 - Bikes, Components, Wheels and Tires By Pedal Dancer

ProTeam Equipment 2013 - Pedals, Saddles, Clothing, and Helmets By Pedal Dancer 

2013 Pro Teams, and Social Media links (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, websites) By Pedal Dancer  

Photo of the Day: Bike Bags

Ya know, I am never again going to complain about hauling my 1 bike bag around

Team RadioShack Leopard Trek is making my load seem light. Now we know why they need a team bus.

Are we bringing bikes for the whole peloton?? ;-) twitter.com/thejensie/stat…
— Jens Voigt (@thejensie) May 7, 2013

That's a lotta Trek bikes. Maybe if you fly with 22 bikes there is less of a chance of the baggage handler forgetting to load the oversize bags.

Each one of those bike bags cost $599 (without the bike). Cycling Tips did a review of the Scicon soft-sided bike bag: The Scicon Aerocomfort Plus Bike Bag.

Inside those bags are the team's Trek Madone 7.9 series bikes

Trek Madone 7.9 series bike

Or maybe inside are the team's Trek Speed Concept 9 Series time trial bike

Speed Concept 9 Series time trial bike

Either way, the team is headed to California ...

Image of the Day: Edvald Boasson Hagen

This is a great picture

I just came across this fantastic picture I took of Edvald Boasson Hagen at the 2012 Tour de France last July in Annonay, France.

Edvald Boasson Hagen  ©Photo by Karen at PedalDancer®  (click image to enlarge)

Some riders just make me smile - Edvald is certainly one of them. He is also the current Norwegian Road Race Champion.

I am collecting some images of riders I took last year who will be riding in the Giro or in the Tour of California (for a post coming tomorrow ...).  Edvald is not on the list of riders racing the Giro for Team Sky this year. Shucks, looks like we'll have to wait until the Tour de France.

Read Team Sky's Race Guide Giro d'Italia (excellent) to see who they will bring to the Giro under team captain Bradley Wiggins.

And check out the new Team Sky Pinarello time trial bike they will launch this weekend. Pinarello launch the Bolide

Team Skys new Pinaerllo Bolide Time Trial Bike.  Photo from the Team Sky website

A bolide is a fireball, could be related to a meteor, which means this bike is FAST. Read more about the Pinarello Bolide