Peter Sagan has a custom camo-fade paint job on his new Specialized S-Works Tarmac - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Sagan's teammates are all on black Tarmacs, which were just introduced at the start of the 2017 Tour de France - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Just three days into the race, and Sagan has already put his name on the 2017 Tour - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The new Tarmac has a D-shaped seatpost and seat tube, reminiscent of a BMC - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Sagan prefers the massive stiffness of Zipp's SL Sprint stem. Zipp isn't a team sponsor, so his stem gets the electrical-tape treatment - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Specialized's Aerofly bar offers a short profile to the wind - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
A sprint shifter peeks out of Sagan's Supacaz tape - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The Aerofly internal routing keeps things tidy even without handelbar tape on the tops - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
K-Edge sent a few riders custom Garmin mounts for the Tour. Looks like Sagan made the cut - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Specialized moved to direct-mount brakes for the latest Tarmac - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The Tarmac rear forgoes a traditional brake bridge for a carbon stabilizer - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The Tarmac doesn't have a traditional threaded bottom bracket, but the cups do thread into an internal sleeve - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
4iiii provides dual-side power measurement - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Bora also uses K-Edge chain catchers - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
An iridescent Specialized Toupe to match the Tarmac - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
A subtle Bora stripe on the Tarmac fork's trailing edge - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The new Tarmac isn't an all-out aero bike, but Sagan still finds a way to make it get across the line first - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Specialized just released a new Tarmac SL6, and Peter Sagan rode an iridescent S-Works model to victory on stage 3 of the Tour de France.
Specialized is claiming the new S-Works Tarmac frame weighs 733g in a size 56cm. Specialized will be selling a few models, with the top build weighing a claimed 6.2kg/13.7lb when built up with Roval CLX32 wheels, ee brakes and a special paint job that only adds 10g.
Sagan's teammates are all on black Tarmacs, which were just introduced at the start of the 2017 Tour de France - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Sagan can't race a bike that light, of course, per UCI rules. His mechanics keep his bike at regulation 6.8kg/14.99lb with Roval CLX50 wheels and a standard Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 with direct-mount calipers. His 4iiii power meter only adds a few grams.
Sagan uses Specialized's Aerofly bar with bare tops — the way the aero engineers like to see it — and a Zipp SL Sprint stem with its logos covered with electrical tape.
The Aerofly internal routing keeps things tidy even without handelbar tape on the tops - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Along with the special iridescent paint job and matching saddle from Specialized, Sagan gets another personalized touch with a custom Garmin mount from K-Edge.
Check out the gallery above for a closer look at the new Specialized S-Works Tarmac of world champion and Tour de France stage 3 winner Peter Sagan.
K-Edge sent a few riders custom Garmin mounts for the Tour. Looks like Sagan made the cut - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Full specification
Frame: Specialized S-Works Tarmac
Fork: Specialized S-Works Tarmac
Brake calipers: Shimano Dura-Ace 9100 direct mount
Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace 9150
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 9150
Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 9150
Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace 9100, 11-28T
Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace 9100 with 4iiii power meter, 53/39T, 172.5mm
Ben Delaney is a journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for and editing some of the biggest publications in cycling. Having studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, Ben has worked for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews and BikeRadar. He has also previously worked as Global Brand Communications Manager for Specialized. Ben covers all things road and gravel, and can be found logging big miles in the Rocky Mountains that nestle alongside his home in Boulder, Colorado. He has covered the most important bike races in the sport, from the Tour de France and Tour of Flanders, to the Unbound gravel race, and specialises in tech content, showcasing what the pros are riding and putting everyday equipment through its paces.
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