Photo gallery: Team Ineos' Pinarello Dogma F12 and Bolide TT fleet at the Tour de France
Photo gallery: Team Ineos' Pinarello Dogma F12 and Bolide TT fleet at the Tour de France
The bikes of Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal and co
As defending champion, Geraint Thomas wears the number one dossards. Note the Welsh flag next to Thomas's name, while the Cardiff-born rider's race transponder is tucked under the saddle.
Team Ineos riders have the Pinarello Dogma F12, launched in May as the successor to the F12, and Dogma F12 X-Light to choose from at the Tour de France. The X-Light drops approximately 100g from the frame weight. - Pinarello
As defending champion, Geraint Thomas wears the number one dossards. Note the Welsh flag next to Thomas' name, while the Cardiff-born rider's race transponder is tucked under the saddle. - Pinarello
Thomas' F12 also has a Welsh dragon on the headtube, beneath the one-piece Most cockpit. - Pinarello
Egan Bernal may only be 22, but the Colombian started the Tour with co-leader alongside Thomas. - Pinarello
Sometimes it's the simple things... a sticker indicates Bernal's saddle height. You can also see how Ineos' mechanics have trimmed Bernal's race number to sit flush with the aero seatpost. - Pinarello
Most is a sub-brand of Pinarello, with this bike equipped with a Talon Aero 1K Di2 one-piece handlebar and stem. The out-front computer mount is integrated into the handlebar, too. - Pinarello
The 'fork flap' fairings (stop sniggering at the back...) carry over from the F10, having originally been borrowed from the Bolide time trial bike. - Pinarello
Shimano provides the team's Dura-Ace Di2 groupsets and Dura-Ace wheels, wrapped in Continental Competition Pro Ltd tubular tyres. - Pinarello
However, Team Ineos have been spotted using Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer wheels on climb-heavy stages. The full-carbon wheels have a scant claim weight of just 935g. - Tim de Waele/Getty Images
While some teams have shoe sponsors, Ineos riders are able to choose their kicks. These are Shimano's flagship S-Phyre RC9 shoes. - Pinarello
The team's bikes and Castelli kit received a makeover after Ineos took over from Sky as headline sponsor in April. - Pinarello
The Bolide TT is Ineos' time trial bike of choice, rigged up here to a Wahoo Kickr turbo trainer. Wahoo's Headwind fan keeps things cool in the warm-up. - Pinarello
The 2019 Tour de France has two time trials, a 27.6km TTT on stage two and a 27.2km individual time trial on stage 13. - Pinarello
The Bolide TT has integrated front and rear brakes, while the tri-spoke front wheel is a Pro Textreme Tubular. - Pinarello
Ever wondered how a WorldTour pro warms up for a time trial? - Pinarello
Ineos finished second in the stage two team time trial, 20 seconds behind Team Jumbo-Visma. - Pinarello
Will Geraint Thomas stand on the top step of the podium in Paris? - Pinarello
Pinarello has enjoyed something of a dream relationship with Team Ineos (formerly Team Sky) since the squad was launched in 2010, with six of the subsequent nine winners of the Tour de France triumphing on the Italian firm's bikes.
Sir Bradley Wiggins was first in 2012, before Chris Froome took the 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 titles. Geraint Thomas then became the third British winner of the Tour in 2018.
Thomas is now bidding to make it two in a row, co-leading Ineos with Colombian hot-shot Egan Bernal.
Thomas has the Pinarello Dogma F12 and F12 X-Light at his disposal in France. The Welshman won the 2018 Tour on the Dogma F10, but the F12 launched in May is said to be lighter, stiffer and, of course, more aero than its predecessor.
The F12 X-Light, meanwhile, shaves approximately 100g from the standard F12's claimed weight of 820g (unpainted frame). With this year's Tour touted as one of the hardest in recent history thanks to five summit finishes, three of which are above 2,000m, that may come in handy.
Team Ineos (formerly Team Sky) has won six of the past seven Tours de France. - Pinarello
Still, Team Ineos has sought to save additional weight by switching to Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer wheels for climb-heavy stages, with riders ditching their sponsor-issue Shimano Dura-Ace hoops in favour of the uber-expensive, 935g wheels.
Shimano still provides the groupset components, with the entire team running Dura-Ace Di2 drivetrains.
While some teams, including the Deceuninck-Quick-Step squad of Julian Alaphilippe, have switched entirely to disc brakes, Ineos remains resolutely committed to rim brakes.
Otherwise, Fizik provides the team's saddles and the Competition Pro Ltd tyres come from Continental.
Pinarello's Bolide TT bike steps in for time-trial duties.
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