Team Sunweb's 2018 Giant TCR for the Men's team - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The bike is equipped with a Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 electronic groupset and power meter - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Team Sunweb have opted to switch from Shimano wheels to Giant wheels for the 2018 season - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The team will be one of three WorldTour teams using Shimano power meters this year - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Kamna has standard gearing of 53/39 up front and 11-28 to the rear - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A closer look at the Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 front derailleur - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Giant produces the majority of the finishing kit, including bottle cages and bidons - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
This bike was fitted with early prototypes of the Shimano power meter - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The team opts for Dura-Ace R9100 series pedals - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Neat cable routing to the rear derailleur - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Dura-Ace R9100 brakes are paired with carbon-specific brake pads - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A closer look at the front brake on the TCR - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Giant SLR 0 wheels have just 16 spokes on the front - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The wheels are recommended for race only - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A Giant speed sensor is located on the rear wheel - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The carbon frame has an integrated seat mast - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Giant produces the saddle for the TCR attached at the top of the seat-mast with a cap - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Fouriers supplies a neat Di2 junction box mount that sits under the stem - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 shifters are paired with the cockpit - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The team's motto adorns the top tube of the bike - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A look at the bike from the non-drive side - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Team Sunweb's 2018 Liv Langma for the Women's team - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The women's team also use a Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 drivetrain but with a Pioneer power meter - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Dura-Ace chain, cassette and derailleurs adorn the Liv - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Many of the components are identical on the men's and women's bikes - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The women's team used the Giant SLR 0 wheels for the 2017 season - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Unlike the men's bikes, the Liv was equipped with the slightly older Dura-Ace 9000 series pedals - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The uber-expensive Giant Contact SLR Fluc stem is priced at more than £200 - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Key design details run consistently between the men's and women's machines - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Sprint shifter buttons are located on the drops of the Langma - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Langma features the same seat-mast and cap design as the Giant TCR - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Both bikes feature Giant Ride Sense speed sensors - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Team Sunweb's development team have been training on the TCR Disc model - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Unlike the men's and women's team, the development riders are equipped with the slightly older Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 series Di2 groupset - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The development team ride the same Giant SLR wheels as the men's and women's teams - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The disc-brake-equipped TCR is paired with the older non-series Shimano hydraulic disc/electronic shifter levers - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The development team bikes are still equipped with Dura-Ace chains and cassettes - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Neat weaving of the handlebar tape on the drops - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A look at the disc rotors and front wheel - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The bike is equipped with 160mm rotors at the front and 140mm rotors at the rear of the bike - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Several key changes for the men’s bikes include Shimano’s new power meter, and swapping out Shimano wheels for Giant’s own line of carbon race wheels.
The men’s and women’s bikes are equipped with full Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 electronic groupsets, while Giant provides the wheels and finishing kit for the Giants and Livs respectively.
The bikes for the women's team and development squad are paired with Pioneer power meters, who also supplied the men's team in the 2017 season.
Giant is the biggest bicycle company in the world and produces an array of models for men and women, the latter models branded as Liv Cycles.
The team's motto adorns the top tube of the bike - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Based in the bicycle production hub of Taiwan, the brand also produces an array of high-end finishing kit for both the teams’ bikes, including saddles, bottle cages, cockpits and wheels.
The women’s team raced on the Giant SLR 0 series wheels in 2017 and the men’s team has swapped out Shimano wheels for its own line for the first time this year.
The development squad is equipped with the slightly older Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 series groupsets and has been training on disc-brake-equipped Giant TCRs.
Click or swipe through the gallery above to see more of Team Sunweb’s men’s, women’s and development riders’ bikes for the 2018 season.
