Sylvain Chavanel's Wilier Cento10 Pro Ramato - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A close look at the head and top tubes junction - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The aero frameset features truncated tubing profiles - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Direct Energie use Tacx Deva bottle cages - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A look at the front FFWD D4D wheel - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
While Chavanel's teammates opt for an integrated cockpit system, Chavanel runs a traditional handlebar and stem combination - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Would a new bike be a new bike if it didn't have a #hashtag on it? - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Chavanel, along with several riders who are using disc brakes during the Tour de France, has opted for 140mm rotors front and rear - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The thru-axles are removed via a hex key, which may slow down wheel changes during a race scenario - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A look at Chavanel's Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 drivetrain - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Frenchman opts for standard 53/39 chainrings - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Chavanel runs FFWD F4D wheels with custom chrome decals - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Direct Energie upgrade their Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 rear derailleurs with CeramicSpeed's OSPW system - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The frameset commemorates Chavanel's eighteenth Tour de France, a record for the race - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Ramato paint changes to chrome at the rear of the bike and is separated on the top tube by the Italian tricolore - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Chavanel's race number plate commemorates the three stage victories the Frenchman has had over his eighteen Tours de France - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Direct Energie and Dimension Data are two teams at the Tour de France to use Astute saddles - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
White decals on the down tube contrast against the Ramato paint scheme - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Chavanel's bike uses Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 levers for braking and shifting - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Personal chrome decals for Chavanel are overlaid onto the Ramato paint scheme - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Chavanel also has custom chrome decals on his wheels - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A white Wilier decal sits on the bottom of the down tube - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The veteran French rider uses Look Keo Blade Carbon pedals - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Astute also provides Direct Energie with handlebar tape - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Direct Energie use tyres from French manufacturer Hutchinson - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The front profile of the Wilier Cento10 Pro has an hourglass-shaped head tube like most modern aero framesets - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Chavanel's cockpit uses a Bryton out-front computer mount - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Cento10 Pro forks have cable routing for the hydraulic brake hoses - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Components specialists Ritchey worked in collaboration with Wilier to produce proprietary seatposts for the framesets - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) is racing a record-breaking eighteenth and final Tour de France this year aboard a specially painted and new frameset from Wilier.
Surpassing Stuart O’Grady’s and Jens Voigt’s record of seventeen Tours, the former French national champion has already spent several days in the break during this year’s race riding on the new Wilier Cento10 Pro Disc in Wilier’s iconic Ramato paint design, which is available to purchase for an extra €1,500 on top of the regular frameset price.
An update to the Wilier Cento10 Air, the new frameset has a claimed stiffness improvement of 6 percent.
Like several riders during this year’s Tour de France and the majority of the Direct Energie team, Chavanel runs a Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 disc brake groupset, with CeramicSpeed providing the French Pro Continental team with their OSPW rear-derailleur upgrade system.
In conjunction with the Ramato paint design from Wilier, Chavanel’s bike has custom details including an outline of France surrounding the number 18, as a nod to the Frenchman’s eighteenth Tour de France and Sylvain Chavanel’s Twitter handle also adorning the top tube.
Matching the chrome decals and detailing on Chavanel’s frame, FFWD F4D wheels have also been given chrome decals, which complement the black-and-silver Shimano Dura-Ace disc rotors. Like several riders in the race, Chavanel chooses to run 140mm disc rotors front and rear.
Click or swipe through the gallery above for a closer look at Sylvain Chavanel’s Wilier Cento10 Pro.
Wilier Cento10 Pro full specification
Frameset: Wilier Cento10 Pro Disc with Ramato paint and custom details for Sylvain Chavanel
Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9120, 140mm rotor
Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9120, 140mm rotor
Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 with CeramicSpeed OSPW system
Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 11-28
Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100-P, 53/39
Wheelset: FFWD F4D with custom decals for Sylvain Chavanel
