The Trek Madone Disc was spotted for the first time in the wild Josh Evans/Immediate Media
This looks like a new S-Works Venge from Specialized Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Daryl Impey and Alex Edmonson were recently presented with their custom Scott Foil Discs Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Geoghegan Hart opts for a Garmin Edge 1030 computer Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Daryl Impey has custom shoes from Scott to match his bike Josh Evans/Immediate Media
How to pin a race number like a pro Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Custom decals on the top tube for the Australian national champion Josh Evans/Immediate Media
What integrated cockpits gain in aerodynamics, they lose in being able to use standard out-front computer mounts. (Syncros does make a bolt-on, out-front Garmin mount) Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Dave Zabriskie's skincare product company, DZ Nuts, is a sponsor for EF Education First-Drapac Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Another look at Alex Edmondson's Scott Foil Disc Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Several Mitchelton-Scott riders used Syncros XR1.0 SL saddles Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A Dimension Data mechanic cuts pre-prepared course notes ready to be stuck to riders' stems for the stage Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Vital Concept have one of the better looking team design and colours on the pro circuit, but we're not sure what this team motto means… Josh Evans/Immediate Media
UAE Team Emirates have an air compressor and digital gauge on the team bus for easy tyre pressure setting Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Several teams and riders were having to make multiple adjustments to their time trial setups ahead of the stage 3 team time trial Josh Evans/Immediate Media
More CeramicSpeed components, this time on Romain Bardet's Factor Slick time trial bike Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 levers are the most widely used in the WorldTour peloton Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Factor ONE also has a split down tube design to improve aerodynamics Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Alexis Gougeard opts for Osymetric chainrings on his Factor O2 Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Oliver Naesen's custom Factor O2 and Romain Bardet's Factor ONE Josh Evans/Immediate Media
AG2R La Mondiale's rear derailleurs are equipped with CeramicSpeed's OSPW system with custom coloured jockey wheels for the French team Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A look at Belgian champion Oliver Naesen's custom Fizik Antares saddle Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The aero Factor ONE has a hinged steerer at the front end of the bike Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Danilo Wyss was the sole BMC Racing rider using a disc-equipped BMC Teammachine SLR01 for the race Josh Evans/Immediate Media
BMC Racing wore lightweight, orange rain jackets ahead of stage 1 from kit providers Assos Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Hydraulic disc brakes result in visibly larger hoods on the usually svelte eTap levers Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Only a couple of riders on the Katusha-Alpecin team used the biomimicry-inspired Zipp 454 NSW wheels Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A look at the large cut-out on the Selle Italia SLR Teknoflow saddle Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Lars Boom and his LottoNL-Jumbo teammates wear clothing and eyewear from Shimano's S-Phyre range Josh Evans/Immediate Media
We haven't seen Shimano's S-Phyre shoes with a white heel cup before Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Vision have a special edition celeste version of their Metron integrated handlebars for LottoNL-Jumbo Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Vital Concept use Time Xpresso Xpro 15 pedals Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Team leader Ilnur Zakarin was the only Katusha-Alpecin rider on a disc-equipped Canyon Ultimate CF SLX for the race Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The iconic celeste Bianchi were on show for LottoNL-Jumbo Josh Evans/Immediate Media
British road and time trial champion wears his custom Gaerne shoes Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Along with Dan Martin, Bryan Coquard is another rider to wear Roka sunglasses Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Launched in the spring, Oakley's new Flight Jacket glasses are already one of the most popular sunglasses in the peloton Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Australian road champion Alex Edmonson has a custom painted Scott Foil Disc Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Cummings was the only Dimension Data rider equipped with the ENVE Aero SES stem, first spotted at the Tour Down Under earlier this year Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Romain Bardet wears the €1,000 Mavic Comete carbon shoes Josh Evans/Immediate Media
AG2R La Mondiale recently launched the Bolle Shifter sunglasses Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Dan Martin is one of just a few riders who wear sunglasses from Roka Josh Evans/Immediate Media
French sprinter Bryan Coquard is known for his custom shoes Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Jonathan Castroviejo shows off his custom Lake shoes in Team Sky colours Josh Evans/Immediate Media
For a few more weeks, Steve Cummings gets to race on a custom-finished Cervelo S5 as British champion Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Though also having the option of Shimano power meters, Team Sky generally race on Stages power meters Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Several riders warm up ahead of the stage on turbo trainers, including Michal Kwiatkowski Josh Evans/Immediate Media
For 2018, Team Sky switched their cockpit providers from PRO to Most components Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Michael Valgren's Argon 18 Gallium Pro Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Tao Geoghegan Hart's Pinarello Dogma F10 Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Several WorldTour teams use aluminium, out-front computer mounts from K-Edge Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Valgren runs a short, Prologo Dimension saddle Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Astana are another team to use CeramicSpeed's OSPW system Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Daryl Impey's custom Scott Foil Disc celebrates the South African's road race national title Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Vincenzo Nibali is racing on his favoured Merida Scultura while the majority of his Bahrain-Merida teammates used the Reacto for the early stages of the race Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Quick-Step Floors have been using headphone pieces from Bang and Olufsen this season Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Bob Jungels pairs his computer and power meter ahead of stage one in the national chmapion colours of Luxembourg Josh Evans/Immediate Media
As well as the derailleur upgrades, CeramicSpeed offer bearings upgrades for headsets, bottom brackets and wheels Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Criterium du Dauphine continues to be a final opportunity for GC specialists to hone their form before heading to the Tour de France a few weeks later, with most editions sharing or even replicating some of the Grand Tour's Alpine stages.As well as testing the legs, riders and teams also have a final race opportunity to test the latest and frequently unreleased components and bikes before taking them to the biggest stage in cycling.
The Trek Madone Disc was spotted for the first time in the wild Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Alongside the new bikes, Scott also unveiled custom-finished Foil Disc framesets for Daryl Impey and Alex Edmondson, who are the national road race champions for South Africa and Australia, respectively.
The two southern hemisphere countries compete their national championships at the start of the calendar year during their summer, so the Mitchelton-Scott duo will be enjoying their custom framesets for another seven months.
Australian road champion Alex Edmonson has a custom painted Scott Foil Disc Josh Evans/Immediate Media
European and North American nations on the other hand generally compete their national championships during the final weekend in June and so the Dauphine also offers the last chance for riders to wear their national jerseys alongside custom shoes, helmets and accessories before the titles are up for grabs in a few weeks' time.
The Criterium du Dauphine 2018 began with a short time trial prologue in Valence and also featured a team time trial on stage 3 of the race. The Tour de France next month also has a team time trial and some of the main contenders, including Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), used it as an opportunity to dial his position aboard the time trial-specific Factor Slick race bike. You can see all of the time trial tech on display here.
Click or swipe through the gallery above for a look at all that was on display at the 2018 Criterium du Dauphine.
