Tour de France bikes: custom-painted framesets for the jersey winners in Paris — gallery

Tour de France bikes: custom-painted framesets for the jersey winners in Paris — gallery

Thomas' Pinarello, Sagan's Venge, Alaphilippe's Tarmac and Latour's Factor

The four jersey winners on the start line of the final stage

Getty Images / Jeff Pachoud / Staff

Josh Evans

Published: July 31, 2018 at 2:00 pm
The four jersey winners on the start line of the final stage - Getty Images / Jeff Pachoud / Staff
Fausto Pinarello presents Geraint Thomas with his special bike ahead of the final stage of the race - Getty Images / Tim de Waele / Staff
Geraint Thomas' Pinarello Dogma F10 in special colours for the Tour de France winner - Getty Images / Tim de Waele / Staff
Thomas' Fizik saddle, Elite bottle cages and MOST cockpit all also received a special yellow finish - Getty Images / Tim de Waele / Staff
Thomas' bike was atop a matching yellow sports car ahead of the stage - Getty Images / Tim de Waele / Staff
A hand-written message sits on the seat cluster of Thomas' bike - Getty Images / Tim de Waele / Staff
Julian Alaphilippe's S-Works Tarmac Disc in custom colours for the King of the Mountains winner - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Alaphilippe's bike was equipped with a CeramicSpeed UFO chain for the final stage into Paris - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
The polka-dot design adorned the S-Works Tarmac frameset - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
White and red handlebar tape was also used, with K-Edge providing a limited edition polka-dot computer mount - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Red Tacx Ciro bottle cages matched the bright red dots on the frameset - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Black Specialized decals stand out against the red and white design - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
The insides of the seatstays have been coloured red to match the design - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
The inside of the fork legs have also been decorated red while the outside remains white - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Quick-Step Floors' self-appointed nickname for the team adorns the top tube of the bike - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Peter Sagan's S-Works Venge in custom colours for the green jersey winner - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
The glitter finish is similar to the Sagan Collection paint designs - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
The glitter design fades to a raw carbon finish on the top half of the frame and is overlaid with contrasting white Specialized decals - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Sagan's forks continue the green glitter fade design - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
A closer look at the green glitter finish - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
A less garish design is used for Sagan's cockpit - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Specialized also produced a green S-Works Romin Evo saddle for Peter Sagan - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Pierre Latour's custom-painted Factor O2 for the 2018 Tour de France - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
Latour used the special edition Tour de France Look Keo Blade Carbon pedals - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Latour's drivetrain consists of Shimano, SRM and CeramicSpeed components - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
CeramicSpeed's OSPW system claims to improve drivetrain efficiency - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
For some of the earlier stages of the race, Latour and his AG2R La Mondiale teammates used Mavic Comete aero-specific wheels - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
All of the AG2R La Mondiale's Factor bikes are equipped with aluminium number plate holders - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A look at the seat cluster on Latour's Factor O2 - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Latour opts for an all-black Fizik Aliante saddle - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The French WorldTour team uses Elite Custom Race Plus bottle cages - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Factor was founded in the UK and its bikes feature a union flag on the down tube, also note the K-Edge chain catcher attached to the front derailleur - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Black decals contrast against the blue metallic finish - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The AG2R La Mondiale Factors use finishing kit and handlebar tape from Black Inc - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
White team decals appear at the head of the top tube - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
CeramicSpeed provides the team with bottom brackets, headsets and rear derailleur upgrades - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A look at Latour's front wheel - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
In reverse to the frame design, blue decals adorn black forks on Latour's bike - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 levers control the shifting and braking for Latour - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The front of Latour's bike is an uncluttered affair - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A closer look at the Black Inc handlebar tape - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Factor created the design specifically for the Tour de France and it looks like 100 framesets will be available for consumers - Josh Evans/Immediate Media

This article first appeared on Cyclingnews.

As the 2018 Tour de France came to an end, the four jersey winners each rode custom-painted bikes for the final stage into Paris on Sunday.

Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) was presented with an all-yellow Pinarello Dogma F10 frameset ahead of the stage, with a hand-written message from Fausto Pinarello on the seat cluster of the frameset.

Elite, Fizik and MOST also presented the general classification winner with matching bottle cages, saddle and cockpit components, respectively.

Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) had the points competition's green jersey sealed way before the peloton arrived in Paris and only had to finish the race to assure a sixth title in the competition.

Sagan raced the 2018 Tour de France on specially painted 'Sagan Collection' framesets during the race, and the glitter theme continued on the green jersey winner's frameset for the final stage.

The glitter finish is similar to the Sagan Collection paint designs - Josh Evans / Immediate Media

The green glitter finish faded to a raw carbon finish towards the upper part of Sagan's frameset and was topped with an all-green S-Works Romin Evo saddle.

K-Edge also presented the world champion with a green out-front computer mount, which Sagan has used since taking the jersey earlier in the race.

Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) won the mountains classification of the race through two stage wins and an array of attacks beginning on stage 10 of the race.

Having worn the famous polka dot jersey since his stage 10 exploits, Specialized draped the Frenchman's S-Works Tarmac with red handlebar tape and decals before going all-out with a polka dot design for the final stage into Paris.

The white frameset was adorned with polka dots throughout, with red and white handlebar tape, red Tacx Ciro bottle cages and a limited edition, polka dot K-Edge out-front mount, even more colour was added to the flamboyant rider's bike.

Factor created the design specifically for the Tour de France and it looks like 100 framesets will be available for consumers - Josh Evans/Immediate Media

Although not designed specifically to celebrate the best young rider's white jersey of the race, Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) has raced the majority of the 2018 Tour de France on an appropriately named Champs-Élysées edition Factor O2 frameset.

Dubbed celeste blue and looking nothing like the famous celeste blue of Bianchi, the frameset was paired with subtle black decals overlaying the metallic blue base coat.

While the design might not match the white jersey won by Latour, the finish is perhaps more aesthetically pleasing than what might be an all-white design to celebrate the classification.

Click through the gallery above for a closer look at all four bikes and scroll down for specifications.

Full specification

Geraint Thomas's Pinarello Dogma F10

Geraint Thomas' Pinarello Dogma F10 in special colours for the Tour de France winner - Getty Images / Tim de Waele / Staff
  • Frameset: Pinarello Dogma F10
  • Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 with Stages power meter
  • Wheelset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Tyres: Continental Competition ALX, 25mm tubular
  • Handlebars/stem: MOST Talon Aero 1K Di2
  • Tape/grips: MOST
  • Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Saddle: Fizik Arione
  • Seatpost: Pinarello Dogma F10
  • Bottle cages: Elite Vico Carbon
  • Computer: Garmin Edge 820

Peter Sagan's S-Works Venge

Peter Sagan's S-Works Venge in custom colours for the green jersey winner - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
  • Frameset: Specialized S-Works Venge
  • Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9120
  • Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9120
  • Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170
  • Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 with Specialized power meter
  • Bottom bracket: CeramicSpeed
  • Wheelset: Roval CLX 64
  • Tyres: S-Works Turbo, 26mm tubular
  • Handlebars: S-Works Aerofly 2
  • Tape/grips: Supacaz
  • Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Saddle: S-Works Romin Evo
  • Seatpost: S-Works Venge
  • Bottle cages: Tacx Ciro
  • Computer: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt
  • Other accessories: K-Edge out-front computer mount

Julian Alaphilippe's S-Works Tarmac

Julian Alaphilippe's S-Works Tarmac Disc in custom colours for the King of the Mountains winner - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
  • Frameset: Specialized S-Works Tarmac Disc
  • Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9120
  • Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9120
  • Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170
  • Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 with CeramicSpeed UFO treatment
  • Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Bottom bracket: CeramicSpeed
  • Wheelset: Roval CLX 50
  • Tyres: S-Works Turbo, 26mm tubular
  • Handlebars: PRO
  • Stem: PRO
  • Headset: CeramicSpeed
  • Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Seatpost: S-Works Tarmac
  • Bottle cages: Tacx Ciro
  • Other accessories: K-Edge out-front computer mount, K-Edge chain catcher

Pierre Latour's Factor O2

Pierre Latour's custom-painted Factor O2 for the 2018 Tour de France - Josh Evans / Immediate Media
  • Frameset: Factor O2 in Champs Elysees finish for 2018 Tour de France
  • Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 with CeramicSpeed OSPW
  • Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Crankset: SRM Shimano, 53/39 Shimano Dura-Ace 9000-series chainrings, 172.5mm cranks
  • Bottom bracket: CeramicSpeed
  • Wheelset: Mavic Comete
  • Tyres: Continental Competition ALX, 25mm tubular
  • Handlebars: Black Inc
  • Stem: Black Inc
  • Headset: CeramicSpeed
  • Tape/grips: Black Inc
  • Pedals: Look Keo Blade Carbon Tour de France edition
  • Saddle: Fizik Aliante
  • Seatpost: Black Inc Factor O2
  • Bottle cages: Elite Custom Race Plus
  • Computer: SRM PC-8 (not photographed)
  • Other accessories: K-Edge chain catcher, Aivee number plate mounting bracket
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