Pro Bike: Andrew Talansky’s Cervelo R5VWD for stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California

After the Bakersfield time trial, Andrew Talansky is in a good position to contest the overall for the Amgen Tour of California. His Cervelo R5VWD was ready for stage 6, with low gears and light wheels. As he rolled to the start, he yelled, "best bike in the world!" Photo: Nick Legan

Fi'zi:k makes these Arione Tri 2 saddles for teams with a carbon shell, titanium rails (just like you can buy) with a colored center stripe (which you can't buy). Talanksy puts his saddle 71.8cm above his bottom bracket. Photo: Nick Legan

Talansky runs a 12cm stem and a 42cm Ergosum handlebar. Reach from the nose of his saddle is 53.5cm. Photo: Nick Legan

Recently reviewed on VeloNews.com, the Barfly Garmin mount was in use by several Garmin-Barracuda riders. Photo: Nick Legan

Arundel cages and Camelbak bottles carry Talansky's hydration. Photo: Nick Legan

Unlike Cervelo's S5, the battery placement on the R5 is underneath the down tube instead of under the non-drive chainstay. Photo: Nick Legan

While marked 22mm, these Mavic tires were wider; closer to a 24mm. Photo: Nick Legan

Internal routing fo rthe Di2 is nice and clean. Photo: Nick Legan

For the stage to Big Bear, Talansky had on an 11-28 cassette, likely to keep his cadence up and legs fresh when the going was slower on the day's climbs. Photo: Nick Legan

Talansky has his Shimano Di2 levers mounted for a nice large flat section from the top of his bars to the hoods. Photo: Nick Legan

Talansky's teammate, Alex Howes, was ready for a day of work for Dave Zabriskie, the yellow jersey wearer. Photo: Nick Legan