Caley Fretz gallery: New and strange from the 2013 Tour Down Under
- By Caley Fretz
- Published Jan. 20, 2013
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Pearl clothes BMC
BMC has moved to Pearl Izumi from Hincapie Sports for its clothing. Gilbert's kit is traditionally understated, as it should be. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - champ kicks
Matching shoes for the world champ. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - BMC's TMR01
We saw BMC's TMR01 a few times in 2012, first under George Hincapie at the Dauphiné, but it wasn't used much. For 2013, more riders will be using the aero road frame, and two riders had theirs at the Tour Down Under. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - BMC on 25c
BMC is running all 25c Continental tires, a better fit for their new Shimano wheels. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Kashechkin's stem
File this one under "strange." Andrey Kashechkin rides with this custom-made 165mm stem on his Specialized S-Works SL4, slammed all the way down to the headset cap. Must be a lanky fellow. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - stem or flagpole?
165mm. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Lampre's Merida
Merida is stepping into the WorldTour with the Lampre squad this year, and its Scultura model was on-hand at the TDU. The color scheme is certainly attention-grabbing. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Boassen Hagen's kit
Edvald Boassen Hagen's Norwegian champ kit looks similar to last year's. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Kittel channels Cav'
A bit of sprinter irony: Marcel Kittel is using a Mark Cavendish-edition PRO sprinter stem. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Kittel's cockpit
Kittel's cockpit. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Sky's Rapha kit
Team Sky's new Rapha kit. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Sky summer kit
Like most teams these days, Sky has a summer kit. The back is a fine mesh, so thin that the riders had to put sunscreen on their backs to fend off the brutal Australian sun. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - color-coordinated
Everything carefully coordinated. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Ag2r cockpit
Fizik's new cockpit and seatpost lineup was on Ag2r's new Focus bikes. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Ag2r on Fizik
Ag2r is now on Fizik bars, stems and posts. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Cyrano bars and stem
The Cyrano R3 bars and R4 stem. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - Blanco brakes
The Blanco team gets a special team-only version of the Giant Propel's sleek new brakeset, made of aluminum instead of carbon fiber. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
2013 Tour Down Under tech - adjustable brakes
The TRP-built brakes on stock Propel bikes use shims to adjust for various rim widths. The pro version have this very quick and easy adjustment — put the noodle in the left hole for to close the brakes down, and the right side to open them up. The quick adjustment is a requirement for pro riders who are likely to take neutral wheels of various sizes. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Caley Fretz
Tech Editor Caley Fretz came on board with VN in September 2010, and now splits his year between Boulder, Colorado and Annecy, France. Beyond his journalistic pursuits, he is a category 1 road, 'cross and track racer. He also holds a pro XC mountain bike license, though unlicensed racing is now more his style.
