Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Slipstream) is seeking the golden jersey
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The F1 SL is Felt's classic horizontal top tubed frame
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The slightly compact rear triangle shaves a few grams
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The seat cluster area bears some distinctive Felt tube shaping trademarks.
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Felt builds the F1 SL with its Ultra-Hybrid Carbon fiber blend
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The down tube runs nearly the full width of the standard bottom bracket shell.
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Hidden within the flare in the down tube is a longitudinal rib
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The matching 1.1 fork is also built with UHC-Nano carbon
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One-piece forged alloy dropouts
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Vande Velde and five other Garmin-Slipstream riders
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Wires carrying electronic signals run the length of the down tube
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The bulky front derailleur also houses the Di2 'brain'.
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The Li-ion battery is strapped to the down tube
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Save for the extra-large upper knuckle and protruding wire
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The new Dura-Ace 7900 crankset is one of the stars
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SwissStop Yellow King carbon-specific pads are fitted
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A small control box secured to the front brake housing
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The standard Dura-Ace 7900 cassette
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With Zipp's 202 carbon tubulars installed
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The new front hub uses wider flanges
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The new 188 rear hub.
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These Dura-Ace SPD-SL pedals look brand-new
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Vande Velde prefers a standard handlebar bend.
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fi'zi:k's new bar tape makes for a unique look.
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Even the zip ties securing the computer mount to the 3T ARX Team stem
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Garmin-Slipstream is one of several teams using the Edge 705
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A layback Thomson Masterpiece seatpost
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Camelbak's new Podium bottle features a handy one-way valve
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