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Tour tech: Fancy footwear at the Tour de France

  • Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has a pair of custom British-themed Bont Zero shoes.

    Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has a pair of custom British-themed Bont Zero shoes.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Levi Leipheimer (Team Radioshack) is racing at the Tour de France with a pair of as-yet-unreleased road shoes from helmet maker Giro.

    Levi Leipheimer (Team Radioshack) is racing at the Tour de France with a pair of as-yet-unreleased road shoes from helmet maker Giro.

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  • HTC-Columbia's Michael Rogers opts for Bont's latest Zero ultralight road shoe.

    HTC-Columbia's Michael Rogers opts for Bont's latest Zero ultralight road shoe.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Robbie McEwen (Katusha) sports Sidi's special 50th anniversary Ergo 2 Carbon Lite shoes.

    Robbie McEwen (Katusha) sports Sidi's special 50th anniversary Ergo 2 Carbon Lite shoes.

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  • Gaerne has provided the Lampre - Farnese Vini team with its own color scheme for its G.Myst Plus shoes.

    Gaerne has provided the Lampre - Farnese Vini team with its own color scheme for its G.Myst Plus shoes.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Blue accents on Milram's Lake CX401 shoes match the rest of the team kit.

    Blue accents on Milram's Lake CX401 shoes match the rest of the team kit.

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  • Omega Pharma-Lotto's Daniel Moreno is among the select few to still use Nike-branded shoes.

    Omega Pharma-Lotto's Daniel Moreno is among the select few to still use Nike-branded shoes.

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  • Lance Armstrong (Team Radioshack) is using these custom-made Nikes at the Tour de France.

    Lance Armstrong (Team Radioshack) is using these custom-made Nikes at the Tour de France.

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  • Nothing says 'Olympic champion' like the gold on Fabian Cancellara's (Saxo Bank) custom Specialized S-Works shoes.

    Nothing says 'Olympic champion' like the gold on Fabian Cancellara's (Saxo Bank) custom Specialized S-Works shoes.

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  • Hidden beneath the smooth cover of Bradley Wiggins' (Team Sky) custom Bonts is a traditional lace system.

    Hidden beneath the smooth cover of Bradley Wiggins' (Team Sky) custom Bonts is a traditional lace system.

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  • Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) not only gets his own pair of custom colored (and discontinued) Nike shoes but even socks to match.

    Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) not only gets his own pair of custom colored (and discontinued) Nike shoes but even socks to match.

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  • A semi-rigid plastic exoskeleton wraps around the heel and ankle of Mark Cavendish.

    A semi-rigid plastic exoskeleton wraps around the heel and ankle of Mark Cavendish.

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  • Garmin-Transitions sprinter Tyler Farrar opts for the custom heat-moldable fit of Lake's CX401.

    Garmin-Transitions sprinter Tyler Farrar opts for the custom heat-moldable fit of Lake's CX401.

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  • Leipheimer's new Giro shoes sport three wide and offset Velcro straps and the carbon sole looks especially thin - but we'll have to wait for additional details until late August when they're officially introduced to the world.

    Leipheimer's new Giro shoes sport three wide and offset Velcro straps and the carbon sole looks especially thin - but we'll have to wait for additional details until late August when they're officially introduced to the world.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • ag2r-La Mondiale rider Martin Elmiger gets his name printed right on his Swiss Suplest shoes.

    ag2r-La Mondiale rider Martin Elmiger gets his name printed right on his Swiss Suplest shoes.

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  • Current road world champion Cadel Evans (BMC) gets his own customized pair of Diadoras.

    Current road world champion Cadel Evans (BMC) gets his own customized pair of Diadoras.

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  • Gaerne has crafted bright red G.Myst Plus shoes for the BMC team.

    Gaerne has crafted bright red G.Myst Plus shoes for the BMC team.

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  • 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre (Cervelo TestTeam)

    2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre (Cervelo TestTeam)

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  • Sastre's custom colored Lakes omit the big central strap of the current consumer version but still use the zone-adjustable Boa lacing system.

    Sastre's custom colored Lakes omit the big central strap of the current consumer version but still use the zone-adjustable Boa lacing system.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Sidi provides Euskaltel-Euskadi with orange-tinged shoes.

    Sidi provides Euskaltel-Euskadi with orange-tinged shoes.

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  • Bont has founds its way on to a lot more feet at this year's race than in years past.

    Bont has founds its way on to a lot more feet at this year's race than in years past.

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  • Footon-Servetto's gold DMT Prisma shoes aren't custom-made for the team but the gold coloring is still hard to miss.

    Footon-Servetto's gold DMT Prisma shoes aren't custom-made for the team but the gold coloring is still hard to miss.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Simon Gerrans (Team Sky) uses a pair of custom-made D2 shoes.

    Simon Gerrans (Team Sky) uses a pair of custom-made D2 shoes.

    Photo credit © James Huang