Movistar's Pinarello Graal time trial bikes are certainly hard to miss.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The top tube and stem on Joaquin Rodriguez's (Katusha) Canyon Speedmax CF sit as straight as an arrow.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Ivan Basso's (Liquigas-Cannondale) Cannondale Slice time trial rig prior to Sunday's run through the streets of Milan.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The carbon front hub shell body on Ivan Basso's (Liquigas-Cannondale) Mavic front wheel.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
All the cables plug into the side of the stem on Ivan Basso's (Liquigas-Cannondale) Cannondale Slice time trial bike.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The radically skinny seatpost on Ivan Basso's (Liquigas-Cannondale) Cannondale Slice.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Time trial frame design seems to be converging as of late. Also, note the lack of down tube water bottle bosses on Ivan Basso's (Liquigas-Cannondale) Cannondale Slice.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Vacansoleil-DCM ran these three-spoke FFWD front wheels during Sunday's final time trial.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The carbon fiber aerobars of Movistar's Pinarello Graal time trial bikes are fitted here with Campagnolo's new EPS electronic shifters.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Campagnolo EPS battery and 'brain' are mounted below the down tube on Movistar's Pinarello Graal frames.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Record EPS electronic drivetrains for Movistar's Pinarello Graal time trial bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
This Selle Italia SLR saddle has a chopped nose so as to pass UCI guidelines for offset.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Movistar opts for SRM's integrated bar mounts for the team's Pinarello Graal time trial bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The custom chain catcher on Ivan Basso's (Liquigas-Cannondale) Cannondale Slice.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Cannondale's new Slice frameset features hidden brakes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A 90mm-deep Mavic carbon fiber tubular wheel for Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Katusha mechanics plug the ends of Joaquin Rodriguez's aerobar extensions with chunks of foam.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Katusha staffers before the start of Sunday's time trial.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Vision Vector integrated aerobars on Lampre-ISD's Wilier Trietina Twinfoil time trial bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Wilier Triestina has tucked away both the front and rear brakes on Lampre-ISD's new Twinfoil time trial bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The radical fork on Lampre-ISD's Wilier Triestina Twinfoil time trial rigs.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Lampre-ISD's Wilier Triestina Twinfoil bikes are resplendent in blue, white, and pink.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Air is free to pass in between the twin external fork steerers and the head tube on Lampre-ISD's Wilier Triestina Twinfoil bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Selle San Marco saddles mounted atop the Lampre-ISD Wilier Triestina Twinfoil time trial bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The seat stays are spaced very far apart on Lampre-ISD's Wilier Triestina Twinfoil time trial bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Ivan Basso's (Liquigas-Cannondale) aluminum Vision aerobars feature long and straight extensions. He looks to have finally ditched the supplemental third brake lever recently, too.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Check out the dramatic tube shaping on Movistar's Pinarello Graal time trial frames. The chain stays are especially radical.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Taller aerobar setups on Omega Pharma-Lotto Specialized S-Works Shiv time trial bikes get this crazy double-decker arrangement.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The sleek integrated aerobars of Omega Pharma-Lotto's Specialized S-Works Shiv time trial bikes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Specialized keeps the seat stays close to the rear wheel until just above the dropouts on this Saxo Bank team-issue S-Works Shiv.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Another set of PRO Missile Evo integrated aero bars, this time on the Pinarello Graals of Team Sky.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Huge chain stays on this Team Sky Pinarello Graal.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The front brake is tucked behind the fork crown on this Team Sky Pinarello Graal.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Team Sky's Pinarello Graal time trial bikes are dressed with just a hint of color.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Pinarello tucks a logo inside the rear wheel cutout on Team Sky's Graal time trial frames.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
This guy was rolling around the pit areas with a machine that would surely make the UCI cringe.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
We're not sure how much time was invested in this 'red baron' bicycle but yes, there's an image of Snoopy on the tail. Awesome.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Vision Trimax Carbon integrated aerobars are fitted with carbon fiber Microshift bar-end shifters on this Vacansoleil-DCM Bianchi time trial machine.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Sleek Vision Trimax Carbon crankarms on this Vacansoleil-DCM Bianchi.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Vacansoleil-DCM's Bianchi time trial rig.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
This Vacansoleil-DCM Bianchi time trial bike was finished off with a Selle San Marco Ponza TT saddle.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The front brake on this Saxo Bank Specialized S-Works Shiv was once hidden underneath a shroud before the UCI objected.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A fleet of Specialized S-Works Shivs await the Saxo Bank riders prior to Sunday's final time trial.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
An older-style SRAM Red group is bolted on to this Omega Pharma-Lotto Specialized S-Works Shiv time trial bike.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
We spotted a number of new Specialized TTS time trial-specific saddles on the bikes of Omega Pharma-Lotto.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Omega Pharma-Lotto bikes are now fitted with Specialized's own collection of tubular tires.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The integrated Bontrager carbon aero bars on Radioshack-Nissan-Trek's Trek Speed Concept time trial bikes. The Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 controls, hidden wires, and integrated front brake make for an especially clean front end.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
There's a lot going on around the bottom bracket area of Radioshack-Nissan-Trek's Trek Speed Concept bikes, including a bottom bracket-mounted battery, an integrated rear brake, and a Bontrager DuoTrap wireless speed and cadence sensor tucked into the chain stay.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Radioshack-Nissan-Trek's Speed Concept time trial bikes have to do without the rubber housing cover behind the stem based on UCI rules.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Radioshack-Nissan-Trek's Speed Concept time trial bikes await warm-up time prior to Sunday's final time trial.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Radioshack-Nissan-Trek covers the Zipp rear disc wheels with giant vinyl decals.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Radioshack-Nissan-Trek's Oliver Zaugg is apparently fond of his Prologo Nago Evo TTR saddle. Most of the other riders were using Bontrager models.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Bontrager Aeolus 9 front wheels were mounted to Radioshack-Nissan-Trek bikes for Sunday's final time trial in Milan.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Check out the custom SRM mount on this Saxo Bank Specialized S-Works Shiv.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The wild chain stay cutout on Vacansoleil-DCM's Bianchi time trial machine.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Astana team's Specialized FACT carbon cranks rotate on ceramic bearings from Danish outfit CeramicSpeed.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Wider tubular tires have fast replaced the narrower treads traditionally used in the past. The Euskaltel-Euskadi team used 23mm-wide Vittorias even for the final time trial.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Euskaltel-Euskadi used deep-section Shimano Dura-Ace carbon tubular front wheels during Sunday's final time trial.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Farnese Vini-Selle Italia team actually uses the same MCipollini RB1000 frames for both road stages and time trials.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
This Farnese Vini-Selle Italia saddle is covered with what looks to be drawer liner for added grip.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia uses Ursus wheels and Schwalbe tires.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
PRO Missile Evo integrated carbon fiber aero bars for the front ends of FDJ's Lapierre time trial bikes. Team rider Sandy Casar prefers to run his Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 bar-end shifters with the buttons facing upward.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
FDJ's Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 batteries are hidden away inside these compartments.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
FDJ is still using previous-generation Shimano Dura-Ace 7800 rear brakes on their Lapierre time trial machines.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
FDJ tackled Sunday's time trial aboard these sleek Lapierres.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The bolt-on seatmast on FDJ's Lapierre time trial frame isn't just removable; it's adjustable as well.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
An increasing number of time trial bikes now feature top tubes and stems that are colinear. (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Guerciotti apparently has quite the advertising budget in Italy.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The geometric paint job of Euskaltel-Euskadi's Orbea Ordus is a refreshing change from the team's long-running black-and-orange livery.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The nosecone-like head tube of Euskaltel-Euskadi's Orbea Ordu time trial frame.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Astana's Specialized S-Works Shiv time trial machines are striking in their white, blue, and yellow livery.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Riders often have a hard time maintaining their position during time trials so it's not uncommon to see saddles covered in grip tape as on this Astana machine.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
There's often no rhyme or reason to how mechanics get saddle covers to grip a little more tightly. This Astana saddle is covered with a single large panel.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Astana mechanics have crafted this customized mount for the riders' SRM computer heads.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The top tube and stem don't line up perfectly on smaller sizes of the Specialized S-Works Shiv.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
