It’s as though Cannondale has shares in a local paint-shop such is the number of special edition frames the company made ahead of this year’s Tour.

Beautifully airbrushed, Peter Sagan’s bike is a one-off reminiscent of the Cannondales from the Saeco era — machines that boasted real attention to detail.

This is the Wolverine paintwork — comic book aficionados may question the green eyes but we’re happy to let it go.