At the end of the 2014 season, Cannondale relinquished its own WorldTour licence to take up the role as lead sponsor of the Cannondale-Garmin team.
The former Garmin-Sharp team, naturally, changed bike sponsor from Cervelo to Cannondale for 2015, and the squad's riders will be utilising the American bike manufacturer's SuperSix EVO Hi-Mod road machine.
We took a tour around Canadian Cannondale-Garmin pro Ryder Hesjedal's bike just prior to the Tour Down Under in Australia.
Hesjedal's bike is a mix of old and new tech. The super-light frame is adorned with mechanical, rather than electronic, Shimano Dura-Ace groupset. It also appears as though Hesjedal does not have a power meter aboard his bike, as it's fitted with Shimano pedals rather than Garmin's Vector units - for the early-season Tour Down Under, at least.
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Jeopardy, drama and the antidote to archaism: GB riders give their verdict on mixed relay TT
What do they like about the odd one out of the World Championships? And what would they change, if anything, about the event?
By Jonny Long •
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Tony Martin: 'Twice I was lying in the ambulance, the dad of two daughters, you start questioning if it’s really worth it'
In his last ever race, the German won gold in the Worlds mixed relay TT and afterwards reflected on a glittering career
By Jonny Long •
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Pro bike: Chris Lawless' Team Ineos Pinarello F12
Rim brakes and clinchers or tubulars for the British Tour de Yorkshire champion
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan •
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Pro bike: Dan Bigham's Ribble SL R
We take a look at the Huub Wattbike rider's 2020 rig
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan •
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2020 WorldTour bikes guide
Everything you need to know about the 2020 WorldTour team bikes, including frame manufacturers, groupset and wheel sponsors, and finishing kit suppliers
By Rupert Radley •
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Pro bike: Esteban Chaves’s Giro stage 19-winning Scott Addict RC
A look at the Colombian climber’s bike from the Giro d’Italia
By Paul Norman •
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11 ways the pros modify their bikes for Paris-Roubaix
There's more to do than fit 28mm tyres when riding the cobbles, and professional riders and mechanics have plenty of tricks to improve comfort on the pavé.
By Richard Windsor •
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Peter Sagan riding Specialized Allez Sprint bike in the Tour Down Under Classic
An alloy machine with disc brakes and clincher tyres – whatever next?
By Paul Norman •
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Geraint Thomas's Tour de France-winning Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light
Up close and personal with homegrown hero Geraint Thomas's yellow Pinarello
By Simon Smythe •
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Pro bike: U23 cyclocross world champion Eli Iserbyt’s Ridley X-Night SL
Glossy black paintwork for the Marlux-Bingoal rider
By Paul Norman •
