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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Pro bike: Chris Lawless' Team Ineos Pinarello F12
Rim brakes and clinchers or tubulars for the British Tour de Yorkshire champion
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Pro bike: Dan Bigham's Ribble SL R
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Pro bike: Esteban Chaves’s Giro stage 19-winning Scott Addict RC
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11 ways the pros modify their bikes for Paris-Roubaix
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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?
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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
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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
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Thibaut Pinot spotted with a new unreleased Lapierre at the Giro d'Italia
FDJ team leader Thibaut Pinot appears to be riding what we suspect to be a new, custom painted Lapierre Aircode at the Giro d'Italia.
