Mark Cavendish's Tour de France Specialized CVNDSH Venge bike

We take a close look at Mark Cavendish's Specialized S-Works Venge, made for the 2014 Tour de France

Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition
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Specialized has produced a CVNDSH Venge for the Tour de France, just for sprint ace Mark Cavendish.

Cavendish's 49cm frame is finished with white seat stays, top tube and down tube with dark metallic green chain stays, seat tube, forks and then that green is carried through to a strip on the underside of the down tube and on the top side of the top tube. There's also a lime green carriage line on the down tube.

Mar Cavendish, Tour de France 2014, Yorkshire

Mark Cavendish goes for a training ride before the Grand Depart of the Tour de France 2014 in Yorkshire
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

CVNDSH logo in lime green on the aero seat tube. Carbon Tacx bottle cages
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

Cavendish signature on the fork crown.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

The green metallic flake paintwork on the top tube. Neat cable routing.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

O-P-Q-S tape marks the seat pin height.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

Interesting seat pin clamp solution to the aero design.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

Carbon framed S-Works Toupe saddle.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

Cavendish was using Zipp 404 Firecrests with Specialized dual compound tubs on the Thursday ride.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

Chunky Zipp SL Sprint stem and star form "Body Geometry Fit" stem/steerer cap.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

Green spotted bar tape on the Zipp SL88 bars.

Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

SRAM Red levers.

Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

SRAM Chain Catcher.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

The metallic green paint work is subtly graduated on the chain stays with the Specialized logo etched in to the finish.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

S-Works chainset with QUARQ power meter. SRAM 53/39 rings. 170mm crank arm length.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

Look Keo blade carbon pedals.
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Mark Cavendish Specialized Venge CVNDSH edition

Reverse of pedal with aero cover.
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