Head socks and sandpaper saddles: tech tricks and fashion failures at the Tour de France

We cast a critical eye over the new equipment on display at the world's biggest bike race

Specialized S-Works TT5 time trial helmet
(Image credit: Dan Cavallari)

The Tour de France's opening weekend gives cycling fans an opportunity to eyeball the latest and greatest tech from the professional teams.

There were state-of-the-art new bikes from the big Italian arch-rivals Pinarello and Colnago that we saw battling it out on stage one.

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