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Pro Bike Gallery: Greg Van Avermaet’s custom gold BMC

Greg Van Avermaet’s Tour de France bike gets the gold treatment following his successful season to date.

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Team BMC Racing is sporting new Teammachine SLR01 bikes at the Tour this year, and Greg Van Avermaet’s stands out in a crowd: it’s got a healthy dose of gold accents to commemorate his memorable palmares. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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GVA was taking this particular bike out on the last training ride before the Tour’s start in Dusseldorf. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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Subtle? Nah. But with a year like Van Avermaet has cobbled together, gold is a fitting choice. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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The beautiful paint job is juxtaposed against more mundane concerns with the paint-pen markings on the seatpost. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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The gold nearly blends in with the black and red. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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The new Teammachine features large, boxy chain stays, presumably for stiffness under heavy pedaling loads. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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A splash of bling on the seat stays extends all the way down to the derailleur hanger. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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It’s easy to get your own custom colors on a Fizik saddle, but this particular version is a bit more exclusive. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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Even Van Avermaet’s head unit gets the gold treatment. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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Like all new Teammachine SLR01 bikes, Van Avermaet’s has an integrated port in the down tube for Di2 controls. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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All of the Di2 E-tubes are routed cleverly and cleanly through the stem and into the frame. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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A cable enters the head tube through a small port. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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The Teammachine is part of a relatively new crop of all-around bikes that blend in aero features and avoid as many cylindrical shapes at the front of the bike as possible. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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To keep drag to a minimum, cables and housing get routed through the stem and frame as much as possible. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com
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Vittoria rubber wraps up Shimano Dura-Ace wheels. Photo: Dan Cavallari | VeloNews.com

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