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Pro bike: Joey Rosskopf’s BMC Teammachine SLR01

Joey Rosskopf has spent his weekend riding a BMC Teammachine SLR01 at the Tour de Yorkshire

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Pro — Joey Rosskopf is at the Tour de Yorkshire as a final tune-up for his first Giro d’Italia. He rode an impressive race on Sunday over nearly 9000 feet of climbing on this BMC Teammachine SLR01. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Rosskopft is quite tall, nearly 6’2″, but rides a 54cm BMC. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — BMC is on Shimano Di2 components, and Rosskopft ran a wide 11-28 cassette on Sunday. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Rosskopf rides a Fizik Aliante VSX, which has a bit more padding than the regular Aliante, as well as a groove down the middle. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Elite makes BMC’s water bottles. It makes hundreds of thousands of pro team bottles every year. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Rosskopft uses SRM’s PC8 head unit with his SRM Dura-Ace power meter. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — 3T handlebars with a shallow bend, and Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shifters pointed up just a hair. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Even with the bad weather in Yorkshire, mechanics keep team bikes spotless. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — An SRM power meter with 53/39 chainrings. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — On wet days, mechanics often set up brakes with the quick release open so that it can be easily closed down as brake pads wear. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Rosskopf won the mountains classification at the Tour of Utah in 2015. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Even with the smaller frame (and thus shorter head tube), Rosskopft runs his stem dropped down to a single spacer. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Rosskopf gets into position with the help of a long, 140mm stem. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — A stout head tube aids front end stiffness. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Pro teams are fond of Continental tires, particularly in the rain. BMC is sponsored by the tire brand, but others buy them for wet days. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — The Competition ProLtd has latex tubes. The regular version uses butyl, which increases rolling resistance slightly. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Rosskopf uses 175mm crank arms. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

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