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Pro Bike: Tony Martin’s stage-winning Specialized S-Works Shiv

Caley Fretz looks over the Specialized S-Works Shiv that Tony Martin rode to victory in the 2014 Tour's only time trial

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Pro — Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the Tour de France’s time trial with a healthy buffer aboard this custom painted Specialized S-Works Shiv. Martin rode the stage with a 58-tooth chainring, combined with SRAM’s long-cage Red WiFli rear derailleur and a wide 11-32 cassette. The big rear cog was mounted so that Martin could stay in the big ring over the entire course. He raced on custom painted Zipp wheels with Specialized’s new Turbo Cotton clinchers. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Martin has a raging bull motif on his custom Shiv. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — The Shiv comes in two versions, one for UCI road racing and another for triathlon, which ignores UCI rules. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Martin rode a 58-tooth chainring for the relatively flat time trial. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Time trialists usually use tightly spaced cassettes, but Martin ran SRAM’s long cage derailleur and an 11-32 cassette so he could stay in the big ring for the entire stage. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Rainbow rings for the current world time trial champion. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Martin’s front Zipp 808 gets the rainbow treatment as well. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — A layer of glue and sand is used in place of bar tape on Martin’s bullhorn bars. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Tacx’s dimpled aerodynamic bottles are popular with pro teams. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Mechanics built a custom mount for Martin’s computer, which displays data from his Quarq power meter. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Martin rode Specialized’s Turbo Cotton clinchers. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

Pro — Grip tape on Martin’s saddle keeps him from sliding around during time trial efforts. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

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