Pro Bike: Andre Greipel’s Ridley Noah FAST

Caley Fretz visits with André Greipel's Ridley Noah FAST

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Lotto-Belisol’s Andre Greipel won the German championships just before the Tour and showed up in Corsica with this new custom-painted Noah, playing off both his German champ colors and his long-time nickname: the Gorilla. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Greipel has had this custom Gorilla on his Ridleys for the last two seasons, but this year’s seems particularly ferocious. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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The Noah neatly integrates its front and rear brakes into the seat stays and fork, respectively. The brake arms are actually part of the frame, made of carbon fiber designed to flex inwards. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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The Noah has been redesigned and now has a more comfortable ride than in year’s past. As the shape of its head tube shows, though, the bike is still primarily focused on aerodynamics. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Greipel has his initials on his wheels and tires, so mechanics can easily pick them out. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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An 11-25 cassette for Saturday’s relatively flat stage. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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The national lottery is behind Greipel’s squad. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Tacx carbon cages. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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The front brake on the Noah FAST is integrated into the fork. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Clean and fast. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Greipel took the German championships just before the Tour started. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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A nifty little number holder on the back of Greipel’s seatmast topper. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Internal routing for Greipel’s Campagnolo Record EPS group. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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The Gorilla uses Deda’s 35mm bar/stem system. The larger diameter increases stiffness. His stem is 130mm long. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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This poor derailleur was blind to its terrible fate; it would be smashed to bits within the final kilometers of the first stage in the big crash that took Greipel out of the running. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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A standard 53/39 Campagnolo Ultra Torque crankset with SRM power meter. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Fat, 35mm Deda bars for the big sprinter. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Campagnolo Record EPS levers. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com

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