Fumiyuki Beppu's Project One Trek Madone 9(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
An interface port for the Di2 system sits on the down tube(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
While the top tube decoration appears to be Japanes, it is actually 'Je sais que je peux' - French for I know I can(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
The Madone has a unique seat clamp system(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
A look at the Madone's proprietry rear brake(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
More camo design is located on the rear of the seat tube(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Trek have integrated a speed sensor on the non-drive side of the chain stay(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Trek-Segafredo run Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 series pedals(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Clearances are tight with the new dual-sided power meter from Shimano(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Bontrager's finishing kit extends to Beppu's Serrano RXL saddle(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
A look at the front end of the bike(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Trek's IsoSpeed decoupler improves comfort on the bike(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Bontrager provide all of the bike's finishing kit, including the computer mount(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
An inlet for the gear and brake cabling keeps things relatively neat at the front of the bike(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Race Shop Limited is Trek's athlete collaboration project and the vanguard of their product line up(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Beppu's predominantly black design celebrates the Japan Cup(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
The bike has full Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 electronic shifting(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Bontrager's Aeolus 5 wheels are the brand's mid-depth aero race wheels(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Trek-Segafredo are one of several WorldTour teams using the Shimano R9100-P crankset based power meter in 2018(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Beppu runs standard 53/39 chainrings(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Bontrager's XXX bottle cage are claimed to weigh just 19g each(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
The camo design also appears on the underside of the top tube(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Beppu's stem measured in at 125mm (c-c)(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
DT Swiss provide the internals to the Bontrager hubs(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
The Madone has become famous for the aero flaps at the front end of the bike that smooths air flow(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
The Aeolus wheels are paired with Vittoria Corsa 25mm tubular tyres(Image credit: Colin Levitch/Immediate Media)
Japanese domestique Fumiyuki Beppu has been racing with Trek-Segafredo (formerly Trek Factory Racing) since the 2014 season. Prior to that he spent his first three years and the subsequent two seasons with Discovery Channel and RadioShack respectively.
To celebrate the Japan Cup one-day race, Trek created this limited edition finish on their top of the line aero frame, the Madone. Beppu’s frameset is one of a limited run of one hundred framesets, exclusively available in Japan.
The predominantly black frame features a grey disruptive pattern design on the inside of the forks, stays and main frame triangle. On the top tube, 'Je sais que je peux' - French for 'I know I can' - sits in white decals, looking deceptively like Japanese calligraphy.
For 2018, Trek-Segafredo have switched from SRM power meters to Shimano’s unit, which works seamlessly with the Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 groupset equipped on Beppu’s machine.
Trek’s component wing Bontrager provides the finishing kit for Beppu’s Madone including the Aeolus 5 wheels, XXX bottle cages, Serrano RXL saddle, Pro Blendr stem and Race Light handlebars.
Flick through the gallery above to take a closer look at Beppu’s Trek Madone 9 Race Shop Limited.
Frame: Trek Madone 9 Race Shop Limited in custom Japan Cup colours
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