Michael Matthews won his first ever Tour de France stage win aboard a Scott Foil(Image credit: Nick Legan)
Fizik's Arione(Image credit: Nick Legan)
When the rear brake is down here, it helps to have the quick release up above for wheel changes(Image credit: Nick Legan)
Direct-mount calipers front and rear. An inline adjuster acts as a quick release for the rear brake(Image credit: Nick Legan)
Di2 sprint shifters let riders shift while keeping all the fingers wrapped tightly around the bar(Image credit: Nick Legan)
Continental Competitions are not a dime a dozen — they are more like $100 / £80 a piece — but they are quite a common sight at the Tour(Image credit: Nick Legan)
An SRM magnet, but no SRM power meter here(Image credit: Nick Legan)
Shimano's PRO Vibe carbon handlebars, with an empty SRM PC8 mount(Image credit: Nick Legan)
A whopping 140mm stem gives Matthews his desired 56cm reach from saddle to bars(Image credit: Nick Legan)
Mechanics glued on the number holder (Image credit: Nick Legan)
Elite's super-minimalist cages get the job done(Image credit: Nick Legan)
Michael Matthews' Scott Foil(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Matthews' Foil is quite similar to the one his teammate Matt Hayman rode to victory in the 2016 Paris-Roubaix — a testament to the newly redesigned aero bike's capabilities.
Matthews uses Shimano's PRO Vibe carbon handlebars instead of the Foil's integrated bar/stem combo, likely because he prefers a massive 140mm stem with 42cm bars. Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 sprint shifters peek out of the green handlebar tape.
The real pro touch is the number plate glued onto the back of the seatpost. No rinky-dink rubber bands here.
While all his bikes are set up for SRM power meters — with magnets glued to the frames, and ANT+ wheel-speed sensors and head-unit brackets strapped on — he sometimes races without the actual power meter.
Matthews' Shimano Dura-Ace C50 wheels are dressed in Continental Competition 25mms — far and away the most popular tubular in the Tour peloton.
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