Saxo-Tinkoff riders have moved onto the 2014 Look Keo Carbon Blade pedal, which has a broader carbon leaf(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
It’s Kreuziger’s second year at Saxo-Tinkoff(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Zipp 404 Firecrest tubular wheels are stiff and aero and fitted with Specialized Roubaix tubular tyres(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
SRAM Red 22 levers give Kreuziger all the modulation he needs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Look closely and its Michael Morkov’s SRM PC7 fitted for the photos (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Kreuziger’s cockpit is neat and tidy: Zipp bars and stem augmented with a SRM PC7 head unit(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Kreuziger chooses a Prologo Nago Evo Nack CPC saddle to help keep him in optimal power transmission posture(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Saxo-Tinkoff bikes have been given a striking new colour scheme for 2014(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Kreuziger is riding on SRAM RED 22 transmission and a tried and tested SRM power meter(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Roman Kreuziger’s (Tinkoff-Saxo) Specialized Tarmac SL4(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
A slight hour-glass curve to the headtube is designed to give the bike plenty of upfront stiffness(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
This article originally published on BikeRadar
Most of the Tinkoff-Saxo squad - including Alberto Contador, Nicolas Roche and Roman Kreuziger - are on a training camp on Gran Canaria right now, putting in the kilometres before their season gets underway.
The team will be on a mixture of Specialized’s aero bike, the Venge – check out our gallery of Mark Cavendish’s (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) version – and the more general purpose SL4, such as this: stage race specialist Roman Kreuziger’s rig.
The high-end component set-up remains largely the same as 2013 at Tinkoff-Saxo, such as: Zipp 404 tubular wheels and cockpit components, a Prologo Nago Evo saddle and SRAM transmission are the heart and soul of the superbike.
However, a brand new lick of paint, the re-engineered 2014 version of Look’s Keo Carbon Blade pedals and an upgrade to SRAM Red 11-speed transmissions mean the bike remains cutting edge.
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Sam started as a trainee reporter on daily newspapers in the UK before moving to South Africa where he contributed to national cycling magazine Ride for three years. After moving back to the UK he joined Procycling as a staff writer in November 2010.
