Custom colours for Sagan and Alaphilippe as Specialized reveals 2022 team-issue bikes

Team TotalEnergies' Specialized Tarmac SL7
Peter Sagan's new Specialized Tarmac SL7 (Image credit: Specialized)

Specialized has revealed the team-issue S-Works Tarmac SL7 bikes for sponsored teams QuickStep-AlphaVinyl, SD Worx, TotalEnergies, and Bora-Hansgrohe, with special colourways for world champion Julian Alaphilippe and Slovakian champion Peter Sagan.

"Most of the bikes and equipment we make are developed hand in hand with these athletes," said Scott Jackson, Leader of S-Racing at Specialized, in a press release.

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