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Wanty-Groupe Gobert rode a Cube C68 TT bike equipped with Shimano Dura-Ace and Fulcrum wheels (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Tony Martin's custom painted S-Works Shiv (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
The former world TT champion rolls on HED wheels (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Condor-JLT's TT offering (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
An Italian cockpit for the British team (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Caleb Ewan warms up ahead of his TT effort aboard a Scott Plasma (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Jochem Hoekstra's Cervelo P3 (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Sometimes the best solution isn't the most technologically advanced (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Trek-Segafredo's Jacopo Mosca rides a Trek Speed Concept (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Tom Dumoulin's spare TT bike (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Many riders wore aero overshoes for the TT (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Speedplay Zero Aero pedals (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
The cockpit for Hayden McCormick of ONE Pro Cycling (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
ONE Pro use Black Inc wheels (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Ceramic Speed pulleys on the Factor bikes (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Infocrank provide ONE Pro Cycling with their power data (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
A unique seat rail system on the Factor (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
The TRP front brake sits behind the fork for aerodynamic efficiency (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
A bit of bling for the pro continental team (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Caja Rural rode the Bristol ITT on Fuji Norcoms (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Team Madison Genesis use Ridley Dean TT bikes (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Jorge Arcas' Canyon Speedmax CF SLX in Movistar livery (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Ben Swift adds some extra material to the tip of his saddle to help stay in the perfect position (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Ben Swift's cockpit in rainy Bristol (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
The headtube on the Bolide is all about aerodynamics and integration (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
BMC's Timemachine TM01 features a fully integrated front brake (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Lotto-Soudal raced against the clock on the latest Ridley Dean with Campagnolo wheels (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Guess who this bike belongs to? (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
A simple solution to cover up the valve holes in the disc wheels (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Bradley Wiggins' TT bike equipped with an Elite Crone Cx Aero bottle (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Bradley Wiggins' bike is fitted with a SRM powermeter (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Not a bad spare bike to have lying around (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Stephen Cummings' Cervelo P5 (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Spot the Magura hydraulic brakes underneath the bottom bracket (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Stephen Cummings rides a Fizik Antares saddle (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Stephen Cummings' cockpit (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Cummings' Cervelo P5 is equipped with Magura hydraulic brakes (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
The Black Inc front wheel rolls on a Ceramic Speed front hub (Image credit: Josh Evans / Immediate Media)
Tony Martin took the first of two stages on the penultimate day of the Tour of Britain . The split stage day in Bristol consisted of an individual time trial in the morning and slightly unconventional criterium-style race through the same course in the afternoon. We took this opportunity to take a look at some of the TT tech on show.
The individual time trial is where races can be won or lost and marginal gains are of the utmost importance. In the gallery above you can see just how personal a time trial set-up is for the riders. The latest aerodynamic technologies were seen combined with a lot of the much less technologically advanced electrical tape.
Swipe or click through the gallery above to see what was on show during the race.