The Cycling Pro Tour kicks of in the sunshine of Australia with the Tour Down Under, the first event in what is looking to be an incredible season of racing. Starting this weekend (January 17th – 24th) the Tour Down Under is the first chance for the teams to showcase new riders, and equipment. A gruelling 794kms over 6 stages await the teams who will battle it out for the coveted Ochre leader’s jersey. Based in South Australia, the race passes through some amazing scenery culminating in an exciting final stage street circuit in Adelaide.
All of the teams are stepping out on their new 2010 racing bikes and equipment. The major cycle companies spend millions of pounds each year making their bikes the ultimate in lightweight, technically advanced, visually stunning race machines. Evans Cycles are excited to stock these high end bikes and bring this technology to our customers to emulate their favourite riders and teams. You can’t go out and buy Lewis' and Jensons F1 car but you can literally ride what Lance, Mark, and Bradley do!
Pro bikes available
Some of the key models (and teams) that will be riding in the 2010 racing season are:
Specialized Tarmac Pro SL (Saxo Bank, Omega Pharma, Astana)
Trek Madone 6 Series (Team Radioshack)
Scott Addict R1 (HTC Columbia)
Lapierre Xelius 400 - (Francais de Jeux)
Cannondale Super Six hi mod - (Liquigas)
Fuji SL1 RC - (Footon-Servetto-Fuji)
Felt AR1 Garmin - (Garmin Transitions)
| Team BMC |
| BMC Team Machine - £4999.99 |
| Team BMC have two major platforms for their team. The amazing looking Pro machine and Team machine are both ultra light, high spec models that are incredible to ride. BMC cycles are available exclusively through Evans Cycles and have high hopes with their star studded team for 2010. Current world champion, Cadel Evans and American powerhouse, George Hincapie, lead this team into the new season. |
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| Saxo Bank, Omega Pharma, Astana |
| Specialized Tarmac Pro SL - £3999.99 |
| Both the Saxo Bank and Omega Pharma teams will continue to ride the Tarmac Pro this season. New to the Specialized family for 2010 is Astana, lead by 2009 Tour de France champion, Alberto Contador. |
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| Team Radioshack |
| Trek Madone 6 Series - £5799.99 |
| 7 times Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong’s new team, Team Radioshack, will be riding Trek Madones this season. The most talked about team this season which should be a huge force for the Grand Tours. Trek have introduced Project one this year, where you can customise your 6 series Madone from the drive chain right down to the colour of the cables! |
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| HTC Columbia |
| Scott Addict R1 - £5299.99 |
| Everyone’s favourite sprinting Manxman, Mark Cavendish and his HTC Columbia team will be riding Scott Addict R1’s. A cut above all at last years tour de France, with 6 stage victories (all from Cavendish), HTC Columbia will be out to impress this season! |
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| Team Sky |
| Pinnarello FP3 - £2699.99 |
| Team Sky, the newest British Team with huge potential in the 2010 racing season will be riding Pinnarello Dogma frames and custom build kits. Bradley Wiggins CBE will be a driving force in this team’s success. With a great finish in last years Tour de France could this be Wiggins’ year for glory? |
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| Francais de Jeux |
| Lapierre Xelius 400 - £2799.99 |
| Team Francais de Jeux will once again be sporting their La Pierre bikes. Keeping strong to their roots the team will ride these aesthetically beautiful French bikes throughout 2010. |
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| Liquigas |
| Cannondale Super Six hi mod - £6999.99 |
| This model has been developed closely with the entire Liquigas team and keeps evolving each year. The result – one of the finest carbon race bikes for 2010! |
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| Footon-Servetto-Fuji |
| Fuji SL1 RC - £4999.99 |
| Ridden by team Footon-Servetto Fuji is the SST 1.0. The SL1 RC is an ultra light racing bike that has the highest end of componentry available. |
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| Garmin Transitions |
| Felt AR1 Garmin - £5499.99 |
| With a slippery profile, incredible pedaling stiffness and the unmistakably zippy ride quality of Felt's UHC-Nano carbon fibre frameset, its team Garmin Transitions choice that can be your choice. |
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