Team: Quickstep
Team: Quickstep
Bikes: Tarmac SL2 and SL3 for select riders. TT: Transition, TT and new Transition for select riders
Info: This year Specialized had three teams riding the SL2 in the Giro, including Quickstep who will get, in addition to SL2's a few of the new SL3's. SL3 was developed with an all-new manufacturing process called FACT IS which allowed Specialized to save weight yet increase stiffness compared to the 2. Besides the revised FACT IS process the SL3 has hollow dropouts and some other new frame improvements that make it the lightest frame Specialized offers.
Specs: Campagnolo Record 11, Roval wheels, FSA bars and stem, Specialized tires, some riders will have new Specialized saddles, Look pedals, Specialized bottles/cages, Polar computers. TT Spec changes: Roval Deep Star wheels
Team website: www.qsi-cycling.com/en/