Pro's shoes, who is wearing what

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Lance, Voeckler and Cavendish if I'm not wrong.

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Lance wears re-branded Rocket7 shoes.

Cav wears Nike.
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Nike doesn't make the shoes. (or commercially available cycling shoes at all) DMT makes their custom shoes, as well as they make custom shoes for most (all) their sponsored athletes. This practice is also why you see the mentioned riders like Schleck/Cancellara riding so many brands. All their shoes are custom anyway.

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Who else does DMT make shoes for?

And Fizik do indeed have shoes out. As do Giro.

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I thought Vockler was on LG shoes (which is also supplying the team with helmts, glasses and other bits of clothing)?
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Here's two articles about factory visits to both the Gaerne factory and the Sidi factory:
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=6890
http://www.roadbikeaction.com/GIRO-TECH ... Shoes.html

Both mention and have photos of the foot lasts of their sponsored pro riders. This gives me the impression that at least the top pros often have their shoes custom made.

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MikeM wrote
I thought Vockler was on LG shoes (which is also supplying the team with helmts, glasses and other bits of clothing)?


They are official apparel and helmet sponsors - and a major rider like Voeckler usually has a bail out on shoes anyway.

Very cool they got the win :thumbup: !
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i was previously told that stuart o grady had Sidi uppers as per the team agreement in place at CSC at the time but the soles in fact were actually Specialized

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Is anyone on Carnac any more?


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andy2 wrote:MikeM wrote
I thought Vockler was on LG shoes (which is also supplying the team with helmts, glasses and other bits of clothing)?


They are official apparel and helmet sponsors - and a major rider like Voeckler usually has a bail out on shoes anyway.

Very cool they got the win :thumbup: !


Yeah, knew it was typical for the main contenders (GC/sprint) to run their own gear, but the photo linked here: -Vockler makes it look like he is on either LG shoes, or LG branded shoes (as Lance and Cav run Nike branded shoes, irrespective of the manufacturer).
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not to go off topic, but what a moustache that is on Serpa.

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You are right, they Do look like LG's!
Nothing stopping him from using them I guess:-)
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I believe Sylvain Chavanel was wearing Carnac (Attraction) shoes during the tour last year.

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DZ in custom made Rocket7, I know i read an article last year with him listing the gear he uses and he said shoes were important to him because thats really the only thing he really gets to chose himself

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