One of the most talented Japanese professional road bike racing.
Beppu has been racing Trek bicycles since the beginning of his professional career except two years spent with the Skil-Shimano team in Netherlands.
Trek brand lost of its prestige with the down of Lance Armstrong, nevertheless the American brand is still strong in Japan.
DOB: 10th April 1983
Birth Place: Japan
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Nationality: Japanese
Height: 180cm
Weight: 69kg
Strengths: TT / 1 day race
Pro Since: 2005
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Marital status: Tour de France
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The team has been built around Fabio Aru as Team leader and he is well supported with very talented riders of the like of Alexander Kristoff, Ben Swift, Rui Costa and Diego Ulissi among others.
The team will focus on winning the Giro d'Italia.
UAE Team Emirates is racing the 2018 on Colnago carbon road bikes.
The models are V2-R, Concept, C60 and K.Zero (TT) equipped with Campagnolo Super Record EPS group set, Campagnolo Carbon wheels fitted with Vittoria clinchers and tubular tires, Power2Max power meter and Garmin GPS, Dedeacciai components (stem, handlebar and seat post) Selle Italia saddle, Elite bottle cage and bottles.
UAE Team Emirates 2018 riders:
The US based team Trek Segafredo is certainly not as high at the top of its heigh days of the Lance Armstrong era and the retirement of Alberto Contador is leaving the Trek team looking like missing it is missing a Team Leader despite the talented riders.
Trek-Segafredo is obviously racing the 2018 season on Trek Carbon Bikes.
Models includes the Madone, Emonda, Domane and Speed (TT) all equipped with Shimano Dura Ace 9150 11 speed groupset, Bontrager carbon Aelis 5 wheels mounted on Continental clinchers and tubulars tires, Shimano R-9100-P power meter and Bontrager full line of components, XXX bottle cage..
The 2018 Trek - Segafredo Team 28 Pro Riders:
The German registered team has the Giro D'italia to defend in 2018 with the Tour de France also in focus.
The team has let go strong riders in 2017 to focust on Tom Dumoulin as the team leader for the 2018.
Team Sunweb is racing the 2018 season on Giant Carbon bikes.
The bikes models are Defy, TCR, Propel and Trinity (TT))
The bikes are equipped with Shimano Dura Ace 9170 groupset, Giant carbon wheels fitted with Vittoria tires and tubulars, Shimano R-9100-P powermeter and Sigma Sport speed meter, Giant components, Giant Bottle cage and bottles.
Riders race with Giant cycling shoes.
The 2018 Team Sunweb 23 riders are:
The strongest team of the UCI World Tour on the Tour de France 2017 and Vuelta Espana 2017.
This is a fantastic team and all the riders are very talented, leading to win the prestigious stages.
Several strong riders left the team to try their luck in among other teams.
Team Sky is racing the 2018 season on Pinarello carbon road bikes, the models are Dogma series, Gan series and Bolide (TT).
The bikes are equipped with Shimano Dura Ace 9170 11 speed groupset, Shimano Carbon wheels fitted with Continental tires and tubulars, Shimano R-9100-P powermeter, MOST components (stem, handlebar, seat post), Fizik saddles, Elite bottle cage and bottles, K-Edge bar tape.
The 2018 Team Sky roster are:
