another TVT92 Beauty - labeled Gitane-RMO Coulours of 1992

here comes a full MAVIC equipped TVT92 Carbone in the coulours of 1992 French RMO-Gitane Team. It's my first MAVIC equipped TVT92 retrobike. Such a bike had been ridden on uphill stages by the Team and was the weapon of the young French rising star Richard Virenque when he rode on 2nd stage of Tour de France 1992 from San Sebastian to Pau into his first Maillot Jeune during his first Grand Boucle. At the end of this Tour de France won by Miguel Indurain there was a new young French star on Climbing Heaven of Cycling.

The frame set wasn't an origin, it was resprayed by very much talented German painter - Decal has been made especially for this project by English graphic professional.

...now here some pics, from respraying ... to finalization of the Frame set together with the Gitane-R.M.O.- Jersey
an the beautiful Probike Replica...






and here the complete bicycle with MAVIC comcponents






and finally here the details of the TechSpec of this beautiful Probike Replica

Frame: TVT92 CARBONE 1991
Fork: TVT

Headset: MAVIC 315
Stem: MAVIC 365 Aero 120 mm
Handlebar: MAVIC 350
Bar Tape: Velox white

Brake Levers/Brifters: MAVIC 451 (...by Dia Compe)
Brake Calipers: MAVIC 451
Brake Pads: MAVIC "green"
Brake Cables: Jagwire black

Shifters: MAVIC 821 8-speed
Front Derailleur: MAVIC 860
Rear Derailleur: MAVIC 840 8-speed
Derailleur Cables: MAVIC original
Cassette: MAVIC 13-23
Chain: Sachs
Cranks: MAVIC 631 "Starfish"
Chainrings: MAVIC 52/42z
Bottom Bracket: MAVIC 610
Pedals: TIME Magnesium-Titan

Rims: MAVIC GP4 2nd Gen
Hubs: MAVIC 501 36/36 holes 8-speed
Hub Skewers MAVIC
Nipples: Aluminium
Spokes: DT Swiss
Tyres: Vittoria Corsa SC
Tubes: incl.

Saddle: Selle Italia Turbmatic2
Seatpost: TVT Carbone
Seatpost Binder: origin

Bottle Cage: Elite white
Extras:

Weight: 8.1 kgs

Very nice, congrats!

sexy

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Very tidy looking machine.

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Cool job !
You forgot to speak about Charly Mottet, Thierry Claveyrolat (l'Aigle de Vizille), Eric Caritoux…

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24pouces":3jr9oxat said:

Cool job !
You forgot to speak about Charly Mottet, Thierry Claveyrolat (l'Aigle de Vizille), Eric Caritoux…

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yes indeed, but I know them and IO not forgotten them, but these riders has also a history with previous
Liberia-R.M.O. Team too. Especially my replica orientate at Richard Virenque's former bike (e.g. Selle Italia Turbomatic2 and
the MAVIC 451 components - esp. Charly Mottet more prefer the MAVIC 440 SSC items)

Very beautiful build.
Really liking this a lot.
Very well done.

Jamie

Thanks for compliments - but to complete the Replica I need the TVT Bandarole for the Origin Seat Post - someone have an idea where I can find such Bandarole?j

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Don't forget the Madiot brothers too!



Lovely bike Thomas! One small thing though. Would the team have been using the 571 cassette hubs?

ok - before someone found another not noted rider - here the complete starting list of
1992 Team Gitane-R.M.O. (ref. www.cyclingarchives.com)

Eric Caritoux
Jean-Philippe Dojwa
Hervé Garel
Stéphane Heulot
Thierry Laurent
Pascal Lino
Eric & Christophe Magnin
Charly Mottet
Ronan Pensec
Dante Rezze
Mauro Ribeiro
Didier Rous
Clayton Stevenson
Michel Vermote
Frédéric Vichot
Richard Virenque
Marcel Wüst




501 or 571 ... I not really sure - but a 571 set wasn't available
... but for visual I can change the plastic rings into 571 eventually