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Yes Indeed,as well as 753 and 531pro (as spares) they actually took off the peg Peugeot PX979 DU ( vitus 979 ) and PY10FC frames ( Fibre du carbone ) to the tour . I have attatched photos showing Steve Swart riding his 979 in the team time trial in Berlin. Also a photo of Omar passing the Tom Simpson memorial up Mt Ventoux on his PY10FC. The framesets were straight from stock. It`s true none of the British riders seemed to like them and stuck to the steel bikes, Guy Gallopin used the Fibre Du Carbones a lot during his tour. Also a photo of the four finishers Elliott, Timmis, Gallopin and of course Omar on the Champs Elysees. There is so much myth and legend that they were ill equipped but it wasn`t Peugeot that let them down , they ensured they had the best available the problem was they had so little time to prepare and they could not get their hands on disc wheels or get time trial frames built in time for the tour ,Tony Capper was even quoted in an interview saying they couldnt even source them at full retail price , although in hindsight he probably couldnt afford them :-(