Seven Tour de France riders are taking advantage of Campagnolo’s new 11-speed groupsets this year. Campagnolo claims that the three new groupsets, the Chorus, Record and Super Record offer higher performance,  are more precise, and have the obvious benefit of 11 speeds.

The seven riders on the new “Record 11″ groupset:

• Alessandro Ballan – Lampre
• Stin Devolder – Quick Step
• Laurent Lefevre – Bouygues Telecom
• Robbie McEwen – Silence-Lotto
• Maxime Monfort – Cofidis
• Oscar Pereiro – Caisse d’Epargne
• Manuel Quinzato – Liquigas

They will be using a 53/39 crankset with 11-25 and 12-27 sprocket sets.

The details of the components (from the press release…):

• Ergopower Ultra-shift 11s is more ergonomic and grants a more natural positions. Vari-Cushion™ hoods make it more comfortable: the hoods are softer in the hand support zones and harder where the fingers grip the control. The weight and the required operating force are lower thanks to the titanium and light alloy mechanism parts. The carbon fibre brake lever is lighter and more resistant to the fatigue.
• 11s Rear derailleur has been completely renewed: its 3G geometry makes him more rigid, more precise and faster. The oversize carbon fibre front plate grants a greater stability, stiffness and precision The increased stability of the sprockets etches also on the rear shiftng, which is faster.
• 11s Front derailleur has been designed to be more rigid, faster even under stress, and allow all the sprockets to be exploited. The Antifriction treatment: favours the chain upshifting and downshifting and reduces wear. The outer carbon fibre cage is compatible with the Standard and the Compact crankset.
• 11s Crankset is more rigid, and shifts more quickly and fluidly even under stress. The new anti-wear surface treatment gives great duration with time. The new thoot design grants a singing upshifting and downshifting. The carbon fibre crank and the titanium sprokets allow a consistent reduction in weight. New entry for Super Record, which uses the ceramic bearings CULT for the maximum smoothness and resistance to corrosion. Ultra Torque technology and Q factor keep unchanged.
• 11s Sprocket set11s Sprocket set is composed of titanium sprocket and frames and aluminium ring, which reduce the weight and increase the resistance. The 11-speed sprocket set has been designed to be more rigid and shift more quickly even under stress. The new sprocket timing offers a faster and quieter shifting and less stress for the chain. The Nickel-Chrome surface treatment improve the resistance to wear and last but not least, the range of combination is broader (11-23, 11-25, 12-25, 12-27).
• 11s chain has been designed for shifting more rapidly and fluidly even under stress. The chain becomes thinner (5,9 to 5,5 mm) and lighter (hollow pins) but the 20% stronger thanks to the new special steel.
• 11s brakes are more rigid and lighter and produce a more powerful and progressive braking. They are differentiated as the previous version 10s, but the required operating force is lower thanks to the bearings. The Skeleton design holds steady and the titanium screws and nuts reduce the weight.

Check out their flash demo of the three new groupsets.

The full overview of the new Campagnolo 11-speed groupsets can be found here.