Wilier has launched pictures of the bike that Mark Cavendish might be driving at this yr’s version of the Tour de France. The particular version Wilier Filante SLR bike deviates from the usual Astana Qazaqstan Group paint job. As an alternative bringing a flourish of color to a motorcycle that Cavendish will certainly be hoping crosses the road first on no less than one event.
Coming into this yr’s race Cavendish is on the cusp of doing one thing that has by no means been achieved within the earlier 110 editions of the race. Claiming a record-breaking thirty fifth stage win. Cavendish at the moment sits tied in joint first place on 34 stage wins with arguably the best identify within the historical past of the game; Eddy Merckx. When he strains up initially in Florence on Saturday there’ll absolutely be one factor on Cavendish’s thoughts.
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The entrance of the bike is bursting with color from yellows and greens that symbolise the jerseys he has worn on the Tour de France to the blue, black and reds that make up the UCI rainbow bands (Picture credit score: Wilier Triestina)
The Filante SLR is Wilier’s devoted aero bike with the newly launched Verticale SLR taking over obligations because the model’s light-weight, climbing-focused bike. As a person on a mission, the quicker Filante SLR is Cavendishes pure selection. When requested about his particular version bike Cavendish stated;
“Filante SLR is the proper bike for me, however I wished one thing extra.”
“Everybody has their very own style and that is why I really like so as to add my very own contact to the bikes I take advantage of, as they’ve been an inseparable a part of my skilled life for 20 years now.”
On his final journey to Wilier’s headquarters again in March Cavendish recollects seeing an image, though the connected press materials would not broaden on what it was precisely that struck a chord and because of this, he requested if it might be doable to apply it to the entrance of his Filante SLR.
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Cavendish might be hoping that this would be the frameset he claims his file breaking thirty fifth stage win on (Picture credit score: Wilier Triestina)
It isn’t simply the body and fork which have obtained the customized paint remedy with the Wilier Filante SLR one-piece bar and stem additionally getting the colorful makeover (Picture credit score: Wilier Triestina)
When he obtained his arms on the completed product Cavendish stated, “After a few months I discovered myself dealing with this Filante SLR which is spectacular, to say the least – completely in keeping with my expectations. They’ve achieved an excellent job, which has simply given me further motivation for my subsequent Tour de France”
The colors that make up this putting design all characterize moments and victories from Cavendish’s illustrious profession—beginning with the inexperienced that symbolises the Tour de France inexperienced jersey that he has received on two separate events.
Cavendish truly obtained a customized white, black and gold bike round this time final yr in what we then thought was his remaining crack on the Tour de France. This yr’s mannequin seems to be to tug out all of the stops. Like final yr’s mannequin Cavendish’s private model identify ‘CVNDSH’ is printed onto every fork leg too.
Wilier has partnered with Cavendish to create one thing particular for this years Tour de France (Picture credit score: Wilier)
The splashes of yellow have fun his time within the yellow jersey as general chief of the Tour de France. Rounding out the daring color palette are blue, pink and black thrives that together with the inexperienced and yellow symbolise the colors of the UCI rainbow bands awarded to World Champions. This can be a nod to his personal victory on the Copenhagen World Street Race Championships again in 2011.
It isn’t simply Cavendish that has entry to this particular version frameset, nevertheless. Wilier is making the CVNDSH version obtainable to buy till 31 December 2024. We do not have pricing at the moment, however that is one technique to bear in mind the best sprinter of all time.
The daring colors fade away to black in direction of the rear of the primary triangle with paint splatters sitting on high of the black undercoat (Picture credit score: Wilier Triestina)
