Tadej Pogacar has, unsurprisingly, bought off to a robust begin at this years Tour de France. The Slovenian famous person has already donned the yellow jersey for a day and we coated his yellow accented bike yesterday. That bike may have been put away for now although as Richard Carapaz has taken over the race lead, however could now have to come back again out of the cabinet once more as Pogacar has retaken the race lead in positive type following a sensational assault, and hair elevating descent over the Col du Galibier.
Put up Giro, UAE Workforce Emirates sports activities supervisor Matxin Joxean Fernandez commented that Pogacar “did not end drained”, and gave an perception into potential weight-saving upgrades forward of the Tour. In an interview first revealed by BiciPro.
“We’ve examined some new issues on the bikes, primarily with regard to lightening them, and we did time trial testing,” Matxin mentioned.
“Small issues, however they make the distinction. The bikes are the identical as on the Giro, however we’ve tried to lighten them a bit.”
We’ve got been holding a watch out for a few of the aforementioned weight-saving strikes through the begin of the Tour and have been excited to see issues like aftermarket, light-weight components and upgraded bolts. Cyclignews snapped Pogacar’s quantity two bike on the bottom on the Tour and we have taken a take a look at what we expect are a few of these upgrades.
It is common information that UAE-Emirates has a cope with purveyors of carbon exotica Carbon-Ti and there’s a vary of its elements fitted to the bike. There are additionally some new components we’ve not seen earlier than like a Spanish ceramic backside bracket, an upgraded derailleur hanger and what seems to be some upgraded brake caliper {hardware}. We love seeing these upgraded components, it virtually reminds us of shopping for components on-line for our personal bikes and feels refreshing within the present period. Lengthy could the load weenie strikes proceed within the peloton.
Take a look at our bumper Tour de France tech gallery for heaps extra detailed tech pictures.
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The Absolute Black disc pads have been fitted on the Giro. Spot the upgraded caliper bolts, and eliminated rubber bleed port covers, and the oil-slick brake hose nut within the background too. We expect the disc pads save two grams over inventory Dura-Ace ones (Picture credit score: Alen Milavec – Colnago)
Hulk sticker, and a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt pc, a smaller and extra aero mannequin than the Roam (Picture credit score: Josh Croxton)
These appear like Carbon-Ti X hubs to us, the drive-side cutouts within the hub shell are the giveaway. I do not know what the L means, however these hubs retail at about €465 and weigh a claimed sub-200 grams (Picture credit score: Josh Croxton)
Right here we are able to see the Carbon-Ti thru-axles which weigh a claimed 23 grams, and X-Rotors, in addition to the Carbon-Ti lockring which weighs 8 grams, about the identical because the Shimano items (Picture credit score: Josh Croxton)
Carbon-Ti light-weight headset high cap bolt; it is nice to nonetheless see mods like this (Picture credit score: Josh Croxton)
A Prologo Nago R4 147mm saddle, with centerline neatly marked, this saddle weighs a claimed 159 grams within the carbon railed possibility (Picture credit score: Josh Croxton)
We expect it is a change from the Giro: A CNC’d alloy, direct mount hanger from Frames and Gear. It weighs a claimed 12 grams and guarantees a shifting enchancment (Picture credit score: Josh Croxton)
And Pogacar’s yellow bike from Stage three featured a gold one. The model additionally makes them in blue, purple, and oil slick (Picture credit score: Alen Milavec – Colnago)
A Powerset ceramic T47 backside bracket from the Spanish model Bikeone was fitted to the yellow bike from Stage Three. We do not know if it is a new half or has been used earlier than, however they retail for €399 (Picture credit score: Alen Milavec – Colnago)
These pictures are from Pogacar’s quantity two race bike, at the very least we assume that is what the sticker means (Picture credit score: Josh Croxton)
