The Groupama-FDJ Cycling Team and Italian model Miche have at the moment introduced a brand new partnership that may see the model provide the group with wheels and different elements for the season forward.
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The French will use Miche wheelsets for street racing and time trials in addition to the model’s chainrings, thru-axles and even the bike pc mounts. Groupama-FDJ beforehand raced on full Shimano Dura-Ace groupsets and wheelsets as a part of a longstanding technical partnership which has now ended. While many of the Dura-Ace groupset stays, the inclusion of Miche chainrings suggests the group is likely to be buying its gear from the Japanese large, reasonably than receiving it totally free.
The group will race on wheels from the Miche Kleos vary (Image credit score: Miche)
The new partnership will mark the primary time Miche wheels have been utilized in biking’s premier division, though Astana-Qazaqstan have been noticed utilizing Miche chainrings in recent times.
Miche General Manager, Gregory Girard, highlighted the model’s purpose to raise each its standing and product.
“This is an important milestone for the Miche model: for the primary time, our wheels will likely be utilized by a WorldTour group, a purpose we’ve achieved by dedicating many sources to bettering the product, by a number of wind tunnel testing periods and quite a few on-road checks carried out with skilled riders.
“However, that is simply step one: our purpose, along with elevating the status of the Miche model, is to additional elevate the extent of our product.”
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Miche wheels are manufactured in Italy on the model’s San Vendemiano facility. The model’s press materials explains that Miche controls each facet of the manufacturing course of. A energy which each events declare will allow rider-specific tailoring of elements in addition to the co-development of latest gear for the group.
Groupama-FDJ will use wheels from the model’s ‘Race Division’ class, particularly the Kleos wheel vary. Three wheelsets can be found for street racing; Kleos 36, 50 and 62mm deep choices which all retail for €2,200.00.
For time trials the group will use the Kleos RD Crono disc wheel and RD SPX3 Tri-Spoke which retail for €2,800 and €2,300 respectively.
Spec-wise, the hooked rim street Kleos wheelsets use Toray carbon fibre, titanium freehub our bodies and CeramicSpeed hub bearings. The 50mm Kleos wheelset weighs a claimed 1455 grams.