Cycling is among the few sports activities through which you and I, most people in all our averageness, can package ourselves out with precisely the identical setup as the professional riders. You can go to any Specialized-selling bike store, ask for Remco Evenepoel’s bike, and stroll away with an S-Works Tarmac (together with a reasonably large gap in your checking account) with none questions requested.
Of course, the bike you permit with is not Remco Evenepoel’s bike, it is simply the identical mannequin. Often it is not even the identical color however for many individuals that is sufficient.
For a choose few, nevertheless, it is not. They need the actual deal; the collector’s merchandise. If you fall into this camp, then you definitely’re in luck, as a result of the Italian reseller of previous-seasons WorldTour race bikes, BikeRoom, has Evenepoel’s very personal Tarmac SL7 on the market, resplendent in its World-Champion-themed paint job.
The value is not at the moment listed, however Cyclingnews has realized that the itemizing will go stay right now with a hard and fast value, in contrast to Tadej Pogačar’s time trial bike, which was bought on the identical web site through public sale for €35000. Evenepoel’s bike might be yours for a cool €19990.
The younger Belgian received the Road Race World Championship in Wollongong, Australia, in 2022 with a searing solo assault. A couple of months later, such is commonplace, his bike sponsor Specialized celebrated the win with a commemorative paint job.
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With a pearly white base coat, it options delicate particulars all through, together with ‘World Champ’ on the highest tube and the quote ‘Legends are constructed not born’ on the drive-side seatstay. It additionally bears the UCI’s rainbow flag on the seat tube, in addition to on the out-front laptop mount.
The bike was first unveiled to the world at his coaching camp in December, the place our very personal tech reporter, Will Jones, managed to snap the pictures you see right here.
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BikeRoom has been round for a number of years and made a reputation for itself promoting bikes from WorldTour groups reminiscent of EF Pro Cycling, UAE Team Emirates and extra. At the time of writing, there is a fleet of Bianchi bikes from Arkea-Samsic’s 2023 season. Presumably, Florian Sénéchal can be giving these a miss following his unsavoury phrases on the finish of Paris-Roubaix.
Alternatively, if you need the Tarmac SL7 however almost €20000 is a bit of bit out of vary, otherwise you’re extra a fan of everybody’s favorite preventing Frenchman – no, not Lafayette, Julian Alaphilippe in fact – then his bike can also be out there in 2023 Deceuninck QuickStep colors for €11990.
Likewise, the bike of Irish dash sensation, Sam Bennett, is offered within the 2023 Bora-Hansgrohe colors for the comparatively pocket-change quantity of €10990. *Checks down the again of the couch and closes browser with a sigh.
