Spotted: New Pinarello Dogma utilized by Ineos Grenadiers on the Criterium du Dauphiné

The Criterium du Dauphiné is at all times a major place to identify new bikes. Last 12 months there have been a number of prototypes on present from the likes of Ridley and BMC. This 12 months we’ve already seen a brand new Wilier within the week previous the important thing Tour de France tuneup, in addition to a brand new Trek – mannequin as but unsure – and Canyon Aeroad on the Dauphiné itself. 

Now it’s the flip of Pinarello and the Ineos Grenadiers to tease a brand new mannequin, one which’s nearly positively a like-for-like substitute of the brand new Dogma F.

 Deeper on the entrance, however no crash food regimen 

Ineos-Grenadiers, and long-time sponsor Pinarello, have lengthy opted for a single-bike technique. While different groups have spent a number of years flitting between aero and light-weight bikes relying on the terrain, the British group has merely used the present Dogma F for every thing. There isn’t any purpose to suspect that this new bike isn’t a brand new Dogma, and might be utilized by the squad for every thing going forwards too. 

As with so many new bikes recently, the actual meat and potatoes of the modifications happen up entrance, the place the main edges meet (comparatively) clear air. The very first thing you’ll seemingly discover about this new bike is the elevated depth of the headtube, seemingly butting proper up in opposition to the sting of the UCI laws. The materials has been added behind the top tube, reasonably than including a bulbous nostril afore of the steerer as Specialized did with the Tarmac SL8. 

Presumably, to counteract the added mass up entrance, the remainder of the body has been on a average food regimen. It’s not almost so pronounced as another new fashions we’ve seen, with no pencil-like chainstays like the brand new Tarmac. Simply put, every thing is only a bit smaller. The downtube now not has the shelf, stepping down for the bottle cage, and the seat stays are narrower, but it surely’s nonetheless very clearly a case of iterative design reasonably than wholesale change. 

 It’s nonetheless wiggly, however much less so 

While aero bikes particularly have gotten a repute for all trying reasonably related, because of the heavy use of CFD modelling and wind tunnel testing, Pinarello’s bikes have at all times had a particular silhouette. While the well-known wobbly forks and seatstays have been toned down because the days of Chris Froome and Team Sky, the wobbly essence stays each within the fork and within the seatstays. 

When I attended the launch of the Pinarello F final 12 months I used to be struck by the dedication the model has to aesthetics in addition to efficiency, and I believe the waves stay to take care of the proper visible package deal reasonably than for any actual efficiency acquire.

More pictures of the Dogma will characteristic in our upcoming, member-exclusive gallery from the Dauphiné, so ensure you’re already subscribed so that you don’t miss all of the juicy pictures.