Tadej Pogacar has, unsurprisingly, acquired off to a robust begin at this years Tour de France. The Slovenian celebrity 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 return again out of the cabinet once more as Pogacar has retaken the race lead in advantageous type following a sensational assault, and hair elevating descent over the Col du Galibier.
Post Giro, UAE Team 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 printed 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 have been preserving a watch out for among the aforementioned weight-saving strikes through the begin of the Tour and have been excited to see issues like aftermarket, light-weight elements 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 predict are a few of these upgrades.
It’s widespread information that UAE-Emirates has a take care of purveyors of carbon exotica Carbon-Ti and there’s a vary of its parts fitted to the bike. There are additionally some new elements we have 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 elements, it nearly reminds us of shopping for elements on-line for our personal bikes and feels refreshing within the present period. Long could the load weenie strikes proceed within the peloton.
Check out 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 suppose the disc pads save two grams over inventory Dura-Ace ones (Image credit score: Alen Milavec – Colnago)Hulk sticker, and a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt pc, a smaller and extra aero mannequin than the Roam (Image credit score: Josh Croxton)These appear to be Carbon-Ti X hubs to us, the drive-side cutouts within the hub shell are the giveaway. I don’t know what the L means, however these hubs retail at about €465 and weigh a claimed sub-200 grams (Image credit score: Josh Croxton)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 models (Image credit score: Josh Croxton)Carbon-Ti light-weight headset high cap bolt; it is nice to nonetheless see mods like this (Image 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 (Image credit score: Josh Croxton)We suppose 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 (Image 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 (Image 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 (Image 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 (Image credit score: Josh Croxton)
