Monday, no longer Sunday, is an afternoon of leisure down in Adelaide. An afternoon of calm in between the ladies’s and males’s races on the Excursion Down Beneath, which kicks off the 2025 race season. Noemi Rüegg clinched the womens general victory the day prior to this after some thrilling racing, however who is aware of who will triumph this yr within the males’s race.
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Alpecin-Deceuninck not too long ago introduced a transfer from Vittoria to Pirelli tyres. We think to peer riders racing at the P 0 Race TLR RS tyres as a rule.
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The tan-coloured sidewalls of remaining yr are long gone, changed through Pirelli black and yellow for 2025.
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A brand new model of the Aeroad CFR used to be introduced remaining yr, the headtube used to be narrowed and a brand new adjustable handlebar used to be rolled out for the motorcycle. The pc mount this is 3-d revealed, and solely weights 13g.
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The ‘Tempo’ handlebar is width adjustable or even has two other bar drop choices: vintage and aero. There are some pro-only unfavourable stem choices in the market too.
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Color-matched Elite Customized race bottle cages fit the team-issue paint task lovely smartly.
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The deep Canyon Aeroad fork leg has a blind via axle thread at the pressure aspect, one thing no longer each and every WorldTour race motorcycle options and with a bit of luck supplies a small aero benefit.
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Workforce Picnic PostNL will race on Lapierre Xelius DRS motorcycles this yr after the staff switched from Scott machines. That is British racer Oscar Onley’s race motorcycle.
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The seat keep cluster, wherein the seat remains sign up for to the highest tube fairly than the rear of the seat tube, is a calling card of Lapierre’s, and is alleged to make stronger rear compliance. Spot Onley’s low-key identify sticky label on the most sensible of the seat tube.
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The built-in Lapierre handlebar seems blank, with a extra slim most sensible segment in comparison to a couple different manufacturers.
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The staff mechanics have marked the Vittoria Professional Corsa tyres. Solutions on a postcard right here. Sealant ranges, date fitted, or a secret code?
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The staff will race on Ursus wheels for 2025, an Italian model. We do not know if this rather extraordinary (and dare we are saying cryptic) emblem is right here to stick or whether or not a brand new one shall be rolled someday quickly.
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Spot the aero transition between the fork crown and decrease head tube. Additionally, professional riders with a couple of spacers underneath the stem additionally appears to be changing into extra not unusual this present day. A better stack may make keeping up an aero place extra at ease, netting general beneficial properties.
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This shot of the Xelius fork leg supplies a pleasing comparability with the blind fork dropout of the Canyon Aeroad CFR.
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That is the second motorcycle of Jhonatan Narváez, excluding the headline-making Y1RS aero race motorcycle. Be expecting to peer fewer aftermarket portions at the UAE rider’s motorcycles this yr because the staff’s new Shimano partnership manner all drivetrain parts might be Dura-Ace.
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The ‘two’ sticky label and loss of race quantity display that is the Ecuadorian’s 2nd device, destined to spend a large number of the season at the roof of a staff automotive.
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No spacers right here, Narváez runs his Enve built-in stem on most sensible of the headset-bearing topcap.
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Spot the green-coloured brake pad backing plate on the disc caliper, this means aftermarket brake pads are being run on Yuhi Todome’s Cannondale SuperSix motorcycle.
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Purple Muc-Off tubeless valves for the staff, most likely the ‘T3’ and ‘6’ stickers on each side of the valve check with sealant ranges or set up dates.
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Aero 40-54T FSA chainrings are paired to a Power2Max energy meter and FSA Ok-Drive carbon fibre crank palms on EF’s Cannondale SuperSix Evo Lab71 machines.
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The wild design of the aero Bianchi Oltre RC extends to the seatstay and seat tube junction.
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Every other blind via axle dropout, this time on the rear drive-side of the motorcycle.
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And once more on the entrance fork legs. The 2 aero ridges at the decrease leg to assist decrease drag.
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We suspect this can be a rather lighter aftermarket disc rotor lockring suited for the Lidl-Trek staff situation Trek Madones. Both manner, it suits the Sram Purple caliper effectively.
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Those bottle cages are for the frame-specific Trek aero bottles. The Madone is slower with out them, however they are not the similar bottles as utilized by impartial provider and as such we hardly ever see the staff use them over conventional spherical bottles.
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It sounds as if the Decathlon AG2R Los angeles Mondiale Workforce has additionally followed the preferred Carbon-Ti aftermarket chainrings.
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The staff also are working the Continental Aero 111 front-specific aero tyre. The promoting for the tyre claims an astounding 18 watt saving, however in our checks we will be able to a minimum of say that is negated through a three.8 watt rolling resistance penalty over a GP5000S TR.
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Human Powered Well being’s Black Inc. hubs obtain the Ceramic Velocity bearing remedy.
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As do the staff’s backside brackets – Each watt is helping proper, in addition to advanced bearing longevity?
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We might put this drivetrain within the spotless or model new class.
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The Ineos Pinarello Dogma F machines characteristic aero-profiled fork legs with a small hollow through which to mount a race transponder in the back of the ‘tabs’ and the axle.
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The silver, unpainted Roval staff situation hubs at the Purple Bull Bora-Hansgrohe staff motorcycles are a refreshing trade from a sea of black componentry.
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Stay your eyes peeled this yr for Dan Bigham’s affect at the RedBull Bora-Hansgrohe staff motorcycles as he starts his first yr as head of engineering for the squad.
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Ok-Edge chain catchers assist avert crisis in the most important moments.
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Luke Plapp’s chrome chainstays would had been glinting underneath the Australian solar.
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The bladed carbon fibre spokes of the staff’s Cadex race wheels.
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Plapp seems very aero on his motorcycle, however even his setup has to fall inside the UCI rules, so no turned-in hoods to hassle the commissaires.
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Canyon-SRAM gave the impression to be probably the most few groups working thru-axle levers. Those may permit a rider to take away their wheel while looking ahead to a recent wheel, saving treasured time.
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This latex interior tube transponder quilt enhances the staff paint rather well.
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SRAM Purple AXS brake levers, with an overly refined rubber succeed in adjuster bolt quilt on the most sensible of the lever.
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That is the extra competitive Canyon ‘Professional’ Tempo base bar at the Movistar Canyon Aeroad.
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The Canyon Aeroad CFR cockpit now makes use of T25 Torx bolts solely, that means fewer gear for the mechanics.
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Casper Pederson’s Specialised S-Works Tarmac SL8 is prepped and able to move.
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It is changing into extraordinary to peer a separate handlebar and stem within the males’s WorldTour however they’re nonetheless in the market.
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The Wolfpack, the identify Soudal-Fast Step offers itself, will pop out swinging this yr, as at all times. This emblem at the most sensible tube should function a reminder.
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Protecting champion Stevie Williams is again to protect his general identify. He makes use of a Power2Max energy meter to stay observe of the numbers.
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There is something cool about having handlebars taped tall the stem, Williams should like to carry the tops as smartly. Bradley Wiggins used to be additionally willing in this setup again within the day too.
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Groupama FDJ may be working Continental Aero 111 tyres up entrance on their Miche wheels, a brand new spouse for 2025. The staff will use wheels from the Miche Kleos vary.
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And the very succesful GP5000 S TR style on the again, because the Aero111 is front-specific.
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The Orbea Orca Aero, just like the Bianchi Oltre RC, has a closely sculpted seat keep junction.
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In addition to an extraordinary chainstay design that turns out to scoop across the rear derailleur.
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It is advisable see Campagnolo again within the WorldTour – Here is the rear of its Tremendous File WR wi-fi rear mech.
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The solar used to be starting to set through this level, however it surely is not environment at the mythical Italian producer.
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