Tadej Pogačar Spotted Checking Out New Motorcycle Ahead of Flanders-Roubaix Double Challenge

Whilst Monaco performs host to numerous skilled cyclists, due to a nice local weather, simple get admission to to a couple superb climbs, and a slightly light-touch tax regime, it doesn’t ever in reality turn out to be the point of interest of the biking global relating to racing. It does then again play host to a charity biking tournament attended through a slew {of professional} racers, together with Monaco native and present global champion, Tadej Pogačar.

Whilst the development in query hardly ever, if ever, makes headlines, photos emerged on Twitter of Pogačar astride what seems to be an all-new Colnago motorcycle. We can’t make out a lot from the photographs, partly as they’re low answer and uploaded to social media, slightly than correct high-res sports activities images snaps, and partly as a result of the intentionally bedazzling paintwork, however we will no less than surmise that there’s a robust chance that that is the brand new V5Rs, what with the present Colnago  V4Rs coming near its 3rd 12 months of use. 

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The dazzling paint scheme way you can certainly spot it, however it makes it tougher to get any main points. (Symbol credit score: Monica Constantino)The fork appears wider than the V4Rs, which lately has 32mm clearance. May we see Pogačar racing on 35mm tyres? (Symbol credit score: Monica Constantino)Elia Viviani is as curious as we’re…(Symbol credit score: Monica Constantino)Is that this the Colnago V5Rs?

New motorcycles, and different tech too, are continuously ‘leaked’ into the wild with a paint scheme consisting of abnormal polygons to get a divorce the strains of the product in query. It’s efficient, and so realistically we will’t inform a lot from the photographs. 

From what we will make out it kind of feels like this new motorcycle has a flatter best tube, most probably in an try to drop the load, and the fork appears a little bit wider too. Given the rage in opposition to wider tyres, particularly within the wake of our personal lab checking out proving important wattage financial savings over cobbled surfaces, it’s no longer unreasonable to indicate that the brand new gadget can have wider tyre clearance than the outdated fashion. 

Colnago used to be contacted for remark as as to if this used to be a prototype V5Rs however declined to remark at the subject. 

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Whilst it can be a prototype, it nonetheless will get the trademark hunk sticky label that Pogačar makes use of at the bars of all his motorcycles. (Symbol credit score: Monica Constantino)The remains on the rear finish glance thinner too, additional including to a low weight mountain climbing gadget speculation. (Symbol credit score: Monica Constantino)From this perspective it sounds as if that the highest tube is flatter, probably to avoid wasting weight. (Symbol credit score: Monica Constantino)

This shall be Pogačar’s first Paris-Roubaix, however we have now observed him previous within the 12 months on a reconnaissance of a few key cobbled sectors trip the usage of the present V4Rs. He’s additionally rode a prototype model of the V4Rs within the 2022 Excursion de France and has ridden the present gadget to victory on the Excursion of Flanders. 

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Whilst having further tyre clearance (and we suspect that is clearance he would employ, as Pogačar has at all times been an early adopter of wider tyres) could be of use over the cobbles it’s our prediction that he’ll use the V4Rs for each Flanders and Roubaix. 

That is the primary time we’ve observed this new gadget, and whilst there’s each likelihood he’s been checking out it and been an integral a part of the improvement cycle, racing a brand spanking new gadget with just a few weeks of use is most probably too giant of a possibility.