Tadej Pogačar sprinted to a commanding victory on level 3 of the UAE Excursion on Wednesday. The Global Champion, resplendent in his white rainbow skinsuit, beat Oscar Onley and Felix Gall to the road.
We already noticed Pogačar the use of what seems to be a brand new Enve wheel in the day before today’s particular person time trial, and feature noticed a couple of extra curious main points at the Slovenian’s placing new Colnago Y1Rs aero motorbike lately.
First up are the Enve SES 6.7 wheels, they’ve silver hubs and spokes which might be visibly other to those utilized by his teammates and glance to be the similar because the entrance wheel setup he utilized in the day before today’s time trial. This generally is a new wheelset being evolved by means of Enve, or a minimum of a check for a brand new wheel hub and spoke configuration.
UAE Emirates-XRG has an unique partnership with Shimano, however riders have been nonetheless observed the use of Carbon-Ti carbon fibre chainrings, like closing 12 months. Pogačar was once the use of some customised ones that may be observed beneath.
In spite of everything, we noticed some insulated bottles from workforce spouse Elite, which we suppose to lend a hand stay beverages less warm for longer below the new UAE solar and lend a hand arrange Pogačar’s core temperature.
The silver spokes may also be observed obviously right here, in conjunction with customized Enve rainbow rim sticky label (Symbol credit score: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)
Pogačar’s silver spokes and hubshells may also be observed obviously right here in stark distinction to his teammates’ black ones (Symbol credit score: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)
Pogačar’s Enve spokes and hubs at this race are silver, obviously status out from his teammates’. Enve SES wheels are normally specced with Sapim CX Ray spokes, which might be chrome steel, the wheels additionally function inside spoke nipples which give a small aero saving.
We do not know whether or not those new spokes are other by hook or by crook or are merely relatively lighter than the common black ones. This was once the case with the silver hubs of the Roval Rapide CLX II Group wheels that introduced closing 12 months.
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In all probability they’ve a extra aero profile or the workforce is even experimenting with other spoke tensions for the arena champion. It kind of feels extraordinary to rely the grams on an aero motorbike just like the Colnago Y1Rs, however on the best stage, each and every small element issues. We suspect by means of the top of the season, we will be able to have our solutions.
A easy identify decal and rainbow best tube detailing at the Colnago Y1Rs, word the additional main points within the rainbow bands. The race quantity additionally seems to be well fixed on the seatpost clamp and appears very blank (Symbol credit score: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)
It is a state of the art motorbike, with a slim, bayonet-style headtube however the well-known Colnago headtube brand stays. Spot that tremendous blank built-in down tube bottle cage as neatly. (Symbol credit score: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)
This very neat built-in Wahoo pc mount, produced by means of Hinloopen Design, is being utilized by the Global Champion this 12 months. The Hulk decal may be nonetheless in position. (Symbol credit score: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)
This is one slippery head tube! (Symbol credit score: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)
Carbon Ti chainrings stay, word the customized Pogačar brand for this 12 months (Symbol credit score: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)
This is a fascinating one, we discovered over iciness that UAE Emirates-XRG and Shimano had introduced a partnership for the following 4 years wherein the Jap producer would offer the workforce with groupsets and pedals. We assumed this could imply fewer aftermarket portions for the workforce. Pogačar himself has used Carbon-Ti chainrings and AbsoluteBlack brake pads steadily.
Group riders are nonetheless the use of Carbon-Ti chainrings even though and Pogačar’s Dura-Ace chainset was once even fitted with chainrings that function his customized TP brand and ‘UAE Emirates’ wordmark, so possibly an working out or settlement has been reached with Shimano to permit some flexibility right here.
That rear finish goes to take some geting used to, like maximum arguable motorcycles in biking, we predict it’ll purpose a stir, then we will be able to all relax and get used to it. (Symbol credit score: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)
