Host: This is the UAE Team Emirates Colnago V3RS of the upcoming stage race talent and
Slovenian Time Trial Champion Tadej Pogačar. [music]
A Colnago with a top-of-the-line Campagnolo
group set, is this the coolest team bike in the pro peloton right now? Be sure to let
us know in the GCN app, where you can vote on this bike and all the other pro bikes we
feature. The UAE Team Emirates Colnagos are finished with Campagnolo super record EPS
12-speed group sets. Very nice indeed and with the SRAM team's now running 12 speed
as well, it begs the question how long until the Shimano teams get a 12-speed offering?
Pogačar is said to be a 176 cm tall and he's riding a 50-cm frame. On that, he's got 172.5
mm cranks with Look KEO carbon blade pedals. For gearing, he's running a 53/39 chain set
paired with an 11/29 cassette. Pretty standard for the pros, but we car expect them to change
it depending on the parkour that they face. The cockpit comes from Deda is their Elementi
Alanera model with an integrated stem of 120 mm. The aero bar itself is 42 cm wide. It's
very neat and very nice, and it's used by a few teams and pro riders at the moment.
Breakaway specialist Thomas De Gendt is also a fan of this particular bar and stem. The
mechanics have done a nice job with it as well, tidying up the cables with some heat
shrink wrap. UAE Team Emirates is sponsored by Stages for head units and power meters.
Consequently, attached to the bar is a Stages M50 head unit for all of Pogačar's data linked
up to a Stages left-hand crank power meter. The team is sponsored by Prologo saddles and
Pogačar has opted for the 0C3 Pas NAC model with carbon rails. On the ground, he's running
25-mm Vittoria Corsa graphene 2.0 tubeless tires mounted onto Campagnolo Bora WTO 45-mm
rims with that trademark G3 spoke pattern. I like that. Now, interestingly, UAE Team
Emirates have been one of the teams leading the way with tubeless tires in last couple
of years, being fully aware of the rolling resistance benefits.
Last season, they often used tubeless tires on flatter stages and then switched to lighter
tubular wheels once the roads hit the mountains. Time for some measurements. Now Pogačar saddle
height is 73.5 cm from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the saddle, and his
reach from the tip of the saddle to the handlebar is 58 cm. Time now for a freehub sound check.
Nice. What about the GCN scales of truth? Place your bets now, you've got about two
seconds. Well, all of this weighs in at 6.8 kg bang on the UCI weight limit. Very nice
indeed. Now, I think you'll agree this is a fine-looking bike. Keep your eyes peeled
for more pro bikes on the channel and don't forget to let us know what you think of them.
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