Yes, the traditional Tour de France winning bike is in yellow rather than the pink shown here. That’s because this bike was Tadej Pogacar’s winning bike for the 2024 Giro d’Italia. Rather, it was his second backup bike, prepared exactly the same as the bike Pogacar won on.
Where are the other two bikes? Pogi has the winning bike, while Ernesto Colnago has the first backup bike. This bike — the third of three — is set to go into the Colnago brand’s museum.
Pogacar’s bike features a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 wheelset, custom-made Carbon Ti chainrings with 55-40T chainrings, Enve touch points, and more. Its weight? 7.4 kg (16.3 pounds) with pedals and the Giro-centric pink paint scheme.
Tadej Pogacar’s Giro d’Italia-winning bike, or one waiting in the wings for him to take the win. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)Hey, those brake lever hoods look awfully tilted inward. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)The details are really nice here. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)The Enve SES One-Piece carbon handlebar measured 38 cm center to center at the tops, and about 41 cm in the drops. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)Special logos on these Enve SES 3.4 wheels. Go Pogi, go! (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)Shimano Dura-Ace R9200, as you’d expect from a UAE Team Emirates bike. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)55-40T chainrings custom-made for UAE Team Emirates. Interestingly, there’s no chain catcher, showing that the team has high confidence in the front derailleur’s shifting ability. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)See that black bit under the right side brake lever? That’s a Shimano Sprint Shifter, allowing Pogi to shift gears with his thumbs. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)28 mm Continental GP 5000 S TR tires mounted to Enve SES 3.4 wheels. The measured width of the 25 mm internal width rims comes in at just over 30 mm. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)Pogi’s using a Prologo Nago R4 in a 147 mm width. He’s using a zero setback seatpost provided by Colnago. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)UAE Team Emirates have gone with a standard band-on number plate holder. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)Tadej Pogacar’s bike features Carbon-Ti brake rotors with special heat-dissipating brake pads, as seen by the growths at the top of the calipers. (Photo: Alvin Holbrook/Velo)
