With that problematic whole Covid situation now being not quite as worrisome as it was 18 months ago, pits and start areas of major bike races have become areas where we as journalists can visit a little more freely again. Those no-go zones at races are slowly becoming open yet again, which is a blessing for those who like a bit of geeky team tech. I know from personal experience that two seasons of trying to get shots of team bikes from afar hasn't been the most straightforward or productive. Frustrating would be the word to describe the process over that time. But with those barriers becoming less of an errr, barrier, we can now get to the team bikes like we did before the world turned upside down.
So to kick the new season's bike videos off, I've got a double bill for you. Or is that a triple bill? I'll let you decide. On offer, we have not just David Gadu of Groupama - FDJ's road race bike, a slick lightweight Lapierre Xelius SL, but his time trial bike too, and to really give you some tech meat to dig your teeth into, I've also included a little tech treat from his fellow teammate, and recent fifth-place finishers at Ronde van Vlaanderen, Stefan Küng's, as he's running something a little different to the rest of the team. Something that I'm sure he's hoping will help him to victory, or at least not hinder him on this season's cobbles campaign.
They'll be loads more bike checks coming this season; we've already a few in the bag, from fancy Colnagos as ridden by Team UAE-Emirates, multiple Cannondales from the EF-EasyPost team and sprint a few bikes that stand up to the world's best sprinters. So keep your eyes peeled on our RU-vid channel (or, better still, subscribe) for these and more.
3 окт 2024
