Tadej Pogačar's Colnago V3RS Pro Bike | Tour De France 2021 Winning Bike

[@gcnracing]

What is your favourite pro bike this year so far? Let us know!

[@fernandodisola6675]

I have ordered this bike it will arrive in May....obviously RIM brake version.

[@CoachNealF]

@@fernandodisola6675 Excellent. You should have another fantastic riding season outside on that. I'm waiting on mine (also rim brake) to be finished at our local bike shop. Then, when the weather gets nice, I'm gone outside.

[@fernandodisola6675]

@@CoachNealF I can't wait for my colnago V3rs RIM brake bike (proper racing bike) why would you put such monstrosity disc brake on such a beautiful bike...I suppose they'll invent double sided rotors with ABS break system next LOL 🤣🤣

[@CoachNealF]

@@fernandodisola6675 Hahah! ABS braking systems. LOL. I do understand the why for disc brakes and safety, but that mainly applies to rainy/wet road conditions. Oh, I just picked my bike up a little while ago and did my first ride on it. You're going to be VERY happy with it. And the rim brakes are awesome, especially since I am staying with carbon wheels that have alloy rims--that is a better braking surface.

[@fernandodisola6675]

@@CoachNealF I've also ordered hunt ud 36 carbon wheels rims with griptec pads 1280grams, I did my research and the braking performance should be excellent,

[@eleycki]

This is one pro branded bike I would actually want. So nice.

[@MrKeely88]

Mechanics: must do as much as possible to save weight. Disc brakes: ah ah ahhhhhh

[@pbalerig]

Exactly

[@robertl376]

Rimbrake.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

Reminds me of Magnus Bäckstedt when while commentating last years TT at the Road World Championships he was asked if he noticed that practically everybody was using disc brakes on their TT bikes even though they are less aero and heavier. He just said that it is obviously a great advantage even in a time trial to have brakes that actually work.

[@wangangyang6688]

Technically the bike Pogacar won the TdF on is the rim brake version of this bike. If you watch the stages all the hard mountain stages he chose a rim brake version and for the flat or last stage he used the disc brake for marketing/promo purposes.

[@KhomsaMifta7995]

Technically Pog win Tdf on stage 8, where he put 4 minutes againts his competition. He used disc brake that time.

[@leedorney]

@@KhomsaMifta7995 At least he didn't pull them as he'd have not gone anywhere

[@11-inch]

@@KhomsaMifta7995 that’s your comeback? Did you saw how he dropped vinggegard on his porky gravel bike on the last climb that actually matters? Lmao I guess you can believe whatever you want to believe.

[@kpizzle1985]

@@11-inch you care about this way more than you should

[@saracen888]

GCN: Weight doesn’t matter Also GCN: The UAE mechanics have done everything possible to save weight

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

And still cannot reach the lowest weight so no doubt he will be on rim brakes for the big mountains in le tour

[@AzureBeatPony]

Almost like cyclists are obsessed with weight irrelevant of the effectiveness of doing so.

[@biglegcatluvr]

Weight matters if you get paid to ride bikes for a living. If you are a fat frick like most of us, weight doesn't matter and if it really does, you could probably lose some weight for free before you spend a few K to drop some grams.

[@zon3ful]

Well Pogačar uses laces in his shoes because they are lighter than boas

[@calada1212]

"Sound of speed"? U make hub sound when stop pedalling..it is just an alarm for u to go faster

[@ImportedFromSerbia]

Putting mic to the cassette, and "that's the sound of speed". Luv it.:)

[@CBMaster2]

Classic looking bike, very sharp indeed

[@hansschotterradler3772]

How can a classic looking bike have disc brakes? Your statement makes no sense.

[@CBMaster2]

@@hansschotterradler3772 The geometry and the tubes shapes

[@wsbygt]

I miss these videos! Thx GCN !

[@davidheathfield5040]

Such a classy looking bike, can’t go wrong with black, red and white

[@nickhutchinson9068]

Looks mega! Thanks for coming

[@9pmhan]

world best rider is weight winnie!! whoaaaaaaaaaa thx for great detail bike tour

[@hansschotterradler3772]

To keep the weight down and to be more aero TP uses rim brakes on the stages that matter.

[@johnrpaxton2137]

Not this year, unfortunately 😔 He's all in on disc because of uci rules banning rim brakes.

[@studioergosum]

He DID use the rim brake bike on the final mountain stage at UAE tour this year!

[@Lenny-pq5kc]

He won UAE on rim.... 😄

[@ResmeN]

@@johnrpaxton2137 no he's not. Watch the mountain stages of his latest race & you'll see

[@hansschotterradler3772]

@@ResmeN and Il Lombardy.

[@antoniop1968]

Can’t wait for this one or one of the other team V3rs to make it to Proowned.

[@chrisrodgers4950]

Chariot of our strongest god, we travel unimaginable distances just to breathe the same air that blows over her aerodynamic features 🤤

[@LETOUR7TIMESFRANCE]

All round sweet lookin bike with all the latest and greatest.As for TP getting the hat trick this year.it's so hard to do I just don't see it happening. Its Quintana time to shine😮

[@garymombay5146]

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿thumbs UP!!,,GCN,, someday im 1of ur raffle winner🚴🙏🏆🇵🇭

[@brentgordon8769]

🚲😊The Best Bicycle in World, Go Colnago UAE your going to win Tour De France 2022!!!!!!!!

[@remainanonymous6723]

The seatpost is from Darimo, just in case someone is trying to find out.

[@andrewlabat9963]

Sweet as sugar, and classical sharp looking.. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@christopherurban4372]

What an absolute weapon

[@garybird8646]

Pro team bikes 2022, I'll take the Trek Madone for the flat stages and the Merida Scultura for the Mountains. Both brands with a lifetime warranty.

[@jds7438]

I remember when you did these and documented the weights they had to add to getvthe weight up 😄

[@casakaiser]

I just saw the thumbnail, and somehow the paint job reminded me of the famous Eurobike!

[@Leam1201]

I always wanted to know what is what the top of the stem. Thks 4 notice that detail n share it.

[@mariorojastenor]

its a Darimo seat post

[@teo4462]

quite confused, tubular wheels but use inner tube ?

[@dantelobue]

Can you do a review of Remco evenepoel Shiv tt

[@thestoneycyclist]

Did you go to the new Wolfi's store at Hudayriat and see the actual TDF winning bike? Awesome store :)

[@stihldavebergen3469]

One sweet ride

[@edwarddonghi1471]

So where’s the rim brake bike used in the mountains or the rim brake bike used on the last stage of the UAE tour?

[@dmlopezleon]

La tija del sillin esta hecha por Darimo, marca española de componentes.

[@a1yallop]

My advice to GCN is to get a new camera person who is able to hold the camera on segment for more than a nanosecond.

[@MilesBellas]

That is more likely editing not camera work.

[@wongasaur]

@@MilesBellas actually you can tell the editor tried to make every shot of B-roll count by stretching it in slow-mo etc, but they didn’t have much footage to work with... I suspect most pro teams aren’t fans of lending their team bikes out to “the press” and Alex/crew probably spent a total of 10 minutes with this bike with the B-roll captured in a rush.

[@MilesBellas]

@@wongasaur "you can tell" "I suspect" "probably" Specious fiction Madame Zora !

[@palmer3977]

7.1 kg with no paint WOW, i remember the days when the team mechanics had to add weight to the bikes to get them up to the U.C.I. lowest limit of 6.8 kg, you know the days before disc brakes.

[@kevin_du_92]

You forgot about carbon printed spacers ! Tech evolution is soooo impressive.

[@11-inch]

Imaging being 300g overweight, that Winn certainly play something in tadej’s head

[@palmer3977]

@@kevin_du_92 Apples & oranges.

[@thibaultpiona7983]

Yeah, like Contador Emonda in 2017. That seams ages

[@sinashahidi8697]

But there are quite a few disc brakes bikes lighter than 6.8kg. S-Works Aethos, Canyon Ultimate CFR, ...

[@ЮрийВладимирович-б6р]

You forgot to mention those Campagnolo shifter's lever and actual rear mech's model so far. Should be shown closer and precisely in this review I suppose.

[@jagjeetsihra2862]

What a brilliant bike..could you please give us a tentative price?

[@KillersFromTheWest]

Further proof that it’s not the bike that makes greatness, it’s the coaches and riders. Bikes are all so similar now it doesn’t matter what brand you ride, so don’t give in to the marketing of it all, invest in yourself, not your overly expensive bike.

[@neilberry1552]

Or the drugs he's on

[@Joshua-rp3tm]

GAVE US MEASUREMENTS BUT WHAT SIZE IS THE FRAME??

[@velo1337]

dont you guys have a 4k cam?

[@bengt_axle]

Anyone know who is manufacturing this version of the V3RS frameset for Colnago?

[@Stephen-nq5kd]

Eye candy that's as awesome as it looks. But.., I have a set of tubular wheels for my older steel bike, I'm always uptight when riding them for fear of a flat. I stopped using them because of that. My choice would be the Pinarello Dogma that Team Ineos uses.

[@CoachNealF]

I had a HED tubular disc and those wheels would pop if I simply got too close to railroad tracks. But, wow. Tubulars are the best on the road.

[@darroncharlesworth6980]

Gorgeous bike. If only I had the money .......

[@davidcoates2051]

I’m fairly sure TP rides a size 50S?

[@whothefoxcares]

Q: do riders or the teams own the bikes?

[@leedorney]

Teams

[@Notcho02-j3c]

I'm pretty sure the unbranded seatpost is from darimo

[@philippbeckonert1678]

: I ride a lighter bike than Tadej Pogacar :D - if only that also made me faster than him, too :P - but I'm impressed that the mechanics were able to get this bike that light.

[@PartisanGamerDE]

Not a full aero frame and above the UCI 6.8kg limit. Shows you that the extreme obsession with aero and weight I have witnessed in the amateur community is misplaced to a degree. It's much more about the rider.

[@emanuelpradera9717]

Could be a Darimo Seat Post (lightest in the Market),

[@russstarke6004]

There are no flies on that rear derailleur, oh wait . . .

[@pdrmnds]

How is it possible that these GC contenders don't all have 6.8kg bikes? 300g over is a huge amount

[@natheirabu-dahab4247]

Disc brakes

[@pennyblue6372]

doesn‘t matter when alll are over 6.8 wich is the case right now

[@spikev5842]

physics and required disc brakes

[@Yes-sc1pb]

@@spikev5842 he switched to the rim brake version for today’s stage when it matters

[@spikev5842]

@@Yes-sc1pb it will be interesting to see how this gets sorted over the next yrs ... when the brands quit rim brakes - but winning is still the goal ... will the pros use custom bikes (which the brands don't sell)? or, will a new rim brake brand emerge (likely Chinese)? or, some new tech, like no contact magnetic mech solve the issue (so the big brands can continue to push pricing)?🤔

[@jonathanvandenberg3571]

I think they should start using the good-old back-pedal break.

[@tonylo6013]

I would buy one if there is a rim brake version

[@ricecrash5225]

UCI should increase the minimum weight of bikes to 7.3 at least. Allowing frames to be made stronger and manufacturers to build safer components.

[@robertl376]

UAE Stage 7. He won on a Rimbrake. I will stick to Rimbrake.

[@jonathanjc1131]

That seatpost is probably made by Darimo

[@Borrobbos]

yes it is

[@ademolaowoeye7664]

Dream bike

[@alexcavill1986]

Seatpost is Darimo

[@superstrada6847]

I want one!

[@markbentley4343]

Great bike. Would still go for the C64 though and take the weight penalty, as made in Italy, gorgeous, and has better resale value

[@WalTzy-h4h]

Weight doesn't matter it depends on the rider, But the budgets does

[@jackerikson5566]

Phew. 7.1kg…’perfect’. Nothing like a bike right on the UCI weight limit

[@xEuphora]

The camera work on this absolutely sucked. I consult barely see anything that was being talked about

[@hanshermanh]

Color Code?

[@graememorrison333]

Not much setback on the seat by the looks of things. (I thought UCI specified 6cm or more.)

[@TTWalt]

WOW!!

[@jangelderloos2211]

Rocketship!

[@davidwebster2616]

7.1 kg? what is the UCI limit?

[@juhanisaario]

6.8 kg

[@wazirtan6801]

now as risen to 7kg weight limit and above because of the new era the ‘Rise of Disc’

[@neilberry1552]

Do you get pogastrongs drugs with the bike

[@justim4545]

no bora ultra?

[@TCCGrantT]

Don't want to overdo it.

[@justim4545]

@@TCCGrantT yet still 7.1kg.

[@TCCGrantT]

@@justim4545 Giving other guys the impression of a fighting chance

[@jacobmathis5686]

Critical stages won on rim brakes tho

[@theantichrome9842]

Now THATS a bike. Can't believe the Colnago lost in the first round of the GCN dream bike poll. Travesty.

[@eleycki]

I thought that all pro bikes would be on the uci limit at 6.8kg as they could get them so light. Is this not the case, or are they weighed without peripherals like pedals or something?

[@Yes-sc1pb]

no all the disc brake bikes are heavy as shit, pro mechanics used to have to add weights to bikes so they weigh in at 6.8kg with pedals and other stuff

[@cpt.slackbladder3187]

Disc brakes bikes are heavy

[@eleycki]

@@Yes-sc1pb that’s what I always thought, so the disk brake weight makes sense then. I really don’t see the point of disks!

[@bettyblue7291]

@@eleycki $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@pennyblue6372]

@@eleycki makes absolutely sense for u/ mortals. the argument of the more expensive bike is ridiculous cause the industry loses all the wheel replacements from rimbarke systems with discs

[@rosscads]

If TP’s bike can’t hit 6.8kg then what hope for ordinary folk?

[@Simon_is_not_sure]

Where's the weight?

[@rosshumphries3624]

Maybe watch the video again🤦‍♂️

[@Simon_is_not_sure]

@@rosshumphries3624 Damm, missed that - thanks😃

[@pbalerig]

Disc brakes = 7.1kg. Rim brakes = 6.8kg. 100% carbon bike.

[@kelvinbelogot4852]

Nah. Pretty sure its just gonna be 7.0kg or 6.9kg. Tarmac sl7 is the best

[@johnclement4781]

Best bike in the peleton, maybe cofidis.... but italian frame and campagnolo...... forget the rest of the boreimano, and SCAM......

[@kuzzzzzzzzzzzz7511]

Dogma f next

[@ljslo....]

✌️🇸🇮

[@dhendasanjaya3661]

👍👍

[@nightowl6393]

Everything looks good Except disk brakes I do not trust them

[@robertl376]

Yes. I hang around the bike shop most of the day. The Dise brake bike keep coming back for sounds and oil leak. I am riding a Dogma F 12 Rimbrake I am so happy with it. No headache. And my Dogma F is coming on April. Rimbrake is my favorite.

[@robertl376]

Forgot to say this I got many of my Cycling friend most of them Riding Dise brake. And some. Of them tell me they Regret buying the Dise brake. They say so troublesome when want to put the bike in the car. Because they worry their touch the brake it will lock up. And sounds. And if did not ride the bike for awhile the Dise get Rusty. I know it's only give headache. The Rimbrake you also can stopped anyway you want. The Race in UAE Stage 7. The final Stage. The winner is Riding a Rimbrake. People have their choice I just want to share what I know. Thank you.

[@johnrpaxton2137]

7.1kilo is heavy af and 15.5lbs!! That's half a lb over the minimum uci weight limit. This never happened with rim brakes!!

[@devinmorrison7131]

Ouch 300 grams overweight with all that effort.

[@davidepiccirillo4479]

It s my bike......done 8000km and to fine

[@MZ-bm5fp]

carbon fibre!

[@fernandodisola6675]

Shame it's not a rim brake bike, it would weigh 6.8kg on the button👍

[@PartisanGamerDE]

Obviously not all about the weight if you can win 2 TdF titles with it.

[@fernandodisola6675]

@@PartisanGamerDE he did win on the rim brake in 2020 & 2021 and rim brake in the mountains and disc on the flats. Rim brakes are more aero and lighter its shame it gone disc, disc are to solve a problem that doesn't exist.

[@gimmigimmigimmi]

@@PartisanGamerDE he won them on rim brakes.

[@PartisanGamerDE]

Ah yes and he would have probably lost those if he had discs. Please people, stop it. He won those tours leagues ahead. It's not about what brakes you ride but about the rider. Btw he leads this UAE tour on discs.

[@dusthead18]

@@PartisanGamerDE yeah discs on super flat stages, smart AF haha

[@billmartinez2253]

What’s funny is he’s riding rim breaks in uae

[@markvanossel9228]

MEGAFIETS

[@nuttynut722]

how he even get the job? it certainly not raw carbon finish and he doesn't even know the seatpost brand..........

[@sbsb4995]

Disc brakes ruined the look, the weight and the aerodynamic of this bicycle. 👎

[@jasontate1135]

All that bling, and it's still 7.1kg :-/ Lovely though.

[@justaletdown]

This bikes needs some RIM brakes

[@aua6330]

Fake, he won on rim brakes

[@alexdoessports]

Heavy AF. Discbrakes = shit

[@the.communist]

All those things made to minimize weight n still over 7kgs 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Ecad021]

showw

[@dskordo]

"tubular" followed by "SL because they have plastic tpu tubes". Come on guys....this is just comical. Since when does a tubular run a tube? Lol

[@ThisIsANameBruh]

I feel like this bike lacks "soul". It's very standard looking, almost a product of homogeneous CFD calculations without an artistic spin. I much prefer the curves and style of Bianchis or Pinarellos. Don't get me wrong, the bike's a beauty, I just feel saddened that bikes went through what smartphones did over the past decade. Same design everywhere.

[@Joshua-dx7zn]

True, but in pro cycling, it comes down to winning so more sponsors want to sponsor you and will give more money to be shown on the jersey. So the better the bike functionally, the better chance you have of winning. You would think they could save some weight somewhere to bring the build down to 15lbs but I guess they do that in his rim brake version.

[@3rdcatchopper408]

After all that effort an it’s not under 7kg 😭😭🤣😂😂🙃

[@Megadeth6633]

It looks bland

[@damienlong8532]

BULLSHIT that bike won nothing, my alloy winter bikes lighter,all the spokes discs rotors thru axles its sickening, pogacars himself does,nt want to ride this dirt, nor froome are any pro for that matter , make another video how to set up rubbing brakes lads leave the link under here SHAME SHAME ,YOU COULD,NT MAKE THIS SHIT UP ,criminal in my eyes

[@juanhidalgo7043]

Man! I don’t understand why he picks this bike in lieu of C64. His iQ most be very low! I would not buy this bike. C64 way better! But again mow that colnago was bought by middle eastern company I would not buy either one!