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Tadej Pogačar comes into the 2026 Tour de France as the defending champion and hot favourite to win the overall general classification against his arch rival Jonas Vingegaard, as well as Remco Evenepoel and perhaps young Frenchman Paul Seixas too.
The Slovenian, who is also reigning World Champion, comes into the race with a relatively unchanged bike from last year’s race, but as the team’s press officer Luke Maguire tells me, this is only because Pogačar drove the team hard towards improving its equipment a few seasons ago.
Those changes included a switch from Pirelli to Continental tyres, SRM to Wahoo computers, and Campagnolo to Shimano groupsets. Similarly, I recall Colnago telling me last year that Pogačar was pivotal in driving the brand to creating the Y1Rs aero bike too.
Maguire says the team is now “very happy” with their equipment, although that does include some aftermarket add-ons that help the bike get down to the 6.8kg weight limit.
Ahead of the race’s Grand Dèpart, Cyclingnews spent some time at the team hotel in Barcelona. We’ve already brought you a comparison of his time trial bike versus big rival Vingegaard’s, and now it’s time to look at his road bike.
This is his ‘number two’ bike, so not the one he’ll start each race aboard, but set up exactly the same so that if he has a mechanical, he can swap over without issue or detriment.
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Josh is Associate Editor of Cyclingnews – leading our content on the best bikes, kit and the latest breaking tech stories from the pro peloton. He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he’s covered everything from buyer’s guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews.
On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, ‘cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.
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Aero bottom bracket, titanium bolts, and a €460 saddle: No stone left unturned for Tadej Pogačar’s Tour de France bike
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Slovenian superstar’s Colnago Y1Rs is ready to race
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Tadej Pogačar comes into the 2026 Tour de France as the defending champion and hot favourite to win the overall general classification against his arch rival Jonas Vingegaard, as well as Remco Evenepoel and perhaps young Frenchman Paul Seixas too.
The Slovenian, who is also reigning World Champion, comes into the race with a relatively unchanged bike from last year’s race, but as the team’s press officer Luke Maguire tells me, this is only because Pogačar drove the team hard towards improving its equipment a few seasons ago.
Those changes included a switch from Pirelli to Continental tyres, SRM to Wahoo computers, and Campagnolo to Shimano groupsets. Similarly, I recall Colnago telling me last year that Pogačar was pivotal in driving the brand to creating the Y1Rs aero bike too.
Maguire says the team is now “very happy” with their equipment, although that does include some aftermarket add-ons that help the bike get down to the 6.8kg weight limit.
Ahead of the race’s Grand Dèpart, Cyclingnews spent some time at the team hotel in Barcelona. We’ve already brought you a comparison of his time trial bike versus big rival Vingegaard’s, and now it’s time to look at his road bike.
This is his ‘number two’ bike, so not the one he’ll start each race aboard, but set up exactly the same so that if he has a mechanical, he can swap over without issue or detriment.
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Josh is Associate Editor of Cyclingnews – leading our content on the best bikes, kit and the latest breaking tech stories from the pro peloton. He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he’s covered everything from buyer’s guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews.
On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, ‘cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.
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1Ben Healy is ‘the best breakaway rider in the world’ says EF boss Vaughters, but can he repeat Tour de France success after season of setbacks?
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2Another cancellation for Maryland Cycling Classic leaves hole on UCI calendar in North America ahead of Road World Championships in Montreal
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3‘The best recovery can be to stay on the sofa and do nothing’ – Tadej Pogačar’s deceptively simple recovery strategy for the Tour de France
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4Who will secure the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France? Stage 1 team time trial start times
-
5Enjoy an all-access pass to the Tour de France with Cyclingnews
Aero bottom bracket, titanium bolts, and a €460 saddle: No stone left unturned for Tadej Pogačar’s Tour de France bike
Features
By
Josh Croxton
Published
Slovenian superstar’s Colnago Y1Rs is ready to race
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Tadej Pogačar comes into the 2026 Tour de France as the defending champion and hot favourite to win the overall general classification against his arch rival Jonas Vingegaard, as well as Remco Evenepoel and perhaps young Frenchman Paul Seixas too.
The Slovenian, who is also reigning World Champion, comes into the race with a relatively unchanged bike from last year’s race, but as the team’s press officer Luke Maguire tells me, this is only because Pogačar drove the team hard towards improving its equipment a few seasons ago.
Those changes included a switch from Pirelli to Continental tyres, SRM to Wahoo computers, and Campagnolo to Shimano groupsets. Similarly, I recall Colnago telling me last year that Pogačar was pivotal in driving the brand to creating the Y1Rs aero bike too.
Maguire says the team is now “very happy” with their equipment, although that does include some aftermarket add-ons that help the bike get down to the 6.8kg weight limit.
Ahead of the race’s Grand Dèpart, Cyclingnews spent some time at the team hotel in Barcelona. We’ve already brought you a comparison of his time trial bike versus big rival Vingegaard’s, and now it’s time to look at his road bike.
This is his ‘number two’ bike, so not the one he’ll start each race aboard, but set up exactly the same so that if he has a mechanical, he can swap over without issue or detriment.
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