{"id":2025666,"date":"2026-07-03T17:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2025666"},"modified":"2026-07-03T17:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:23:22","slug":"aero-bike-everyday-the-bike-tadej-pogacar-will-ride-in-search-of-his-fifth-tour-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2025666","title":{"rendered":"Aero Bike, Everyday \u2014 the Bike Tadej Poga\u010dar Will Ride in Search of His Fifth Tour Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Logan Jones-Wilkins<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Updated July 3, 2026 11:34AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When Tadej Poga\u010dar started the 2025 Tour de France, he was riding the Colnago V5Rs, the team\u2019s climbing bike. Ultimately, that move proved to be a misdirection. By the halfway point of the race, when the peloton reached the stage 13 uphill time trial, Poga\u010dar switched to his stripped-down, aero-optimized Y1Rs.<\/p>\n

Since then, he hasn\u2019t turned back. The Y1Rs have become as synonymous with Poga\u010dar as his rainbow jersey or Met helmet.<\/p>\n

With the Tour de France starting this Saturday in Barcelona, we made our way to the UAE hotel, through the throngs of fans who somehow found the undisclosed location, and took a look at his bespoke Y1Rs that he\u2019ll ride throughout the 19 road stages.<\/p>\n

Quick hits from Tadej Poga\u010dar\u2019s Y1Rs<\/h2>\n
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Poga\u010dar has made the rainbows his own in more ways than one. Here is the rainbow bands with his personal branding mixed in. <\/span> (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  • Y1Rs frameset, size 54 cm<\/li>\n
  • Shimano Dura-Ace groupset and pedals, with 56\/44t Carbon-Ti chainrings<\/li>\n
  • Enve 4.5 SES Pro wheelset<\/li>\n
  • Carbon-Ti finishing parts, including derailleur hanger, various bolts, and thru-axles<\/li>\n
  • Custom 3D-printed Fisik Argo<\/li>\n
  • Continental GP5000 TT tires, 28mm<\/li>\n
  • 11-34t cassette<\/li>\n
  • 165mm cranks<\/li>\n
  • 36cm bars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Narrow bars and short cranks remain the same<\/h2>\n
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    (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Tadej Poga\u010dar has kept the same handlebars on his Y1Rs all year, as the bars are at the limit of the UCI allowable width that was imposed earlier this year. Since he burst on the scene in 2020, Poga\u010dar has been a part of the generation of riders who have adopted the smaller bars as the understanding of aerodynamics has made it clear how important that can be.<\/p>\n

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    (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Likewise, Poga\u010dar was the leading figure in the trend to shorter cranks. While others have taken it to even greater extremes, Poga\u010dar has found his length at 165mm cranks. Those shorter cranks are paired with 56\/44t chainrings, according to UAE.<\/p>\n

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    (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Oh, and Baby Hulk is back.<\/p>\n

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    Will Pogacar ride the V5Rs at the Tour?<\/h2>\n
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    (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Ultimately, bike selection falls into the category of strategy in this day and age of cycling. What bikes and wheels a team or rider uses can depend on what they are prioritizing on any given day. If this year is anything to go by, Poga\u010dar will likely ride a Y1Rs every road stage, with only adjustments to the wheels. The days of true climbing bikes seem to be firmly on their way out, because even with the modifications to the Y1Rs, it was still measured at 7.25kg by\u00a0Bike Radar. <\/em>While that is light, it is 450 grams more than the limit. The V5Rs can get to the weight limit, but even still, aero makes the difference.<\/p>\n

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    (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    That, or we didn\u2019t get our hands on Poga\u010dar\u2019s lightest Y1Rs. If you look closely, you can spot a #2 sticker on the back of the bike media had access to. That demarcation means it is the backup bike for the rider. Maybe, just maybe, the primary bike shaves a few more grams and makes the choice even easier to go aero every day.<\/p>\n

    Additional gallery<\/h2>\n
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    The Enve SES 4.5 Pro was debuted at last year\u2019s Tour de France, and it remains the go-to all-around option for the UAE Team Emirates squad. <\/span> (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Despite a crash at the Giro where the UAE Team Emirates crashed en masse, Poga\u010dar and his teammates have stayed committed to the 28mm Continental GP5000 TT tire. If it rains, perhaps that changes. (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Carbon-Ti details dot the bike. (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Wahoo provides the computer the nestled in the Colnago bars. (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Poga\u010dar returns to the custom 3D printer Argo saddle from Fisik that he rode last year. (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Chain freshly waxed, but perhaps could use a bit more wearing in. (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    And last but not least, a little sticker to cover the exposed thru-axle outlet. (Photo: Logan Jones-Wilkins\/Velo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Logan Jones-Wilkins<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    Updated July 3, 2026 11:34AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pogacar-TDF-2026-Bike-Check-3.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated July 3, 2026 11:34AM When Tadej Poga\u010dar started the 2025 Tour de France, he was riding the Colnago V5Rs, the team\u2019s climbing bike. Ultimately, that move proved to be a misdirection. By the halfway point of the race, when the peloton reached the stage 13 uphill time trial, Poga\u010dar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,71],"class_list":["post-2025666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-velo-outsideonline-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2025666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025666\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2025666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2025666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2025666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}