Peter Sagan to debut alloy frame and tubeless tyres in Down Under Classic - Gallery

12 January 2019 03:42
This article first appeared on BikeRadar. Peter Sagan and a selection of his Bora-Hansgrohe teammates will race the Down Under Classic criterium on Sunday aboard custom-painted Specialized Allez Sprint Disc framesets.  "I did some training on the bike at the team camp in Mallorca in December. Now they've built me a new bike, with new colours. It's a lot stiffer than the Venge and the Tarmac but we'll see. We're going to try and race it in the criterium and then we'll see how it goes. This will be the first time I've raced on it," Sagan exclusively told Cyclingnews at the Tour Down Under pre-race press conference. "I've raced an alloy frame before but not since I was a junior rider, maybe even before that. Certainly not in a very long time but I'm looking forward to it."ADVERTISEMENT Sagan’s alloy frame and carbon fork are paired with Bora-Hansgrohe’s usual Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 groupset, Specialized finishing kit and accessories from CeramicSpeed and K-Edge. More race tech from the 2019 Tour Down Under Michael Valgren's BMC Teammachine SLR01 Disc — gallery New lace up shoes from Rapha seen at Tour Down Under Unreleased POC helmet at Tour Down Under New lightweight Specialized climbing shoe spotted at the Tour Down Under A close look at SRAMs new 12-speed eTap groupset Ewan's 2019 Ridley Noah Fast - Gallery EF Education First aim to 'disrupt' pro peloton with bright pink kit - Gallery Roval CLX 64 carbon wheels are also upgraded with CeramicSpeed bearings and the three-time world champion — and current Slovakian national champion — will also race on 26mm S-Works Turbo RapidAir tubeless tyres as opposed to the more common tubular setup favoured in the WorldTour.  More on Peter Sagan Peter Sagan, Porte and Dennis train for Tour Down Under - Gallery Peter Sagan taking it easier but ready for Tour Down Under Bora-Hansgrohe name team to support Peter Sagan at Tour Down Under Peter Sagan's Cyclingnews rider profile page Peter Sagan and the racing moments and riders of 2018 - Podcast You can read more at Cyclingnews.com.read full article

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