The S-Works Romin Evo saddle is set forward to it's max limit(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
McCarthy rolls on Roval CLX50 wheels(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
A fairly short stem compared to the general trend in the peloton of long stems(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shifters(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Bora-Hansgrohe are the only team to ride on S-Works Turbo tubular tyres(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
CeramicSpeed provide the headset and bottom bracket(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 series pedals(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Jay McCarthy followed his Tinkoff teammate Peter Sagan to Bora-Hansgrohe following the teams' demise at the end of the 2016 season. Peter Sagan alone brought enough WorldTour points to the Pro-Continental outfit to confirm WorldTour status for the German team in 2017, but the World Champion commands a high price and it is rumoured Specialized contributed to the costs of bringing the Slovakian to the team.
Whilst Peter Sagan has a range of custom painted Specialized framesets to choose from, Jay McCarthy rides on the team issue S-Works Tarmac. Although the team frames aren't as eye catching as Peter Sagan's unique designs, the predominantly black frames could be considered one of the classier designs in the WorldTour peloton. Turquoise pinstripe detailing on the frames tubing and forks is complimented with metallic fleck in the black paint and contrasts with the bold white decals.
The Australian rides a compact 52cm frame and is paired with a 106mm stem and 400mm handlebars, both supplied by PRO components, as it the seat post. The standard 172.5mm crankset, 53-39T chainrings and 11-28T Dura-Ace cassette makes up the Shimano Dura-Ace 9070 groupset and is paired with a 4iiii powermeter. The Bora-Hansgrohe mechanics expect the Dura-Ace 9100 series groupsets to arrive in time for the spring Classics.
CeramicSpeed provide both the headset and bottom bracket and is a brand becoming more and more prominent in the WorldTour peloton.
Specialized provide the S-Works Romin Evo saddle and the Roval CLX 50mm carbon wheels are paired with S-Works Turbo tubular tyres.
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Critical measurements Rider's height: 1.74m Rider's weight: 63kg Saddle height from BB: 715mm Centre of saddle to centre of bar: 680mm Head tube length: 120mm Top tube length (effective): 537mm Total bicycle weight: 6.93kg
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