Pro bike: Joanna Rowsell's Colnago K.Zero

This article originally appeared on BikeRadar

Joanna Rowsell (Wiggle-Honda) went into the British Time Trial Championships as defending champion, finishing 6th on the hilly, technical course behind Emma Pooley. She and her teammates Elinor Barker (4th), Laura Trott (5th) and Dani King (8th) were all aboard their team issue Colnago K.Zero time trial bikes.

The K.Zero is a sleek TT frame, its tubes shaped using NACA aero profiles and its stem and top tube completely flush with each other, sloping down towards the seat tube. External cabling costs seconds and that's been kept to a minimum on this bike. That philosophy is carried through to the TRP brakes, which are hidden behind the fork and on the chain stays.

Rowsell runs her pads with a gap between them, which can help aerodynamics as well as bike handling

Rowsell rides a size S frame, featuring a 51cm seat tube and 52cm top tube. She hasn't gone super narrow on her bar extensions, preferring a wider stance, which can be both an aero benefit, depending on the rider, and help with stability and handling.

Her bike as pictured was set up with an Campagnolo Bora Ultra TT disc and an Ultra front, although she was planning on swapping to an deeper Ultra Two for the race, provided her teammate came back in time. The team ran Vittoria Corsa CX tubulars (23-28), ideal for grip and speed on this course.

The hilly nature of the 21km course saw many riders opt for rear cassettes with a big range, and Rowsell was no exception. She rode a 53/39 front chainring combination with an 11-speed 11-27 rear cassette. All Campagnolo Super Record mechanical with not a hint of EPS electronic in sight.

Other highlights of Rowsell's rig include Speedplay pedals, an SRM Power Control 7 (although the SRM unit was absent) and Fi'zi:k bar tape.

Jo's SRM Power Control 7 on a K-Edge mount - not connected to an SRM power meter though

Complete bike specifications
Frame: Colnago K.Zero
Fork: Colnago K.Zero
Stem: Colnago K.Zero integrated
Handlebars: Colnago K.Zero
Tape/grips: Fi'zi:k
Front brake: TRP TTV Front
Rear brake: TRP TTV RC
Brake levers: Campagnolo TT bar-end brake levers
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record
Shift levers: Campagnolo TT bar-end controls
Cassette: Campagnolo Super Record 11-27t
Chain: Campagnolo Record 11 speed
Crankset: Campagnolo Super Record 172.5mm, 53/39t
Bottom bracket: Campagnolo Ultra Torque
Pedals: Speedplay Zero
Front wheel: Campagnolo Bora Ultra Two
Front tyre: Vittoria Corsa CX 23-28
Rear wheel: Campagnolo Bora Ultra TT disc
Rear tyre: Vittoria Corsa CX 23-26
Saddle: Fi'zi:k custom
Seat post: Colnago K.Zero
Computer: SRM Power Control 7
Other accessories: K-Edge SRM PC 7 mount

Critical measurements
Rider's height: 179cm
Rider's weight: 65kg
Saddle height, from BB (c-t): 750mm
Saddle setback: 50mm
Seat tube length, c-c: 510mm
Tip of saddle nose to C of bars: 570mm
Saddle-to-bar drop (vertical): 170mm
Head tube length: 120mm
Top tube length: 520mm

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