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Bikes of the Giro: Zoncolan

By Tim Maloney and Paul Mirtschin

Popo's C-40
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A stage that starts at sea-level and finishes at 1730 meters is considered hard by most people, but when the final 13.3 kilometers rise 1196 meters, you can expect even the fittest and strongest to be in pain.

And that is what happened on the 12 stage of the Giro d'Italia, a stage that finished atop the dreaded Monte Zoncolan. A stage this hard is brutal on both man and machine, so it was no wonder that mechanics were busy making changes to bikes in an attempt to make the final climb as easy as possible.

Cyclingnews European editor Tim Maloney took a wander around the pits to see what equipment was being prepped for the assault on Zoncolan.

Yaroslav Popovych's Colnago C-40 High Power

Yaroslav Popovych's C-40 High Power runs Campagnolo carbon fibre cranks. Popo likes the same Selle San Marco saddle as Lance Armstrong (and being an ex-track rider uses a forward saddle position) and only one water bottle carrier for weight savings.

Ernesto Colnago told Cyclingnews "Popovych's bike is a special lightweight model made from a new type of carbon fibre that saves about 200grams. We’ll use this on our new C-50 model that will be introduced next September at the Milan Bike Show."

Popo's team mechanic Yuri used a 39 x 30 combo for the talented Ukrainian rider to climb Monte Zoncolan.

An unleashed Dogma
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Dario Frigo's Fassa Bortolo Pinarello Dogma

Frigo, Aitor Gonzalez and Alessandro Petacchi got new Dogma's just for the Giro d'Italia; note the different colour scheme than the Fassa Bortolo team bikes. The Dogma uses tubes made of a special Magnesium Ak 61 double butted alloy tubing that's exclusive to Pinarello. Frigo gets Campagnolo carbon fibre cranks as well.

The gearing is 39 x 30 (probably a Marchisio cluster, as Campagnolo only goes to 29), Onda carbon fibre seat stays and a single Elite carbon fibre bottle holder.

Marco Pantani's Mercantone Uno Carrera Icaro

Mellow Yellow
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This is a special lightweight sloping model built just for Pantani out of U2 tubing. Pantani is faithful to his Selle Italia Flite saddle and team sponsor ITM has equipped this rig with Millennium bars and stem. Pantani is using the new Shimano pedals, but isn't among the riders who are equipped with the new Dura-Ace 10 speed group.

Pantani's team wrench Roberto Mora mounted super light carbon fibre tubular wheels and a 39 x 28 for the difficult final 3km up Monte Zoncolan.

Gilberto "Spider" Simoni's Saeco Cannondale CAAD 7 team bike

Incy-wincy spider
Photo: © Cyclingnews

Custom made for Simoni, his rig sports Cannondale's Hollowgram crankset, Time carbon fork, Cinelli carbon handlebars and seatpost, Mavic Ksyrium clincher wheels and the new fi'zi:k Airone saddle.

You will not often see a pro rider with touring gears, but Simoni needed his 38 x 28 to get up the steep last 3km of Monte Zoncolan. Note the unique shape of the new fi'zi:k Airone saddle.

See it shine
Photo: © Cyclingnews

Michele Scarponi's Specialized E5

According to Specialized, the frame of Domina Vacanze's climber Michele Scarponi's Specialized E5 team bike is polished and not painted to reduce weight, which is claimed to be 7.2 kg for the complete bike.

Michele has carbon fibre tubular wheels, a 39 x 28 low gear ratio, and a new fork from Specialized that is 80 grams lighter than previous models.

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Images by Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews

 

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