Vollering outsprinted Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney after almost three and a half hours of racing, after the pair ended up off the front after Vollering's efforts on the Muur van Geraardsbergen.
I found Vollering's race-winning Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 race bike post-race, which is custom-painted for the current European road race champion with a yellow, white and blue European jersey livery.
Vollering's machine is a fairly stock model that most tech fans will be familiar with. Specialized pro bikes are often fitted with a suite of the brands in house components from its own brand, Roval, including the wheels and handlebars.
Vollering's bike, which was covered in race splatter, was fitted with 165mm cranks, 32mm tyres and 40-54 tooth chainrings.
The standout tech point on the bike was the pair of 32mm Specialized Turbo Cotton TLR tyres. This is a model which isn't currently on the brand's website, and the Cotton tyres that are listed don't go up to a 32mm size. This seems to point to them being a new model, which we did see a few sets of on both men's and women's bikes at Omloop.
The bike fresh from the win, covered in mud and grit and UCI security tagged. Vollering wheeled it into the press room herself too. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
That white, blue and yellow works very well togther. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
Vollerings stem notes were a little old school, but clearly effective. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
32mm Specialized Cotton TLR tyres for Vollering. Current Cotton tyres don't go up to this size. This appears to be a new and as yet unreleased Cotton tyre, which we saw fitted to a few bikes at Opening Weekend. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
A Specialized Mimic Power saddle for Vollering. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
There was plenty of frame splatter after three and a half hours of hard racing. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
An aftermarket direct mount derailleur hanger from Chinese brand Sigeyi was fitted, note the neat Di2 cable routing to prevent snags. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
165mm Dura Ace cranks for the European road race champion. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
Vollering's Roval Rapide CLX III wheels had a mysterious 'R38' team sticker applied next to the valve. (Image credit: Tom Wieckowski)
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Tom joined the Cyclingnews team in late 2022 as a tech writer. Despite having a degree in English Literature he has spent his entire working life in the cycling industry in one form or another. He has over 10 years of experience as a qualified mechanic, with the last five years before joining Cyclingnews being spent running an independent workshop. This means he is just as happy tinkering away in the garage as he is out on the road bike, and he isn’t afraid to pull a bike apart or get hands-on with it when testing to really see what it’s made of.
He has ridden and raced bikes from an early age up to a national level on the road and track, and has ridden and competed in most disciplines. He has a keen eye for pro-team tech and enjoys spotting new or interesting components in the wild. During his time at Cyclingnews, Tom has already interviewed some of the sport's biggest names including Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar and Alberto Contador. He's also covered various launches from brands such as Pinarello, Ridley, Specialized and more, tackled the Roubaix Challenge sportive aboard his own rim-brake Cannondale SuperSix Evo, tested over 20 aero helmets in the wind tunnel, and has created helpful in-depth buying advice relating to countless categories from torque wrenches to winter clothing.
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