Gravel gearing, bike changes, helmet swaps… It’s all going on at the Giro today Primož Roglič gears up for decisive – and monstrous – Giro d’Italia mountain time trial by using gravel groupset… and specialist bike change mechanic cycling Giro
Primož Roglič looks to be pulling out all the stops as he attempts to claim the first Giro d’Italia title of his career on today’s decisive – and brutal – mountain time trial, opting for an experimental gravel-esque setup which the Jumbo-Visma star hopes will help him avenge his dramatic defeat in similar circumstances at the 2020 Tour de France.
Faced with such a difficult and complicated time trial, and with the Giro hanging in the balance, Roglič and Jumbo-Visma appear to have been inspired by the off-road and gravel scene, choosing a Cervélo R5 fitted with a single chainring up front and a dinnerplate cassette at the back, as they attempt to carry out the same last-ditch raid on the leader’s jersey inflicted upon them by a rampant Tadej Pogačar duringPrimož Roglič and pink jersey Geraint Thomas go head to head on Tre Cime di...
Judging by yesterday’s finale – which saw Roglič surge past Thomas at the death to chip three seconds off the Welshman’s lead – the Jumbo-Visma rider’s Cervélo R5’s rear cassette has been swapped out for SRAM’s XPLR XG-1271, part of a gravel and off-road oriented subdivision of the brand’s top-tier Red groupset, which offers 10-44t gearing at the back.
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