The Pinarello F8 used by Team Sky has been voted best bike in the Cyclingnews reader poll, securing 28% of the 17000 votes.
The Pinarello F8 beat the Specialized Tarmac used by Etixx-QuickStep, Astana and Tinkoff in 2016, which secured 18% of the votes. The Trek Madone used by the Trek-Segafredo team gained 12%, with the Canyon Aeroad taking 11% and the Cervelo S5 taking 10%.
In 2015 the Trek Madone won the poll for best bike, with the Pinarello F8 finishing third. In 2014 the Cervelo R5 voted best bike.
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The Pinarello F8 was used by Team Sky and Chris Froome to win the Tour de France and combines an aerodynamic design with high performance.
Team Sky confirmed a further four-year partnership with Pinarello this year. Already the most successful Tour de France bikes in history, the seven-year partnership with the Italian frame builders has so far seen 232 wins, two world championships, 656 podiums and 26 Grand Tour stage wins.
The team issue Team Sky is black and blue and complemented with components from Shimano, Fizik and PRO.
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