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Debuting new stripes in Adelaide, 23-year-old Danish climber Niklas Eg lined up to his first race as a WorldTour Pro riding a disc-equipped Trek Émonda.
Trek announced just as the Tour Down Under was about to kick off that Trek-Segafredo would be riding the Émonda Disc exclusively for 2018 — a surprising move given the WorldTours resistance to the brakes.
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It's no secret that disc-equipped roadies are usually a touch heavier than their rim-braked counterparts, and Trek-Segafredo mechanic Jeroen Heymans was eagerly hovering as we weighed the Dane's race bike — when the scale read out 6.83kg, he was all smiles.
Trek-Segafredo will be riding the Émonda disc exclusively for 2018
Eg's bike was equipped with the new Shimano power meter and a full Dura-Ace R9150 Di2 drivetrain, with the young climber opting for 53/39t chainrings at the front and an 11-28t cassette at the back.
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