Chris Froome (Team Sky) is using the Tour of the Alps to fine-tune his form for the Giro d’Italia and is also using the five days of racing to finalise details on his 2018 Grand Tour race bike.
Froome is again riding a Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light frameset that was introduced in time for last year’s Tour de France. It is equipped with Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 series components, a Pinarello Most integrated cockpit, Ossymetric chainrings, Shimano wheels and a Fizik Antares saddle.
Team Sky head mechanic Gary Blem was with Froome at the Tour of the Alps, ready to make minor tweaks to Froome’s position between stages and to listen to feedback and suggestions. Froome is apparently lower on his handlebars this year but Blem is awaiting a final decision before cutting the extra few millimetres off his steering tube. In 2017 Froome's Dogma F10 ran 15mm of spacers below his stem.
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Pinarello claims to have shaved 60g from the F10 frame by using a lighter carbon that has minimal resin and a new mould process. Pinarello say that an unpainted X-Light weighs 760g in a size 53cm. A minimal paint and decal finish compared to the regular F10, plus other weight weeny tricks keep the weight down but it is still not close to the UCI 6.8kg limit that other WorldTour teams flirt with.
Team Sky used Shimano Pro handlebar and stem components in 2017 but have switched to Pinarello’s Most brand this year. Froome’s Grand Tour bike has a Most Talon Aero 1K integrated set up with a deep, forward throwing curve.
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