Pinarello-Q36.5 have introduced they are going to be utilizing a restricted version racing package on the fast-upcoming Tour de France, marking their debut within the race with a recent design to have fun the event.
The package contains a sequence of sunshine greys and blues, designed, in response to a crew press launch on Tuesday „to offer the riders a distinctively more energizing summer-weather feel and look whereas standing out clearly within the peloton all through July.“
The 2026 Tour de France will see Pinarello-Q36.5 chief Tom Pidcock again on the occasion for the primary time since 2024, in what shall be his fourth-ever participation. The Tour options two phases to Alpe d’Huez, the place Pidcock received in 2022. After what the rider not too long ago himself described as ’some tough weeks‘, a win within the ultra-mountainous Andorra MoraBanc Clà ssica 10 days in the past strongly instructed the Briton was again on monitor for his keenly-anticipated return to the Tour.
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As for what Pidcock and his teammates shall be sporting within the race, in response to Q36.5 artistic director Lodovico Pignatti Morano, “using lighter colors [in the new kit] visually sharpens the detailed presence of Q36.5’s expertise throughout the rider’s clothes, drawing consideration to the body-mapped development of the rider’s skinsuits.“
In line with the press launch the restricted version jersey is designed for racing in usually scorching July situations, utilizing three completely different materials, and ultralight mesh supplies to assist thermoregulation. It additionally makes use of new 6mm ribbed aero sleeve material.
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The restricted version bib shorts makes use of four-zone physique mapping and places a particular emphasis, the press launch states, on „consolation, assist and thermoregulation over the longest and hardest race days“.
The gathering additionally contains a restricted version gentle blue summer season cap. It’ll launch shortly earlier than the Tour de France will get underway on July 4 in Barcelona.
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(Picture credit score: Pinarello-Q36.5)
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