Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Fast-Step spent the final three weeks in France racing on a shiny chrome S-Works Tarmac SL8. However ending first within the Younger Rider classification of the Tour de France alongside the Mediterranean coast over the weekend, Specialised rolled out a brand new white bike for Remco, too.
Take a better look with us at Remco’s totally different chrome, black, and white Tarmacs.
Then, you get to select which you want greatest!
White Jersey Winner Remco Evenepoel’s S-Works Tarmac SL8
We’ve featured lots of Specialised S-Works Tarmac professional bikes through the years. Like Remco’s 2022 La Vuelta successful SL7 after which his World Champ version SL7 a couple of months later.
And now, Specialised’s newest SL8 lays declare to being the lightest within the peloton – at simply 685g for the top-tier carbon body. Everyone knows that paint provides weight. However if you’re already beginning so mild, there’s in all probability of loads of wiggle room throughout the UCI’s 6.8kg minimal.
It doesn’t harm that Specialised additionally say the SpeedSniffer headtube design makes the SL8 extra aero than their earlier Venge. And that it will get a “33% higher stiffness:weight” and a claimed 6% increase of smoothness whereas within the saddle.
Remco Evenepoel is the quickest Younger Rider on the 2024 Tour de France
We noticed each black & chrome and all-black bikes for Evenepoel at this 12 months’s Tour. Plus, Specialised shared images of a white one afterward.
Moreover white jerseys, the one factor white we actually noticed on all of Remco Evenepoel’s bikes on the Tour was white bar tape.
So wait, how does the Tour de France’s Younger Rider Classification work? Evenepoel is clearly younger at 24. However he’s additionally no younger up-and-coming beginner to the game. He skipped racing as a U23 to go straight to the professional ranks, and has already received the 2022 World Championship on the highway, 2023 TT Worlds, and the 2022 Vuelta a España.
However present Tour guidelines imply since he’ll nonetheless be below 26 on subsequent January 1st, he’s nonetheless thought of a Younger Rider this summer time. And it was his first Tour de France this 12 months. Total Yellow Jersey winner Tadej Pogačar is presently 25, however can be 26 in a pair months. However don’t lose sleep for Pogačar, he’s received the White Jersey a file 4x.
The #71 rider was most frequently seen racing on certainly one of a few shiny chromed-out S-Works Tarmac SL8 bikes, although.
Not simply black or chrome, beneath his S-Works Energy Mirror saddle you’ll be able to see some copper chrome.
It reveals up on the backside bracket and chainstays too, making for a really shiny and really reflective bike construct.
A brand new Roval cockpit for Remco Evenepoel
Just about each different sort we’ve profile Evenepoel’s Tarmacs, they’ve been fitted with a standard 2-piece bar and stem setup from PRO.
However now with the newest S-Works Tarmac SL8, Evenepoel has adopted the light-weight 1-piece carbon Roval cockpit.
From our personal testing, we’ve seen that the Roval Rapide cockpit is available in a broad 15 measurement vary, that possible helped Evenepoel discover the precise match that he needed.
It additionally has fairly slick integration with the staff’s customized Wolfpack out-front GPS mounts made for them by Okay-Edge. And tidy cable integration that exists slightly below the stem, earlier than tucking into the particular higher headset bearing cap for simpler adjustment by mechanics.
Yet another shiny element… even Remco’s hubs are polished silver. Truly, it appears like many of the Soudal Fast-Step staff bikes had been sporting Roval wheels with silver hubs. Fingers crossed that Specialised may make that extra of a mainstream product spec.
Mission Black, is it mild or is it a prototype?
Not all of Remco’s Tarmac SL8 bikes had been chrome, although.
We didn’t actually discover something tremendous secret on this bike. However Mission Black is the identify Specialised give to their prototype improvement initiatives, so do you notice something we missed?
There was not less than one spare bike able to go on the roof of the automobile with a lighter construct. After all, much less paint on this Mission Black spare bike could have saved a few grams. But in addition these ultralight lower-profile 33mm deep Roval Alpinist wheels with mild tires & tubes actually assist.
fiftieth anniversary White Jersey S-Works Tarmac SL8 for Remco, too
Lastly, after the Tour completed. Specialised despatched us some images of a motorcycle they made for Evenepoel, each commemorating his Finest Younger Rider classification in his first-ever Tour de France, but additionally Specialised’s personal fiftieth anniversary.
“We’re excited to share lovely pictures of the S-Works Tarmac SL8: Finest Younger Rider celebration bike we made for Remco Evenepoel. On his debut on the Tour de France, he takes house the white jersey for greatest younger rider, a podium spot, in addition to his beautiful stage win Stage 7 TT win. Most significantly, he’s proven the world that he’s acquired the expertise to combine it up with Jonas and Tadej on the for Tour victory sooner or later… We will consider no higher method to have fun Remco’s unbelievable debut Tour in addition to mark our fiftieth 12 months. Remco is displaying he’s the way forward for highway racing and we’re excited to proceed innovating for Remco, and riders all over the place, to maintain bettering the journey!”
So which Remco 2024 Tour S-Works Tarmac SL8 bike do you favor? Tell us within the feedback.
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