CyclistPro bike: Tadej Pogaars Colnago V4Rs for the Tour de France 2024The consummate Slovenian Tadej Pogaar is already in the lead of the Tour de France and there are few reasons to think hell be denied his second Grand Tour of the year.Pogaars Colnago V4Rs is similar to that of his Giro dItalia-winning bike, and the same frameset used at last years Tour de France. In recent years, Pogaar has revived the racing pedigree of the long-running Italian brand that previously supplied the bikes of Erik Zabel and Beppe Saronni.The day before the Tour kicked off in Florence, Cyclist got up close with Pogaars potentially Tour de France-winning bike before it underwent a yellow makeover in the race. Related Posts Colnago V4Rs review Tadej Pogaars bike: Sub-7kg Colnago V4Rs for the 2023 Tour de France All the Tour de France team bikes, tech and kit 2024 Colnagos classic bike collection Tadej Pogaars Colnago V4RsPatrik Lundin/CyclistBefore the arrival of Pogaar, a Colnago-branded bike had never been ridden to Tour de France glory. Now the brand has two Tour wins to its name and this V4Rs is central to its hopes of making it three.In a bullish product listing online, the Italian brand says the 11,000 bike is built to win and has been designed primarily for the pro riders at UAE Team Emirates and the womens UAE Team ADQ squads.Pogaar rides a size 48.5cm frame, which is whats normally called a 54, and hes reported to be 176cm tall.Patrik Lundin/CyclistPatrik Lundin/CyclistPatrik Lundin/CyclistPogaar is using a custom-made Enve SES Pro Team One-Piece Handlebar, which is much the same as the very expensive Enve SES AR but with specific alterations for racing. Enve says the integrated bars prioritise stiffness, weight and aerodynamics to Pogaars specifications. Pogaars 125mm stem is branded with the name of UAE Team Emiratess Swiss time-piece sponsor Richard Mille. As part of their collaboration, the teams riders are provided with a RM 67-02 watch, which retails at around 250,000. However, the more visually arresting sticker on Pogaars cockpit is his cartoon Hulk sticker the size of a 1 coin. Ill be honest, it looks like it was peeled from a childrens comic sticker book from the 2000s, but its a rare playful touch on the bike of the maillot jaune favourite.Patrik Lundin/CyclistPogaar uses a Shimano Dura-Ace FC-R9200-P groupset, with 165mm cranks, though is running 55/40t Carbon-Ti chainrings.For the Grand Dpart, Pogaar was using Enve SES 4.5 wheels, which are 50mm deep at the front and 56mm at the back, and is using 25mm Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR tyres. Patrik Lundin/CyclistPatrik Lundin/CyclistPatrik Lundin/CyclistThe teams mechanics informed us that Pogaar has a 72cm saddle height, and uses a Prologo Nago R4 147 saddle.Weighing it on the ground in Florence, the bike came in at 7.3kg.We will share more bikes from the 2024 Tour de France throughout the race. We will also be sharing videos of the bikes on our Instagram @cyclist_mag. Related Posts Colnago V4Rs review Tadej Pogaars bike: Sub-7kg Colnago V4Rs for the 2023 Tour de France All the Tour de France team bikes, tech and kit 2024 Colnagos classic bike collection The post Pro bike: Tadej Pogaars Colnago V4Rs for the Tour de France 2024 appeared first on Cyclist.