When Tadej Pogaar and UAE Team Emirates-XRG take to the Tour de France start line in Barcelona, theyll be riding Colnagos brand new TT2 time trial bike. The Colnago TT2 has been designed specifically around the needs of riders on modern grand tour time trial courses. It has a frameset weight thats 550g less than Colnagos TT1, which the team had used previously, more agile handling and greater crosswind stability, while bettering the TT1s aerodynamic performance, says Colnago. At over 8kg, Pogaar's Colnago TT2 is heavier than expected. Ashley Quinlan / Our Media We weighed Pogaars bike at 8.14kg, maybe a little heavier than expected, given Colnagos claim that the TT2 can be built to the UCIs 6.8kg weight limit. Swap-out parts from Carbon-Ti abound on the bike, including the chainring, the UDH and even the jockey wheel bolts. Simon von Bromley / Our Media Even the bolts for the computer mount get the Carbon-Ti treatment. Simon von Bromley / Our Media Pogaar's second bike gets gold Carbon-Ti parts or is that yellow in anticipation of a fifth Tour victory in three weeks' time? Simon von Bromley / Our Media UAE Team Emirates-XRG swaps out many standard components on both its road and time trial bikes for lighter-weight parts. The Dura-Ace rear derailleur is anchored to a Carbon-Ti Universal Derailleur Hanger and even the standard jockey wheel bolts and the bolts between his extensions for his computer mount are swapped out for Carbon-Ti numbers. Pogaar runs 160mm Dura-Ace cranks. Simon von Bromley / Our Media Dura-Ace pedals on Pogaar's Colnago TT2. Pogaar is also running a Carbon-Ti single carbon chainring on his Dura-Ace crankset, which we reckon is a 64-tooth. His 160mm crank length follows the trend for shorter cranks and theres a K-Edge chain catcher, again with Carbon-Ti branding. Pogaar runs the 77g aero BSA bottom bracket from Bikone on both his time trial and road bikes. Simon von Bromley / Our Media Along with his teammates, Pogaar has a 77g aero BSA bottom bracket specifically developed by Spanish brand Bikone for UAE Team Emirates, while he and Isaac del Toro will use the same bottom bracket on their road bikes for the Tour. The ENVE SES Pro wheels turn on silver ENVE Innerdrive Pro hubs. Simon von Bromley / Our Media The disc rear wheel has a 1,030g claimed weight. Simon von Bromley / Our Media Pogacars bike is fitted with a deep-section ENVE SES 100 Pro front wheel and ENVE SES Disc Pro rear wheel. They roll on ENVEs premium silver Innerdrive Pro hubs with ceramic bearings. ENVE claims an 815g weight for the front wheel and 1,030g for the rear. The Conti TT tyres measure exactly their nominal 28mm width on the 22mm internal-width rims. Ashley Quinlan / Our Media Both are equipped with Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT TR tubeless tyres in a 28mm width. On the 22mm internal width mini-hooked rim, these measure almost exactly 28mm wide 27.94mm at the rear and 28.20mm at the front to be precise, despite the TT2 frames 30mm tyre clearance. In contrast, the 28mm nominal-width tyres on Pogaars Colnago Y1Rs aero road bike measure over 30mm wide on the 23.5mm internal-width SES 4.5 Pro wheels fitted to that bike. The TT2's head tube measures only 32mm across at its waist. Simon von Bromley / Our Media The TT2s base bar has been slimmed down and measures 360mm centre to centre. Theres a low-profile grip surface applied to the bar ends and the time trial extensions are ENVE-branded, although ENVE doesnt show extensions on its site. Pogaar's bar extensions bear the logo of the spendy Richard Mille watch brand. Simon von Bromley / Our Media They also come with the logo of team sponsor Richard Mille, which makes extremely expensive watches, including the $1,000,000 Colnago special edition, which has recently been announced. His team says Pogaar wont wear the watch during the race for personal security reasons. Its probably not very aero either. Pogaar has the Fizik Airis Long Distance saddle fitted to his bike for the 19.6km team time trial. Simon von Bromley / Our Media Pogaar has the zero-setback TT2 seatpost fitted to his bike; theres a 22.5mm-setback post also available. He sits on a custom 3D-printed Fizik One-to-One Aeris Long Distance Adaptive time trial saddle, despite the Stage 1 team time trial's 19.6mm length and the Stage 16 individual time trial only stretching to 26.1km. Although there's a Fidlock bottle designed specifically for the TT2, sponsor commitments mean UAE fits the Elite Kit Crono CX bottle system. Simon von Bromley / Our Media Pogaar has Elites Kit Crono CX time trial bottle fitted. Its probably not as aero as the Fidlock bottle developed by Colnago specifically for the TT2, which completely fills the space between the down tube and seat tube, but sponsorship commitments mean UAE Team Emirates-XRG cannot use this. More on the 2026 Tour de France We weighed Tadej Pogaars 2026 Tour de France bike and its heavier than you might think Jonas Vingegaards Cervlo S5 for the 2026 Tour de France is bang on the UCIs 6.8kg weight limit Spotted! Remco Evenepoel will ride this prototype Specialized Shiv time trial bike at the Tour de France Can the Tour de France ever be Pogaar-proof? The race organisers face a near-impossible task From a rare team time trial to a brutal Alpe dHuez finale: 8 questions answered about the 2026 Tour de France route Live Tour de France coverage to be broadcast on S4C and BBC iPlayer