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New Bike Day: Rainbow Colnago Y1Rs For Brandon McNulty After Worlds Win
Brandon McNulty now has a new bike to match the rainbow jersey.After winning the Elite Mens Road World Championship in Montral, McNulty will debut a one-off Colnago Y1Rs at the Giro dellEmilia this Saturday. The bike takes the usual World Champion colors. However, this time the design team works them into a much darker treatment than the traditional white-and-rainbow setup.And no, Colnago isnt selling this one (yet).(Bike Photos/Colnago)McNultys World Champion Y1RsThe frame starts with a glossy black carbon finish with fine glitter mixed into the paint. Colnago says the small points of light are a nod to the stars on the American flag, tying the bike back to McNulty and Team USA.The rainbow colors are laid over that black base in large blocks rather than simple bands. Blue, red, yellow, and green run across the frame and rear stays, giving the bike a sharper look than the usual World Champion treatment.Montral Gets Its Own DetailsThe smaller details are where the bike gets more personal. Turn the bars and the headset cover reveals the date of McNultys World Championship win, along with an ace of clubs and a maple leaf. The maple leaf represents Canada and Montral, where McNulty rode away from the field to take the title.Colnago says the full design pulls together the rainbow jersey, McNultys American identity, the brands history, and the city where he became World Champion.(Photo/Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)A Rainbow Bike Earned From 32km OutMcNulty won the Elite Mens road race after attacking with 32km remaining and holding off the chase all the way to the finish. It was a nail-biter, and all the favorites were in the chase. He crossed the line 13 seconds ahead of Michael Matthews (AUS; Team Jayco AlUla) and Mathieu van der Poel (NED; Alpecin-Premier Tech), becoming the first American man to win the Elite Road World Championship in 33 years.The win also came 10 years after McNulty took the Junior Mens Road World Championship in 2016. Finally he gets the bike that comes with the jersey. Why the Y1Rs?Colnago built the World Champion treatment around the Y1Rs, the aero-focused race bike McNulty rides with UAE Team Emirates-XRG. The Y1RS has been the teams go-to bike for nearly every tour and race this season. It only seems fitting that it would be the first to get the World Champion paint job.This announcement is about the frame and paint, not a new build, so expect McNultys race setup to stay in line with the team equipment hes already been using. The difference is that spotting him in the bunch just got a lot easier.Sorry, You Cant Buy ItMcNultys World Champion Y1Rs is a true one-off.Colnago says the special paint job was created exclusively for McNulty and will not be offered for sale. So if you were hoping for a limited run of rainbow Y1Rs frames, bad news. This one belongs to the World Champion.Colnago.com
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