Pro bike: Chris Froome’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2

Pro bike: Chris Froome’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2

As the road heads up Sky get their leader’s bike ready for climbing

Froome’s Dogma 65.1 Think 2 frame set up for the mountains

Sam Dansie/BikeRadar

Sam Dansie

Published: June 5, 2013 at 9:48 pm
Froome’s Dogma 65.1 Think 2 frame set up for the mountains - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The 28-year-old’s bike carries the number 1 dossard thanks to Bradley Wiggin’s win at the race last year - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The 1,100g Dura-Ace C24 tubular wheels shows this bike means business in the mountains. They’re shod with team issue Veloflex Carbon tyres - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Nothing but top of the range Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 11-speed for Sky’s leader - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
New brake blocks in the Shimano Dura-Ace 2014 callipers - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The 11sp compatible C24 wheels are part of a new range announced two months ago - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The bike’s only deviation from Sky team issue uniformity are the privately-sourced Osymetric chainrings – 42-54, the mechanic told us - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Two Elite Custom Cages carry the drinks - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Neat frame-fork interface with plenty of flare - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Clean leading edge at the front of the bike - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The handlebars on Froome’s bike are narrow – just 40cm centre to centre - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Shimano’s subsidiary component maker Pro makes Sky’s stem and bar combinations - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
A well-worn Fi’zi:k Antares suggests Froome’s settled on the option - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Neat work where the internal routing junction meets the frame on the Think2 models - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar

For the fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, Team Sky's Chris Froome had his bike set up with a 28-tooth big cog in preparation for the HC summit finish at Valmorel. After Froome’s success in the previous day's time trial, jumping from 11th to second thanks to a powerful performance on the flat course, he’ll be hoping to consolidate his position as the eight-day race really starts to head upwards.

When BikeRadar visited the Team Sky hotel in Chambéry the night before the fifth stage, Froome's bike was prepped and ready for a day in the mountains. A 1,100g Shimano Dura-Ace C24 tubular wheelset and an 11-28t 11sp cluster at the back were the giveaways, and together with Froome's engine they should be enough to cope with the road to Valmorel, which has an average gradient of around seven percent for most of its 12.7km length.

The bike’s only deviation from sky team issue uniformity are the privately-sourced osymetric chainrings – 42-54, the mechanic told us: the bike’s only deviation from sky team issue uniformity are the privately-sourced osymetric chainrings – 42-54, the mechanic told us - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar

Froome is racing on Osymteric chainrings with a Dura-ACE SRM power meter

Sky bikes set a standard in uniformity in the peloton and Froome’s bike doesn’t deviate far from the roster of parts the British squad pulls from: Pinarello and Shimano and Japanese component maker’s subsidiary, Pro. The exception of course are those standout Osymetric chainrings, which are bolted onto a Dura-Ace SRM power meter crank.

Froome’s dogma 65.1 think 2 frame set up for the mountains: froome’s dogma 65.1 think 2 frame set up for the mountains - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar

Froome selected an 11-28t cassette for the mountainous fifth stage of the Dauphiné

Specifications

  • Frame: Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2
  • Stem: 126mm Pro
  • Handlebar: Pro, 40cm c-to-c
  • Handlebar tape: Pro Smart Silicone
  • Brakes: Shimano Dura-Ace BR9000
  • Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9070
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9070 11sp
  • Shift/brake levers: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9070 11sp
  • Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace CS9000, 11-28
  • Cranks: Shimano Dura-Ace
  • Chain rings: Osymetric
  • Chain: Shimano CN-9000
  • Bottom Bracket: Shimano Dura-Ace SM-BB9000
  • Pedals: Shimano PD-9000
  • Wheelset: Shimano Dura-Ace C24
  • Tyres: Veloflex Carbon tubular
  • Saddle: Fi’zi:k Antares braided
  • Seatpost: Pinarello Custom
  • Bottle cages: Elite Custom Race
  • Other accessories: SRM wheel magnet and sensor
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