Tour de France bikes: Michal Kwiatkowski's custom Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light — gallery

Tour de France bikes: Michal Kwiatkowski's custom Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light — gallery

Custom colours for Team Sky's recently crowned Polish national road race champion

Michal Kwiatkowski's custom painted Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light

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Josh Evans

Published: July 11, 2018 at 3:40 pm
Michal Kwiatkowski's custom painted Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Kwiatkowski's MOST Talon Aero 1k Di2 handlebars have also been given complete custom livery for the Polish national champion - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Kwiatkowski's forks are painted red on the inside and white on the outside, with contrasting Pinarello decals on each surface - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Kwiatkowski's nickname, Kwiato , adorns the top tube of the custom painted frameset - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Polish national road race champion opts for a Fizik Antares saddle - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
In its second season of racing, the Pinarello Dogma F10 framesets feature traditional one bolt brake mounts as opposed to the more frequently seen direct mount option - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Elite Vico Carbon bottle cages with red accents complement the frameset's design - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Kwiatkowski's bike is equipped with a full Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 drivetrain - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
For stage four of the Tour de France, Kwiatkowski opted for 54/42 chainrings on his Shimano Dura-Ace R9100-P crankset - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light has a different carbon layup to the regular Dogma F10 and is a lighter frameset option - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
For the nearly completely flat stage four of the 2018 Tour de France, Kwiatkowski opted for the slightly heavier, but more aerodynamic C60 versions of Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 wheels - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Pinarello has recently designed and produced a direct mount rear derailleur hanger for its framesets, which Team Sky first used during the spring Classics - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Tabs to the rear of the forks on the bikes are claimed to improve aerodynamics and the design was first seen on Bradley Wiggins' Hour Record bike - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Fresh white handlebar tape from MOST makes a bold statement at the front end of the bike - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
For several seasons Team Sky has been using Continental Competition ALX 25mm tubular tyres for the vast majority of its racing - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A split of colour on the seat tube reflects the Polish national colours and national flag - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Kwiatkowski rides the Tour de France as an important domestique as Chris Froome targets a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The national coat of arms of Poland in the White Eagle sits centrally on Kwiatkowski's cockpit - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
The Shimano Di2 charging and adjustment port sits on the down tube of the frameset - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
A logo design featuring the letter K sits on either shoulder of the Pinarello Dogma forks - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Team Sky's dot/dash data-driven design scheme also adorns Kwiatkwoski's frameset in matching red and black colours - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
MOST also produces a colour-coordinated out-front computer mount for Kwiatkowski's cockpit - Josh Evans/Immediate Media
Team Sky uses Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 brakes on all of its Pinarello Dogma F10 bikes - Josh Evans/Immediate Media

Team Sky's Michal Kwiatkowski, who arrived at the 2018 Tour de France as the newly crowned Polish national road race champion, has been provided with a custom painted Dogma F10 X-Light by Italian bike manufacturer Pinarello to complete the Grand Tour.

Kwiatkowski is racing his second Tour de France with Team Sky and will be a vital teammate as Chris Froome mounts a challenge for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title.

Kwiatkowski's bike has received a completely custom livery to celebrate his recent national title, with the Pinarello receiving a bold red and white split colour design commemorating the Polish national colours.

Running an integrated carbon cockpit system from Pinarello's component company MOST, Kwiatkowski has some more real estate for some extra custom paint with the national emblem of Poland adorning the centre of Kwiatkowski's handlebar/stem junction.

In its second season of racing, the Pinarello Dogma F10 framesets feature traditional one bolt brake mounts as opposed to the more frequently seen direct mount option - Josh Evans/Immediate Media

Team Sky's dot/dash data-driven design is retained on the head tube cluster, with the colours changing to match the overall bike design.

As with all of Team Sky's bikes, Kwiatkowski's Dogma is equipped with a full Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 groupset with the Pole opting for Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 C600 wheels for the generally flat stage four of the race.

The Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light is a lighter and stiffer version of the Dogma F10, according to Pinarello, and has a claimed weight saving of 90 grams versus the standard frameset.

The team-issue Dogma F10 X-Light framesets are normally offered unpainted, which saves a further 100 grams, although this weight saving will not be experienced with Kwiatkowski's custom painted finish.

Additional colour-coordinated finishing touches, which further complement the bike design, include a handlebar-specific MOST out-front computer mount and Elite Vico Carbon bottle cages.

Click or swipe through the gallery above for a closer look at Michal Kwiatkowski's custom Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light.

Full specification

  • Frame: Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light Torayca T110 UD Dream Carbon in custom colours for the Polish national road race champion
  • Fork: Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light Torayca T110 UD Dream Carbon in custom colours for the Polish national road race champion
  • Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 with frame-specific, direct-mount rear derailleur hanger
  • Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100-P, 54/42 chainrings
  • Wheelset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, C60
  • Tyres: Continental Competition ALX, 25mm tubular
  • Handlebars/stem: MOST Talon Aero 1K Di2 in custom colours for the Polish national road race champion
  • Tape/grips: MOST
  • Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
  • Saddle: Fizik Antares
  • Seatpost: Pinarello Dogma F10 in custom colours for the Polish national road race champion
  • Bottle cages: Elite Vico Carbon
  • Other accessories: MOST out-front computer mount
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