The Slovenian Jumbo-Visma rider's off-road inspired 1x setup secured him the Maglia Rosa, before doing his victory lap with a Giro pink-painted bike the next day
This year’s Giro was no short of a thrill, with crashes, weather, Covid and injuries shuffling the race around, and it was not clear until the very last stages who was going to bag the overall win. In the end, it was 33-year-old Primož Roglič who secured himself a considerable lead overand by winning the 2023 Giro d’Italia, made history as its first Slovenian champion - and also as the first rider to have done so with gravel gearing.
This aero-orientated S5 was not the one present at the mountain time trial on Friday where Roglič secured the pink jersey and a guaranteed victory over Geraint Thomas. Roglič’s weapon of choice for the 20th stage was a Cervelo R5 with a peculiar setup, featuring a gravel cassette. Despite suffering a chain drop, he still managed to push a 40-second gap to Thomas, who was the race leader.
For the mountain time trial - also the first in Giro’s history - the riders rode their dedicated time trial bikes for the first part of the course, and swapped onto a climbing bike at a dedicated, 25 metre-long bike exchange zone. This is where Roglič dropped traditional out of the equation and swapped to his R5, handed to him by a bike change mechanic.
Having a 1x setup is not new to the WorldTour, but is often seen on time trials and flat races - as you can see on the S5 here, too. With SRAM's wireless AXS system, combining gravel and road components has also been made easy, and Jumbo-Visma are likely very happy with the performance the brand has provided the team, which swapped from Shimano to SRAM for 2023.with a Classified hub at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
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