La Milan-Sanremo it has effectively become a race where the technical gems and (unusual) choices of the riders can be showcased.
From Mohoric telescopic seen and victorious in 2022, to the single crown of Van Aert seen during the official presentation, but there are other curiosities in between. Let's take a look at some of them.
Single crown at Sanremo
Whether it is used for the entire route, or just for a section, whether at the beginning or at the end of the competition, even the edition of the Milan San Remo 2023 enters the history of technology, just like that of 2022. This year it's the turn of Van Aert with his single crown 52 teeth.
Mohoric, still the telescopic
I'm his first bike, that is, the Merida react that the Slovenian athlete prefers, but there is also ready Sculpture with the telescopic (with a travel of 5 centimeters), the victorious bicycle at Sanremo 2022. MohoriHe reserved the right to decide at the last minute which bike he would race with. Also noteworthy the “nice big” plateau with a 56/42 combination.
Both bikes have the new Vision SL60, with completely redesigned hubs and rims. The rim shape is particularly rounded at the sides and rounded in the central part. Overall, it is designed forinterfacing with 28 and 30 tubeless tiresThe hub and its internal mechanism are also completely new.
Faster Tubeless
They are the ones they are testing the riders of the Team Tudor Cycling, tubeless which feature a conspicuous blue band near the bead. Reigo Rosenberg, a young mechanic on the team explained to us: «the concept of the Schwalbe Pro One, we use exclusively the tubeless version, has not changed, as has the shape and design of the tread.
Compared to the model For One conventional, this blue is faster due to a different compound. Our riders also use the combination of a 28 rear and 25 front section, with pressures between 5 and 5,5 bar".
Pro Vibe Evo at the Bora
It's the one chosen by the Irish Ryan Mullen and it is a full carbon integrated model. It is the Pro Vibe Evo, introduced in 2021 alongside the latest 12-speed Shimano Dura-Ace.
This is a particularly ergonomic, versatile and extremely rigid handlebar, but also square in shape with different grip zones to facilitate wrist support.
Huge soaring
Is that of Nils Politt, which also sees a bike 140mm handlebar stem. Certainly the German rider from Bora Hansgrohe he has no back or elasticity problems
Furthermore, on the very day preceding the longest race among the classics, Politt asked to raise the saddle by a further 2 millimeters.
