Storied bike manufacturers celebrating important milestones with a restricted version bike is way from new. So whereas Pinarello may not rating extremely for originality, its Dogma F Edizione Speciale, produced to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its first Grand Tour win, is sort of one thing to take a look at.
We’ll get an opportunity to see it in all its glory on the Giro throughout stage 14 because the likes of Egan Bernal and Ben Turner put it by means of its paces on the street to Nova Gorica; this, alongside the pictures under, could be the closest any of us get to the bike given its exclusivity.
We additionally check out one other Italian launch, this time a collaboration between Santini and Pirelli: the 2025 ‘Sport Membership’ clothes vary. And there is additionally information on a TrainingPeaks replace.
Pinarello Dogma F Edizione Speciale
Ineos will trip the restricted version Dogma F on this yr’s Giro.
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Pinarello’s 30 Grand Tour wins stays unmatched. Whereas many of those are a results of the success of the Ineos squad in its varied guises within the Tour de France, the Italian marque’s run started in 1975 in its residence race, the Giro d’Italia.
Fifty years on and Pinarello are celebrating with the discharge of a restricted version Dogma F that pays tribute to Fausto Bertoglio’s win in ‘75. The bike will even be raced throughout stage 14 of this yr’s Giro by the Grenadiers; the stage begins in Treviso the place Pinarello’s HQ is located.
Particulars galore together with a refined nod to each the model’s founder, Giovanni Pinarello.
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The Dogma F Edizione Speciale is resplendent in a paint scheme that’s designed to resemble the colors of Bertoglio’s bike. Pinarello calls the 2 colors Midnight Blue and Borealis Luxter Venice. There’s additionally a nod to each the model’s founder, Giovanni Pinarello, and town of origin, Treviso, with a GPT element on the fork in addition to a fiftieth Anniversary decal on the highest tube.
“We’re proud to mark such a landmark second in Pinarello’s historical past by launching the Dogma F Edizione Speciale,” says Pinarello President Fausto Pinarello. “Fausto Bertoglio’s victory in 1975 was one among grit, willpower, and unbelievable panache, and his relentless assaults on the Stelvio helped earn him his victory in unbelievable circumstances.”
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Fausto Bertoglio clinched the 1975 Giro in type atop the mighty Stelvio.
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Bertoglio gained only a single stage through the race, the 13km time trial from Piano di Coreglia to Il Ciocco, however hung onto Francisco Galdos within the mountains to ultimately win the maglia rosa. Galdos would take the mountains jersey and end second total, a spot forward of Felice Gimondi.
A becoming tribute to 50 years of Pinarello dominance on the Grand Excursions.
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If you wish to get your palms on the restricted version Dogma F, it’s available for purchase as each a frameset and an entire bike (with custom-painted Princeton Wake Wheels) from approved Pinarello sellers between Might twenty fourth and June fifteenth.
MAAP x QUOC M3 Professional sneakers
MAAP and QUOC have launched a second collaboration within the form of the M3 Professional shoe. The primary within the collection was the gravel-focused Gran Tourer XC.
Designed as a premium street shoe and worn by the likes of Geraint Thomas (who collaborated on the design of the unique) on the WorldTour, this limited-edition M3 provides some detailing from the Australian attire model to the efficiency silhouette.
It’s out there in two colourways, white and musk; the latter isn’t too dissimilar from the color of the maglia rosa that’s at the moment being contested on the Giro d’Italia.
Quoc will get the left heel, MAAP will get the proper.
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Whereas the MAAP particulars are fairly refined, primarily we’re a couple of logos positioned on the shoe’s higher in addition to one on the insole, there are some new options too, which ought to have an effect on the shoe’s efficiency in addition to its sturdiness. QUOC has added laser-cut arrow-shaped perforations throughout the higher for improved breathability. There’s additionally a contrasting TPU heel pad and strengthened toe guard.
Not fairly Giro pink, however definitely a cracking color.
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The only stays the identical as the unique, constituted of QUOC’s in-house unidirectional carbon fibre that’s hand laid, designed for optimum stiffness, and consequently, enhanced energy switch. The higher too retains the tongue-less development, with two QUOC dials providing micro changes to maintain the match. The TPU materials is created to maintain the foot safe, with out an excessive amount of stretch, as is the heel cup.
A tongue-less development has been used on the brand new shoe.
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Contained in the shoe there’s a vibration-dampening insole that QUOC says delivers “stress level reduction” for “lasting consolation at race depth”. After we reviewed the M3 Air sneakers the insole proved to be helpful certainly; the Air mannequin is basically a lighter, extra breathable model of the M3 Professional designed for the most popular climate.
The claimed weight for the MAAP x QUOC M3 Professional is 242 grams. How does this examine to different high-end race sneakers? It makes them lighter than the Sidi Shot 2, comparable with Shimano’s S-Phyre RC903, however not fairly as featherweight as Nimbl’s Final, which tip the scales at simply 360 grams per pair in a dimension 41.
The MAAP x QUOC M3 Professional is accessible now for £340 / $450.
Santini x Pirelli Sport Membership 2025
The Tape jersey makes use of retro Pirelli adverts for its inspiration.
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Santini launched its first collaboration with Pirelli final yr and its again with one other assortment that celebrates the game membership based by Pirelli for its staff in 1922.
For the second version, there are two traces impressed by Pirelli’s promoting campaigns of the Sixties; the Ruota and Tape designs draw on classic advert posters in addition to a motif that depicts a wheel in movement.
The Ruota’s featutes a daring wheel form graphic on the rear.
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Each designs are used throughout unisex jerseys provided in black and white. The Ruota, with its wheel-shaped silicone element, is obtainable in race-fit, whereas the Tape makes use of Polartec’s Energy Stretch materials alongside uncooked lower sleeves. The Ruota is priced at £130 / $156, whereas the Tape has an RRP of £110 / $132.
Alongside the jerseys, the gathering contains bib shorts, vest and wind jacket in addition to a variety of informal gear to put on off the bike.
TrainingPeaks Ladies’s Well being Knowledge Garmin Integration
TrainingPeaks has teamed up with Garmin to permit girls to sync their well being information between the 2 apps, which has been a notable absence till now.
The brand new function signifies that those that use a suitable Garmin system can sync present and predicted interval dates saved within the Join app with TrainingPeaks. Athletes have been in a position to sync actions, future exercises and information from Hook up with TrainingPeaks earlier than however this function permits girls to achieve entry to this particular information for the primary time, enabling them to make knowledgeable selections concerning their coaching.
“An athlete’s menstrual cycle doesn’t simply have an effect on their power ranges; it gives perception into their total well being,” stated Lydia Camarda, Product Advertising Supervisor at TrainingPeaks. “With this integration, it is going to be simpler to make this information a part of the coaching dialog.”
