Paintwork à la Pogačar: Colnago presents V4Rs and Y1Rs in world champion design

Pogačar secured the title at the 2024 Road World Championships on the V4Rswhich the exceptional Slovenian rider will continue to ride this season. In addition, the 26-year-old new Y1Rs at his disposal. Pogačar has already clinched his first win of the season in the aerodynamically optimised race car: On the third stage of the UAE Tour, he won the mountain finish on Jebel Jais.

Both racing bikes bear the characteristic rainbow stripes of the reigning world champion and are a tribute to Colnago's 28th world championship title. The V4Rs comes in a basic white colour with the UCI rainbow stripes on the fork, top tube and seat tube. The Y1Rs follows a similar concept with rainbow stripes on the top tube and fork. A total of eight further colour variants are available for both models.

Colnago V4Rs and Y1Rs: Race all-rounders and aero bolides

The V4Rs is a versatile racing all-rounder, while the Y1Rs is a pure aero bike with a distinctive frame shape: unlike the classic diamond frame, the seat tube does not form a line between the top tube and bottom bracket, but bends at the height of the seat stays. This design, which Colnago calls "Defy", has been possible since the World Cycling Union adapted the rules almost four years ago. According to the UCI, the seat post no longer has to protrude from the seat tube, but "can be attached to the frame at any point on the seat tube and/or top tube".

The bikes in the world champion look will be available from authorised Colnago dealers, as the traditional brand announced. The prices are not known. However, it is clear that both bikes are likely to remain out of reach for the majority. After all, the new Y1Rs already starts at 12300 euros in standard paintwork, the V4Rs in the version tested by TOUR costs a fantastic 14540 euros.