Thibaut Pinot con su nueva Lapierre Aerostorm DRS de contrareloj
Thibaut Pinot’s new Lapierre Aerostorm DRS time trial bike
Tour de France contender and his teammates get a more aerodynamic TT bike
Tour de France contender Thibaut Pinot and his FDJ teammates have a new time trial bike for the 2016 season, which has been designed with the team’s performance staff and bike sponsor Lapierre to help the riders go as fast as possible against the clock.
Called the Aerostorm DRS (Drag Reduction System), the bike was unveiled in January and showed its speed at the recent La Méditerranéenne, with the FDJ team winning the opening team time trial – the first TTT victory in the 21-year history of the team. Pinot and his teammates will also use the aero bike in the time trial stage at the Volta ao Algarve this weekend.
The design of the bike was led by Lapierre engineer Rémi Gribaudo, with the FDJ team and especially head coach Fred Grappe involved at every step of the way.
To achieve this goal Lapierre engineers set to work on improving the handling, braking and aerodynamics. Following two years of work the frame geometry has been completely reworked. The frames have been sized down but with an increased top tube, a steeper seat angle and increased wheelbase. All this has created an aggressive race geometry for a fast position on the bike. Lapierre claim the rear triangle stiffness has been increased by 30% to optimise rider power output.
The frame's Airfoil profile tubes and a fully integrated cockpit cut down on cable clutter and make the bike as aero as possible. The frame, fork, stem and handlebar are fully integrated to reduce drag as much as possible. The frame has a new custom-made central pulling brake has been specially developed for the Aerostorm DRS, with improved braking efficiency and aerodynamics. The brake is aligned with the frame and the narrow profile enables a small cover to further reduce drag.
Following input from team mechanics the frame has what Lapierre has called TDT (Trap Door Technology) – first used on the 2016 Xelius SL road bike. This patent pending Lapierre technology places the Di2 Shimano battery low in the frame with a quick and easy trap door for access. The TDT makes the mechanics job faster and lowers the centre of gravity.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) testing, sessions on the Roubaix velodrome and in the wind tunnel were followed by road testing in the autumn 2015 by Steve Morabito and Thibaut Pinot.
Lapierre say the Aerostorm DRS is one of the lightest time trial bikes in the peloton, with FDJ team version weighing 8.1kg for a 'M' size bike. The frame is fully UCI-approved for racing and comes with three different stem lengths and a saddle position adjustable by 10cm.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/thibaut-pinots-new-lapierre-aerostorm-drs-time-trial-bike-gallery/
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CICLISMO
Cartel de lujo en la Volta a Catalunya con Froome, Contador y Aru
Los vigentes campeones de las tres grandes rondas (Tour, Giro y Vuelta) encabezan, del 21 al 27 de marzo, una destacada participación en la que también están Porte, Quintana, Rodríguez y Thomas
BARCELONA
Actualizado a 15/03/2016 22:05
La Volta a Catalunya, que se disputará del 21 al 27 de marzo, ha oficializado hoy la lista de preinscritos para la 96ª edición, en la que destacan el británico Chris Froome (Sky), el español Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) y el italiano Fabi Aru (Astana), los vigentes campeones de las tres grandes rondas, Tour de Francia, Giro de Italia y Vuelta a España. También defenderá su victoria el australiano Richie Porte (BMC).
La lista de ‘notables’ se completa, entre otros, con el también español Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodríguez (Team Katusha), el colombiano Nairo Quintana (Movistar), el holandés Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant) y el británico Geraint Thomas (Sky), vencedor hace apenas tres días de la París-Niza.
La prueba por etapas más antigua del mundo tras el Giro de Italia y el Tour de Francia ha sido presentada en sociedad este lunes en Barcelona. Como ha sido habitual en las últimas ediciones, la Volta contará con algunas de las estrellas del ciclismo mundial que querrán destronar al vigente campeón, Richie Porte.
Entre los candidatos emerge Contador, que llega a Cataluña en un buen momento tras terminar segundo en la París-Niza, sin olvidar a Joaquim Rodríguez, quien buscará ganar por tercera vez la ronda de su tierra. Los focos también estarán puestos en Chris Froome, aunque el estado de forma del británico es una incógnita, ya que en lo que va de temporada todavía no ha pisado el asfalto en una competición oficial.
Final en Montjuïc
Por ello, se prevé que, como el año pasado ya pasó con Porte, su compañero de equipo Geraint Thomas sea otro de los aspirantes para llevarse la victoria final en Barcelona. La prueba comenzará en Calella y finalizará el 29 de marzo en el tradicional circuito por la montaña de Montjuïc (Barcelona).
En total, el recorrido incluye el ascenso a 22 pasos de montaña, dos de categoría especial, siete de primera, seis de segunda y siete de tercera. Las dos llegadas en alto serán en las estaciones de esquí de La Molina y Port Ainé (3ª y 4ª jornadas), dos etapas que, al no haber contrarreloj, pueden decidir el vencedor de la 96ª edición.
Chris Froome, vigente campeón del Tour de Francia, también participará en la Volta a CatalunyaChris Froome, vigente campeón del Tour de Francia, también participará en la Volta a Catalunya (JAVIER LIZÓN - EFE)
Etapas de la Volta a Catalunya’2016
1ª etapa, 21 de marzo: Calella-Calella (175,8 kms)
2ª etapa, 22 de marzo: Mataró-Olot (178,7 kms)
3ª etapa, 23 de marzo: Girona-La Molina (172,1 kms)
4ª etapa, 24 de marzo: Bagà-Port Ainé (172,2 kms)
5ª etapa, 25 de marzo: Rialp-Valls (187,2 kms)
6ª etapa, 26 de marzo: San Joan Despí-Vilanova i la Geltrú (197,2 kms)
7ª etapa, 27 de marzo: Barcelona-Barcelona (136,4 kms)
http://www.mundodeportivo.com/ciclismo/20160315/40451840399/cartel-de-lujo-en-la-volta-a-catalunya-con-froome-contador-y-aru.html
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Contador, Aru, Froome and Quintana to clash in star-studded Volta a Catalunya
Details released of first major rendezvous of 2016 Tour de France favourites
The 2016 Volta a Catalunya will boast an all-star cast thanks to the presence of the winners of last year’s three Grand Tours, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff), Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Fabio Aru (Astana), and two-time Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana (Movistar).
Prior to the Criterium du Dauphiné, the Volta a Catalunya (March 21-27) is the one occasion in the first half of the 2016 season in which Froome and almost all of his top Tour de France rivals will cross swords. Two very tough Pyrenean stages and the prestige of winning Spain’s oldest stage race, which began in 1911, will likely ensure the Volta is once again much more than a mere warm-up exercise en route to July.
After his early win in the Herald Sun Tour and his training camp in South Africa, the Volta a Catalunya will mark Froome’s debut both in Europe and in a WorldTour event this season. A bout of illness last year made the Volta a Catalunya a tough race for Froome, and he may well want to set the record straight in 2016, particularly when there are so many of his key rivals present.
Even for an event that has grown increasingly popular in recent years among cycling’s top stage racers, this year’s Volta a Catalunya has a bumper crop of star names. Apart from Contador, Aru, Froome, and Quintana, the start list includes defending champion Richie Porte (BMC Racing), Rafal Majka (Tinkoff), Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo), Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge), Daniel Martin (Etixx-Quick Step), Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing), Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin) and Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale).
Double overall winner Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), missing from last year’s race because of illness, will be another key name to follow.
The publication of the Volta’s detailed route this week reveals its usual combination of very hilly stages, a two-day incursion into the Pyrenees where the race will almost certainly be decided, and a final showdown in Barcelona’s Montjuic park.
Climbs as hard as the first category Col Formic feature mid-way through the 175.8 kilometre loop inland from the start and finish of stage 1 in the coastal town of Calella, which also hosted the Volta’s opening leg in 2015.
However, the decisive challenges will come on the stage 3 summit finish in La Molina, the Pyrenean ski station where Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) won in 2015, and Friday’s lengthy final ascent to Ainé, where Dan Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) took a spectacular lone victory in the 2013 race.
As is an unwritten tradition in recent Volta routes, after the Pyrenees the pressure then drops notably with two stages that have tended to do little but highlight the Volta’s continuing strange lack of a time trial. The short, hilly Montjuic circuit stage in Barcelona on the final Sunday has rarely seen any major upsets in the overall in recent years, either. But with such an exceedingly strong field and what tend to be narrow time gaps between the overall contenders, the chances are the sparks will fly right up until the final finish line.
2016 Volta a Catalunya stages:
Monday, March 21: stage 1: Calella - Calella 175.8 kilometres
Tuesday, March 22: stage 2: Mataró - Olot 178.7 kilometres
Wednesday, March 23: stage 3: Girona - La Molina 172.1 kilometres
Thursday, March 24: stage 4: Bagà - Port Ainé 172.2 kilometres
Friday, March 25: stage 5: Rialp - Valls 187.2 kilometres
Saturday, March 26: stage 6: Sant Joan Despí - Vilanova i la Geltrú 197.2 kilometres
Sunday, March 27: stage 7: Montjuic - Montjuic 136 kilometres.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-aru-froome-and-quintana-to-clash-in-star-studded-volta-a-catalunya/
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