The viral response of the Colnago brand to Boonen’s criticism of Pogacar’s bike

Less than 24 hours have passed for Colnago brand respond to criticism tom bonnen and invite both him and dirk de lobo to visit with jan bakelantsin the facilities where the Italian company has changego before the Milan-Sanremo festival. Boonen and DeWolfthrough Podcast of the ‘Flemish Wielerclub Wattage’ launched a harsh criticism of the Italian bicycle brand, even saying that if Pogacar were to compete against another brand, its performance would be better and its rivals would not be able to chase it or dispute its superiority this.

After some time, and through his Twitter account, Colnago has taken action, calling the claims “baseless” and inviting Boonen and his like-minded people to visit the Italian bike brand’s headquarters to test the new V4RS race bike of the brand, to compare the data about the difference in speed of 2 km/h which according to them there will be between Colnago and the brands of bicycles used by the main rivals of pogacar.

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In this sense, the Colnago CEO Nicola Rosinstated: “The performance of the UAE team is a top priority for Colnago. As a result, we have invested millions of euros and a lot of time in the development of their bikes. We are working closely with the team and with the UAE Team ADQ , first to understand their demands on our bikes and then make sure what we deliver is the best of the best.”

In this regard, Colnago published a whitepaper related to V4RS bike -whose sales slogan is born to win-, describing the various aerodynamic and stiffness tests conducted by the brand and how their results compare to the brand’s outgoing bike, the V3RS.

In the same technical document, the words of pogacar: “I’m sure the Colnago V4RS is stiffer and more responsive. When you stand up, you feel a better response and a better reaction from the bike. I’m sure it helps the peloton in competitions, to go fast and to attack. This is the biggest change for me from V3RS”

Colnago has equipped the UAE Team Emirates since the United Arab Emirates team took over from before Lampre-Merida before the 2017 season and because Pogacar was a runner World Tour, He has always raced on Colnago brand bikes.