The marriage between Pinarello and Ineos: a race for performance and aesthetics

Miguel Induráin, Pedro Delgado, Jan Ullrich or Chris Froome they have a few things in common. They all won the Tour de France and they are among the best cyclists in history. But something else binds them together: the four set up a Pinarello as they walk his yellow jersey through Elysian Fields of Paris after three weeks of racing that crowned them the winners of the Tour. pereiro, Wiggins, Thomas either Bernalamong others, was also made.

Same brand, different technology, but the same purpose adapted to every moment. “We want bikes that offer great performance, but they also have to look good; we’re Italian for a reason,” he explains with a smile. Fausto Pinarello, owner and son of the company’s founder. His last name is synonymous with cycling, but so is his first name. Is called shine because his father Giovannibefore starting to build bicycles in 1953, he ran as a domestique of Fausto Coppithe legendary Italian runner.

After decades of penetrating the market, making a name for itself on professional teams and becoming the hallmark of the peloton, the crowning moment in cycling has arrived: the creation of ‘the sword’ of Miguel Indurain in 1994. An innovative bicycle that had the collaboration of an engineer from Lamborghini and have experience in Formula 1, Marco Giacchi. The investment is very high, but it is worth it as you remember shine: “It doesn’t matter to spend on making bikes like one of the spit on wave of Ganna because, with their performances, then you don’t need a single euro to promote them”.

The link between Pinarello and Ineos

later, Pinarello and Ineos (new Sky) joined their paths during 2010. In addition, since 2014 the link has been exclusive to the elite category of world cycling. It has been possible to work closely with cyclists in search of improvements for dogma Fthe bike they use in the online stages, and for the time trial, the Bolide TT (pictured below), with a market value of approx 30,000 or 35,000 euros depending on the extras, according to the creator’s own words.

In that sense, Fausto Pinarello highlights something that makes cycling a very special sport: “You can’t buy Ferrari of Carlos Sainz wave ducati of Bagnaiabut you can have the same bike as Ganna, pidcock either carlos rodriguezAnd that was incredible.” At that point, we asked which current riders were most interested in helping build the bikes.”Pidock, Ganna or Kwiatkowski are some of the current runners of Ineos which shows more interest”, Fausto confessed.

john alertmanaging director of Ineos Grenadiersaffects an element of difference in pidcock either Ganna: “Boys grew up with data, while spit on He didn’t have that option. Therefore, their ability to understand information is superior to other generations. Pinarello is in charge of turning that data into improvements for us”. An example of how important the opinion of riders is for the brand is that cyclists, if they are not happy with the bike, Pinarello given to them, they can use others as stated in their contract.

The weight, added difficulty

Talking about improvements and advancements, the question arises: What are the next technological changes we will see in bicycles? shine pointing to weight as a defining element: “It is limiting. There are many changes and improvements that characterize the weight, but we are all looking for the minimum 6.8kg required by International Cycling Union. The limit could be higher, it could be 7kg and we could all make improvements more easily. It will be safer and nothing will be lost in the Tour by 200 grams.”

To finish, John Allert summarizes what the union is between the company shine and Ineos:”Pinarello It’s not just the bike and the parts. You are carrying something important and with history. As a runner, if you feel good in what you’re wearing, you run better. Pinarello is a combination of heart and head. Many brands talk about technology, but have no heart”.