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The gold bikes from the Olympics

Stefan Loibl

 · 28.07.2021

The gold bikes from the OlympicsPhoto: Trek
The gold bikes from the Olympics
The Tokyo Olympic medals in mountain biking have been awarded. Tom Pidcock and Jolanda Neff won gold. We show the bikes of the newly crowned Olympic champions.

Tom Pidcock (GBR), 21 years old

The young Briton rode for Trinity Racing and thus on Specialized bikes for a long time, but since this season Pidcock has been riding alongside Olympic road champion Richard Carapaz and Egal Bernal for the road racing team Ineos Grenadiers. The team's equipment supplier is the traditional manufacturer Pinarello. The only catch: the Italians do not have any mountain bikes in their product range, only two e-mountain bikes. This is why Pidcock rode an all-black bike at the World Cups and also in the Olympic race - without a brand name on the down tube. However, due to the tube shapes, the rear triangle design and the dropper post integrated into the seat tube, Pidcock's bike is almost certainly a BMC Fourstroke be the same as Pauline Ferrand-Prévot or Elisabeth Brandau.

The suspension in Pidcock's Olympic champion bike comes from SR Suntour. The 58-kilo Pidcock rides the <a href="https://www.srsuntour.com/en/products/fork/AXON-WERX34-Boost-EQ-6575.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Axon 34 WERX suspension fork</a> and an Edge shock. For the wheels, the Brit relies on the full carbon round wheels from Syncros, the Silverton SL, which Nino Schurter also rides. The Continental tyres are emblazoned with "Prototype" lettering, while the drivetrain and brakes come in the form of the XTR groupset from Shimano.Photo: SWpix.com The suspension in Pidcock's Olympic champion bike comes from SR Suntour. The 58-kilo Pidcock rides the Axon 34 WERX suspension fork and an Edge shock. For the wheels, the Brit relies on the full carbon round wheels from Syncros, the Silverton SL, which Nino Schurter also rides. The Continental tyres are emblazoned with "Prototype" lettering, while the drivetrain and brakes come in the form of the XTR groupset from Shimano. In the spring before the first World Cups, Pidcock worked with his team and engineers for a long time on the suspension set-up of his race bike. This seems to have paid off, as the season so far has shown. The Briton had also already used a BMC hardtail - also black without lettering - in Albstadt.Photo: SWpix.com In the spring before the first World Cups, Pidcock worked with his team and engineers for a long time on the suspension set-up of his race bike. This seems to have paid off, as the season so far has shown. The Briton had also already used a BMC hardtail - also black without lettering - in Albstadt.

Jolanda Neff (SUI), 28 years old

How many other team sponsors Trek has also equipped its athletes with very special bikes for the Olympics. The special, hand-applied paintwork is called "First Light". In addition to two road bikes, the Supercalibrewhich all Trek riders rode at the Olympic races, in the eye-catching colours. The design is also available to end consumers in the "Project One" configurator - provided they have the necessary change. The Supercaliber used by Neff bridges the gap between hardtail and fully. The hingeless rear triangle has 60 millimetres of suspension travel, while the head tube contains a SID SL Ultimate from Rockshox with 100 millimetres of suspension travel.

60 millimetres of rear suspension travel and outstanding riding technique were all Jolanda Neff needed for the demanding course in Tokyo. Wheels and tyres come from Trek's subsidiary Bontrager.Photo: Facebook,UCI 60 millimetres of rear suspension travel and outstanding riding technique were all Jolanda Neff needed for the demanding course in Tokyo. Wheels and tyres come from Trek's subsidiary Bontrager. Neff used the XX1 Eagle AXS wireless electric drivetrain to direct the chain through the 12 gears. The only difference between Neff's Olympic bike and the standard bike in the picture: The Swiss rider rode a wireless Rockshox Reverb AXS dropper post.Photo: Trek Neff used the XX1 Eagle AXS wireless electric drivetrain to direct the chain through the 12 gears. The only difference between Neff's Olympic bike and the standard bike in the picture: The Swiss rider rode a wireless Rockshox Reverb AXS dropper post.
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A tube loosely glued to the down tube on Neff's Supercaliber ensured that less dirt splashed up from the front wheel and the bike did not become heavier. Compatriot Mathias Flückiger did the same at the mud World Cup in Les Gets.Photo: Jolanda Neff,Facebook A tube loosely glued to the down tube on Neff's Supercaliber ensured that less dirt splashed up from the front wheel and the bike did not become heavier. Compatriot Mathias Flückiger did the same at the mud World Cup in Les Gets.

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