Vuelta a España tech gallery – Superlight paint, dinosaur names, and aero computer shrouds
From CyclingNews.com
The first road stage of the Vuelta offered up some striking tech snippets
The Vuelta a España often plays third fiddle in the Grand Tour hierarchy. When you take into account the Classics too, it may seem that there is very little new tech to be spotted here, but that doesn’t mean there is none. The route is often punishingly hilly, and when wandering the pits I found out that Ineos have a fleet of bikes that they send to a Formula 1 paint company in the UK for stripping and repainting to make them even lighter, just for use in the hilly stages.
The heat, too, is always an issue, though there were far fewer cooling hacks on show here than there were for the opening time trial where the mercury shot above 40 degrees. My stage one tech gallery is worth perusing too if you want a full immersion into tech nerdery.
