{"id":18316,"date":"2023-03-08T23:29:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T23:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/08\/shots-fired-boonen-bashes-colnago-it-punches-back\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T23:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T23:29:37","slug":"shots-fired-boonen-bashes-colnago-it-punches-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/08\/shots-fired-boonen-bashes-colnago-it-punches-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Shots Fired! Boonen Bashes Colnago, It Punches Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"entry-privacy-statment__container\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n\t\t<b>Support us!<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article.\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>2 km\/h: that\u2019s how much faster former pro Dirk De Wolf said Tadej Pogacar would be if he didn\u2019t ride a Colnago.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-under_first_paragraph\"\/><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_first_paragraph-640x360-999998-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_first_paragraph-640x360-999998-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_first_paragraph-426x240-999998-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_first_paragraph-426x240-999998-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_first_paragraph-384x216-999998-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_first_paragraph-384x216-999998-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><\/p>\n<p>The story threatened to break the internet (as far as wattage nerds experience it) after Tom Boonen joined De Wolf on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sporza.be\/nl\/2023\/03\/02\/gehoord-in-wielerclub-wattage-als-pogacar-op-een-fiets-van-jumbo-ineos-of-quick-step-stapt-is-de-rest-kansloos~1677746503804\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wielerclub Wattage podcast<\/a> on March 2, saying the 2020 and 2021 Tour de France champion was riding at a disadvantage on his \u201cold school\u201d bike.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-tom-boonen-and-dirk-de-wolf-throw-shade\">Tom Boonen and Dirk De Wolf Throw Shade<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIf Tadej Poga\u010dar gets on a bicycle from Jumbo-Visma, Ineos, or Soudal-Quick Step tomorrow, the rest will have no chance,\u201d De Wolf said on the show. \u201cOn those bikes, he will pedal another 2km\/h faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Colnago] undoubtedly has a good product there, but it is like a Ferrari and a Porsche: there is still a difference between the brands,\u201d he later quipped.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg-800x534.webp\" alt=\"Colnago V4Rs road bike being ridden downhill\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-313523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg-297x198.webp 297w, https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg-720x480.webp 720w, https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Colnago-V4Rs-road-bike-0-jpg.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Colnago V4Rs: \u201cold school,\u201d according to Tom Boonen. Photo c. Colnago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-under_second_paragraph\"\/><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-640x360-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-640x360-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-426x240-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-426x240-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-384x216-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-384x216-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><\/p>\n<p>Boonen offered, \u201cColnago did indeed have a dip a while ago. It remains a bit of an old-school bike now and they haven\u2019t quite mastered the aero thing yet although they are now catching up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shade thrown, the Italian builder now seeks to throw it right back \u2014 by saying, essentially, \u201coh yeah? Try me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Colnago Answers: \u2018Try Me\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Colnago announced today it\u2019s inviting Boonen and his colleagues to test the <a href=\"https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/colnago-v4r-road-bike-designed-to-be-the-fastest-all-road-bike-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">V4Rs<\/a>, its thoroughbred racer, at its headquarters in Cambiago, Italy. Then, it challenged the cohort to a \u201cpublic conversation\u201d concerning data it suggests De Wolf sourced to identify the 2km\/h difference in performance with other brands in the podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Colnago\u2019s statement derided their comments as \u201coff-the-cuff.\u201d And it emphasized Colnago is orchestrating the throw-down \u201cat its [own] expense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are of course in contact with the teams on a daily basis and we have not heard a single complaint about the competitiveness of our bikes. In fact, they are ecstatic about the equipment we have provided thus far,\u201d Colnago CEO Nicola Rosin said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-mid_content\"\/><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-640x360-999996-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-640x360-999996-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-426x240-999996-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-426x240-999996-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-384x216-999996-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-384x216-999996-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><\/p>\n<p>The two-pronged showdown \u2014 test ride and public forum \u2014 is set for March 18, shortly before the Milano-Sanremo Spring Classic. That\u2019s \u201cif the invite is accepted\u201d by Boonen and co., Colnago pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no indication yet whether Boonen has checked \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d on the invitation to the playground after school. If he and his cohort do go toe-to-toe with the inflamed Italian bike maker, we imagine they\u2019ll be mixing it up over stats between Colnagos and Pinarellos, Cervelos, and so on \u2014 not Ferraris.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/shots-fired-boonen-bashes-colnago-it-punches-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More 2 km\/h: that\u2019s how much faster former pro Dirk De Wolf said Tadej Pogacar would be if he didn\u2019t ride a Colnago. 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