The most aerodynamic championship car

The COLNAGO Y1Rs' radical styling makes it a standout bike for the women's team at the 2025 UAE Tour, with a striking ring frame and a series of flat aerodynamic handlebars.

In the second stage of the race, COLNAGO Y1Rs set the fastest stage record. The drivers of UAE ADQ fully demonstrated the advantages of the car in this timed section, which was also the best debut for COLNAGO Y1Rs.

In the second stage, Elisa Longo Borghini, Lara Gillespie and Karlijn Swinkels took the lead in breaking through, and they ran at full wattage from the first kilometer, with an average speed of 48.407 kilometers per hour.

The success of COLNAGO Y1Rs did not stop there. Elisa Longo Borghini won the overall championship in this race, and his teammate Silvio Persico also stepped onto the GC podium. The flat track in the UAE is definitely an excellent stage for radical aerodynamic models like COLNAGO Y1Rs to perform.

COLNAGO Y1Rs was launched in December 2024 and caused a sensation in the industry as soon as it was launched on the market. This road bike abandoned the classic triangular frame design and instead adopted an irregular pentagon. COLNAGO believes that the Y1Rs has completely improved the CFD model and created what it calls the "most aerodynamic road bike in the UCI's history".

 

The CC.Y1 V-shaped handlebar is integrated from Elisa Longo Borghini's cockpit perspective. It doesn't look so radical from above, but because the original V-shaped handlebar shape extends all the way up and forward from the front fork, like a bird's wing, this is also called the "Wynd" design concept by COLNAGO.

 

The down tube of the frame is equipped with an integrated bottle cage to more effectively reduce air resistance.

 

UAE Team ADQ is a team sponsored by SHIMANO. The transmission system uses the top-level Dura-Ace R9100 12-speed with a 54-40 large chainring, which is also the most common configuration in the World Tour.

The mechanism below the handlebars is SHIMANO's sprint shifter, which allows riders to change gears smoothly when going downhill.

 

The wheels are ENVE SES 4.5 tubeless, which is designed for high speeds and racing on flat asphalt roads. The inner width of the rim is 25mm and the outer width is 32mm, so it can be used with wider tires. The tires used by Longo Borghini are Continental Grand Prix 5000TT, which is also the fastest road tire under Continental.

The distance between the seat tube and the rear fork is far, and the structure looks a bit twisted. COLNAGO believes that this design, in addition to the aerodynamic effect, also increases the flexibility of vertical swing and improves the riding comfort of the rider.

 

The short seat tube design helps protect the rear wheel from crosswind effects. cycle gear