Former Team Sky rider moves to Continental level with Rally Cycling
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Danny Pate's SRAM and Hed equipped Diamondback Podium.(Image credit: Sam Wiebe)
The SRAM Red 22 rear derailleur on Pate's bike.(Image credit: Sam Wiebe)
Pate uses the Length 120 Hed Grand Tour stem.(Image credit: Sam Wiebe)
The SRAM Red 22 front derailleur on Pate's bike.(Image credit: Sam Wiebe)
SRAM provides the crank, Speedplay the pedals and Quarq the power meter.(Image credit: Sam Wiebe)
Rally Cycling director Jonas Carney gets one of the team's Diamondback's ready before a team camp ride last month.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Pierrick Naud and Danny Pate train in Bisbee, Arizona.(Image credit: Sam Wiebe)
Danny Pate leads rally Cycling along the coast of Southern California during the team's recent training camp(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Danny Pate recently told Cyclingnews that his return from the WorldTour with Team Sky to the US Continental level with Rally Cycling changes everything, and that includes the machine he'll be piloting in 2016. Pate will move from the Shimano-equipped Sky Pinarellos he's ridden during the past four years to the SRAM-powered Diamondback Podiums favoured by Rally.
The new machine is just one of the changes Pate will make as he enters his 16th professional season. He'll need to become reacquainted with the US domestic season as well as transitioning from a WorldTour domestique dedicated to helping others achieve success to a team leader who will be seeking his own results. There's a lot on Pate's plate for 2016, but Rally performance director Jonas Carney, who rode with Pate on Prime Alliance back in 2001, 2002 and 2003, is confident his longtime friend will handle it well.
But before Pate gets reintroduced to the US peloton, he and the rest of Rally Cycling will get a warm up with several European races starting this month. Pate's Diamondback Podium training bike was dialed in and ready to roll during the team's recent camp along the Southern California coast, and Cyclingnews has got the details here. His race bike will be decked out in SRAM Red components.
Frame: Diamondback Podium Fork: Diamondback Headset: FSA Stem: Length 120 Hed Grand Tour Handlebar: 42cm Hed Grand Tour Tape: SRAM Front brake: SRAM RED 22 Rear brake: SRAM RED 22 Brake levers: SRAM Red Front derailleur: SRAM Red 22 Rear derailleur: SRAM Red 22 Shift levers: SRAM Red 22 Cassette: SRAM X-Glide 1190, 11-28 Chain: SRAM RED 22 Crankset: SRAM RED 22 Bottom Bracket: SRAM Pedals: Speedplay Zero Wheelset: HED Stinger 6 Front tyre: Kenda SC tubular Rear tyre: Kenda SC tubular Saddle: fizik arione Tri 2 Seatpost: HED Grand Tour Bottle cages: Arundel Carbon Computer: Lezyne
Critical measurements
Rider's height: 6’ Rider's weight: “Heavy” Saddle height from BB, c-t: 81cm Saddle setback: 8.5cm Tip of saddle to centre of bar: 59.4cm Saddle-to-bar drop: 15.5cm Head tube length: 18cm Top tube length (effective): 58cm Total bicycle weight: 6.9kg
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