Giro d'Italia tech roundup: highlights from the final week of racing

Egan Bernal's pink Pinarello
Egan Bernal's pink Pinarello (Image credit: Eurosport / GCN)

After three weeks of hectic racing in a lap of Italy, the racing has finally drawn to a close, and unless you've been busy trying to bleed your rim brakes for the past three weeks, you'll have probably seen that Egan Bernal was crowned the winner of the 104th Giro d'Italia on Sunday.

And as the pink confetti settles in the wake of the first grand tour of 2021, we're taking a look back at the tech highlights from the final few days of racing. 

Josh Croxton
Associate Editor (Tech)

Josh is Associate Editor of Cyclingnews – leading our content on the best bikes, kit and the latest breaking tech stories from the pro peloton. He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he's covered everything from buyer's guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews. 

On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, 'cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.