At the start of 2015, Belgian Jolien D'Hoore cited her Colnago V1-r as one of the things she was most excited about in her first season with Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling, and given the stellar year she's had it seems her enthusiasm for her new bike was well placed.
Her biggest results include first overall and the green jersey at the BeNe Ladies Tour, victories at one-day races Omloop van het Hageland, Ronde van Drenthe, the Flanders Diamond Tour, and the Open de Suède Vårgårda, and stage wins at the Holland Ladies Tour and the Women's Tour, as well as a successful defence of her Belgian National Road Race title.
Considered one of the best sprinters and most exciting young riders in the women's pro peloton, the Belgian Bullet will ride for Wiggle Honda again in 2016.
We got a close look at her bike at this year's La Course by Tour de France where she came second – although having crashed during the race it’s not the bike she actually finished it on…
Featherweight frame
A joint venture with that other iconic Italian brand Ferrari, the V1-r is the lightest frame Colnago has ever made, with D'Hoore's size 48 weighing a meagre 835g.
The Belgium Bullet decal leaves you in no doubt as to the owner of this bike
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Specifications
Frame: Colnago V1-r – size 48cm Fork: Colnago V1-r, 1 1/8in to 1 1/4in tapered Headset: Colnago tapered sealed Stem: Deda Zero100, 130mm x -8 degrees Handlebar: Deda Zero100, 38cm (c-c) Tape: Fizik Superlight Soft Touch Front brake: Colnago Direct-Mount Rear brake: Colnago Direct-Mount Brake levers: Campagnolo Super Record EPS 11 Front derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record EPS 11 Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record EPS 11 Shift levers: Campagnolo Super Record EPS 11 Cassette: Campagnolo Super Record 11, 11-27T Chain: Campagnolo Record 11 Crankset: SRM Campagnolo 11-speed, 172.5mm, 53/39T Bottom bracket: Campagnolo BB86 press fit cups Pedals: Look Keo Blade 2 Ti Wheelset: Campagnolo Bora Ultra Two 35mm Front tubular: Vittoria Corsa CX, 25mm Rear tubular: Vittoria Corsa CX, 25mm Saddle: Fizik Airone CX Carbon Seatpost: Colnago V1-r carbon Bottle cages: Tacx Uma Carbon (1) Computer: SRM Power Control 7
Critical measurements
Rider's height: 1.73m (5ft 6in) Rider's weight: 54kg (119lb) Saddle height from BB, c-t: 725mm Saddle setback: 45mm Tip of saddle to midpoint of bar: 543mm Saddle-to-bar drop: 90mm Head tube length: 130mm Top tube length (effective): 527mm Total bicycle weight: 6.84kg (15.34lb), excluding SRM computer
