Nairo Quintana (Movistar) is riding a 6.89kg Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think 2 built with a Campagnolo Record 11 EPS groupset(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The 125mm FSA stem is a carbon wrapped alloy OS 99 model.(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Quintana’s bike has a neat, minimalist cockpit with Pinarello tape bringing a flash of brightness to the muted colours. Only the SRM PowerControl is missing(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Quintana’s Ergonomic Record 11 EPS shifters are attached to narrow 40cm c-t-c handlebars(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Quintana’s FSA K-Force bars have a fairly shallow drop (Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The all-important UCI compliance sticker on the frame.(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The Movistar rider’s saddle of choice in Selle Italia’s SLR Team Edition(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The Record EPS battery is mounted on the down tube and is due an update in the next couple of months(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Pinarello’s Think 2 system provides neat ports to house electronic gear cabling(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The Campagnolo Bora 35 hubs use ceramic hub bearings(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Pinarello provide a house brand headset for the Dogma frameset-Onda fork combination(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Forged Campagnolo Record 11 Skeleton brakes with carbon specific brake pads provide the stopping power(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The Colombian is riding new Campagnolo Bora Ultra 35 wheels – technology borrowed and badged from its sister company Fulcrum.(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The Bora 35s use a triplicate 24 spoke lacing system in the back wheel and 18 in the front(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The wheels are shod with Vittoria Corsa CX tubular tyres(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Campagnolo Record 11 EPS is used throughout the bike(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The only concession to today’s climbs over the Col de Pailhéres and the punchy Category 1 Ax-3-Domaines is a 27-11 cassette(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The Campagnolo equipment is carried right down to the Record 11 chain(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Quintana uses Look Kéo Blade Carbon pedals(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
On the front, Quintana goes for a standard 53-39 chainring configuration(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Two Elite Custom Race bottle cages are fixed to the bike(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
The sculpted seat stays are a characteristic feature of the Dogma(Image credit: Sam Dansie)
Movistar’s Nairo Quintana today started the first mountain stage of the 2013 Tour de France 25 seconds in arrears of the maillot jaune Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge). And on the slopes of the hors catégorie-rated Col de Pailhères ascent the 23-year-old Colombian climbing specialist attacked. He’s a dangerous rider and fancied to cause some upsets after winning a tough stage in last year’s Critérium du Dauphiné plus the overall in this year's Vuelta al Pais Vasco.
With about 36km to go on stage 8, Quintana attacked out of the elite group of favorites and quickly plowed through a few riders who were off the front and crossed the Col de Pailhères summit alone. Climbing up the finishing climb to Ax 3 Domaines, Quintana battled to hold off the world's best climbers but was caught at about 5km to go by stage winner Chris Froome and Richie Porte of Team Sky. Quintana crossed the line with Alberto Contador and Roman Kreuziger of Saxo Bank, 1:45 down on Froome.
Quintana is now eighth overall at the Tour and is the new leader of the young rider classification.
BikeRadar checked out the Tour debutant’s bike on the eve of the first mountain stage in Albi. While the set-up was stock Movistar kit, the bike was running on new Campagnolo Bora Ultra 35 wheels, launched earlier this year.
The versatile but light wheelset and the small 44cm frame mean the bike – without the SRM PowerControl 7 computer tipped our scales at 6.89kg – less than 10g over the UCI minimum weight requirement.
Even with an EPS battery, Quinatna's bike weighs 6.89kg/15.12lb
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Complete bike specifications
Frame: Pinarello Dogma 60.1 Think 2 44cm Fork: Onda Carbon Headset: Pinarello 1 1/8in to 1 1/2in integral system Stem: FSA OS 99, 125mm (c-t-c) Handlebars:, FSA K-Force Compact, 40cm (c-t-c) Tape/grips: Pinarello Front brake: Campagnolo Record D Skeleton Rear brake: Campagnolo Record D Skeleton Brake levers: Campagnolo Ergopower Ultra-Shift Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record EPS Front Derailleur Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Record EPS Rear Derailleur Shift levers: Campagnolo Ergopower Ultra-Shift Cassette: Campagnolo Record 11 11-27 Chain: Campagnolo Record 11spd Crankset: Campagnolo 11spd Crankset 53/39 Bottom bracket: Pinarello Most Croxover Pedals: Look Keo Blade Wheelset: Campagnolo Bora Ultra 35 Front tire: Vittoria Corsa CX 23-28 Rear tire: Vittoria Corsa CX 23-28 Saddle: Selle Italia SLR Team Edition Seat post: Pinarello Dogma 60.1 Bottle cages: Elite Custom Race (2) Computer: SRM PowerControl 7 (not shown) Other accessories: SRM speed sensor
Critical measurements
Rider's height: 1.66m (5ft 3in) Rider's weight: 57.3kg (126lb) Saddle height: 695mm Saddle setback: 50mm Seat tube length, c-t: 455mm Seat tube length, c-c: 440mm Tip of saddle nose to c of bars: 534mm Saddle-to-bar drop (vertical): 110mm Head tube length: 110mm Top tube length: 490mm Total bicycle weight: 6.89kg (15.19lb) w/o computer
Sam started as a trainee reporter on daily newspapers in the UK before moving to South Africa where he contributed to national cycling magazine Ride for three years. After moving back to the UK he joined Procycling as a staff writer in November 2010.
