Unreleased BMC time trial bike spotted at Tour de Romandie prologue

BMC Prototype time trial bike
BMC Prototype time trial bike (Image credit: Dario Belingheri / Stringer)

A prototype BMC time trial bike has been spotted being ridden during the Tour de Romandie prologue time trial. First spotted by our colleagues over at the Escape Collective, Tudor Pro Cycling rider Tom Bohli was seen aboard an as-yet-unreleased BMC time trial bike. 

The Swiss rider was riding a black BMC time trial bike that stood out from the rest of his team's white, black and red BMC TimeMachine 01 Disc models. That current model has been on the market for several years and it looks as though BMC could be planning an overhaul that we may see break cover properly at this year's Tour De France.  

Tom Wieckowski
Tech writer

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