2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

ITU/JANOSSCHMIDT

26 / /June 2019

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I ridewith

reallywide

tyresduringthe

winter(30).I don’t

wanttohavea

flatwhenit’s

coldoutside!

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I’m2cmback

onthebottom

bracket.I have

reallyshortlegs

buta longupper

bodyandlong

armssoI have

toadaptmy

positionandmy

stemlength.

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Myset-up’s

a 53/39and

11/25.I’musingan

11/28fortraining.

I lovehavinga

frontchainring

withanodd

number of teeth.

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Theframe’s

a 54S-Works

VengeDisc ,with

customFrench

flag, 130 stemand

reverseseatpost.

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I useRoval64s.

I’ma heavyguy

soI don’treally

fearthewind.I

likethefeeling

ofbeingpushed

bydeepwheels.

I’mriding

clinchers, 26

usuallybutI can

ride 28 whenit’s

reallytechnical

likein Super

League,for

example.

VINCENT

LUIS

Luis,29,is one

ofthefastest

short-distance

triathletesin the

world.Hiscareer

highlightstodate

includetwoITU

GrandFinalwins

in 2017and2018,

runner-upin the

2018 ITUWorld

Series,seventhin

theRioOlympic

Games,and

winnerof

the2018/2019

SuperLeague

Triathlon S eries.

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I’mridingboththeVengeandthe

TarmacfromSpecialized,butif I’d

havetopickoneI’dgoforthe

Venge.I likeitsstiffnessandalso

thefactthatI knowthisbikeisone

ofthefastestintheworld.Its

paintjobisalsoprettycool!

Thefrontendismuch

stifferthanotherbikesI’ve

riddeninthepast.It’salsoa

lighterbikeandreallyeasy

tohandletechnicallyonfast

raceswithlotsofcorners.I like

thefactthatI don’thavetofinda

compromisewithit.Thisbikeismy

bikeforeverything- I canrideinthe

Pyreneesandalsogoreallyfaston

the Abu Dhabi F1 track. It’s also

reallyeasytotravelwith,andthat’s

notthecaseforallaerobikes.

I’vebeentestedonmultiple

set-ups,fromdifferentframesizes

tothewidthofmytyres.I liketo

comparemyfeelingagainstthe

wattageoutput.It takesmany

milestofindtheset-upyou

liketorideon.

Weranlotsoftestsat

Specialized’sWinTunnelin

MorganHill,California.We

testedhowlongyouhavetouse

youraerobarsduringa racetomake

themefficient,astheyslowyou

downwhenyou’renotusingthem.

Wealsotesteddifferenttri-suits,

which was fascinating.

pro

bike

spec

FrenchmanLuisis hopingtogoonebetterin 2019

to claim the overall World Triathlon Series’ title

VINCENT LUIS’

SPECIALIZED VENGE

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