The electronic shifters appear to be the same shape as their mechanical brethren. Photo: Caley Fretz
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ORVIETO, Italy (VN) — Francisco Ventoso was the first professional to win on Campagnolo’s new electronic shifting, doing so on the fifth stage of this years Tour Down Under. He’ll be looking to repeat during the few remaining sprint stages at the Giro this year aboard the same Pinarello Dogma 60.1.
Francisco Ventoso's Pinarello Dogma 60.1, with Campagnolo electronic drivetrain. Photo: Caley Fretz
Francisco Ventoso’s Pinarello Dogma 60.1, with Campagnolo electronic drivetrain. Photo: Caley Fretz
Lennard Zinn has written about how Campagnolo debuted its new 80mm Bora Ultra wheelset just recently. Photo: Caley Fretz
Francisco Ventoso was the first Movistar rider to win on Campagnolo’s new electronic group, taking the fifth stage of this year’s Tour Down Under. Photo: Caley Fretz
Just like Shimano Di2, Campagnolo uses a small “brain” mounted up front to control the system. Movistar mechanics have mounted it to the stem. Photo: Caley Fretz
The Campagnolo Tech Lab electronic rear derailleur. Photo: Caley Fretz
As a sprinter, Ventoso will likely turn to Campagnolo’s new Bora Ultra 80 wheel quite often. Photo: Caley Fretz
The electronic shifters appear to be the same shape as their mechanical brethren. Photo: Caley Fretz
Shifting is light, of course, with short-throw buttons in the same spot as with the mechanical version. Photo: Caley Fretz
Ventoso likes Selle Italia’s SLR saddle. Photo: Caley Fretz
Cables run from each shifter to the brain, then out to the derailleurs as a single cable. Mechanics have attached the cable to the front brake housing. Photo: Caley Fretz
These Pinarello frames are custom built for Movistar and Campagnolo electronic. They have no cable stops, only a single hole on the right side of the downtube for the cable to enter. Photo: Caley Fretz
The cable then exits under the bottle cage and goes to the battery. Two more cables exit the battery, go back into the bottle cage hole, and out to the derailleurs. Photo: Caley Fretz
One cable exits just below the front derailleur. Photo: Caley Fretz
Pinarello bike do have wonderful curves. Photo: Caley Fretz
This one still goes to 11. Photo: Caley Fretz
