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Pro Bike Gallery: Kolobnev’s Colnago C60

Gazprom – Rusvelo is a talented Pro Continental outfit riding Italian bikes with Italian flair for the Giro, where it has won one stage.

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Pro — This year’s surprise wild-card entry for the Giro went to the all-Russian Gazprom – RusVelo team, which is part of the Russian Global Cycling project aimed at developing domestic talent. The Russian team rides Italian-made Colnago C60 bikes and hangs an assortment of Italian components from the classic carbon frame. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Gazprom’s Alexander Kolobnev is a former Team Katusha rider with extensive WorldTour and ProTour history, having raced with Rabobank, CSC, Saxo, and Katusha since 2005. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Colnago’s carbon C60 frames have a lugged look like the company’s iconic steel bikes. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — White markings on the seatpost and collar provide an easy reference to check Kolobnev’s saddle height and ensure that it hasn’t slipped while riding on the Dolomite’s bumpy mountain roads. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Kolobnev’s bike uses an alloy Deda Zero 100 Performance stem. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Professional riders weren’t the first to train and race with power, but now every pro racer has his watts at his fingertips. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Campy’s Record EPS shifters offer a clicking sensation more similar to mechanical shifting than other electronic systems like Shimano Di2 and SRAM eTap. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Protective housing keeps Campy’s electronic shift wires protected from the elements. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Gazprom uses Campy’s second-tier Record EPS electronic drivetrains. The interface, hooked to the stem, is the thinking center of the EPS system that translates impulses from the controls to digital signals that are transferred down the bike to the derailleurs. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Gazprom uses Campagnolo Bora Ultra 35 wheels on the front and rear for flat and climbing stages alike. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Each team has a unique way to affix riders’ numbers to the bikes. Gazprom works off the seatpost collar for a secure fit. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — As a Pro Continental squad, Gazprom doesn’t have the same sponsorship opportunities as some of the bigger WorldTour teams so second-tier products like Campy’s Record EPS — instead of Super Record EPS — are the components of choice. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Kolobnev opts for the standard 53/39 chainring setup that we’ve seen on many of the bikes here at the Giro. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — The 39-tooth small chainring provides gears small enough for the pros to get up some of Italy’s most challenging climbs. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Gazprom pairs the 53/39 chainrings with 11-29t cassettes for a wide range of gears to suit the ups, the downs, and the flats of the Giro d’Italia. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Campy’s Bora Ultra 35 wheels are exceptionally light and stiff: the ideal combination for tough WorldTour racing. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Kolobnev uses a classic Selle Italia team edition saddle without a cutout. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

Pro — Adding to the team’s assortment of Italian-made bike components, Gazprom uses Elite custom race bottle cages. Photo: Kristen Legan | VeloNews.com

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