Bianchi to celebrate Fausto Coppi at Tour de France with Vacansoleil-DCM’s special Oltre frame
Bianchi will provide the whole World Tour team Vacansoleil-DCM with an Oltre special edition bike on the occasion of 99th Tour de France.
In addition to yellow inserts along the tubes, on both sides of the headtube, the Bianchi Oltre frame for Vacansoleil-DCM will have a special logo designed by Bianchi to celebrate Fausto Coppi’s fantastic double victory at Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in 1952 – 60 years ago. The logo shows a yellow Bianchi jersey overlapping the pink one, combined with the number “60”.
Oltre is one of the best racing machine Bianchi has ever made. The carbon monocoque aero frame is of Bianchi’s avant-garde technology, design and history. Oltre is a super high performance and extreme racing bike, feather-light in the mountains, tight on the turns and stiff in the sprints. X-Tex carbon technology and frame’s aerodynamic shape give it an incredibly efficient power transmission and stiffness to weight ratio.
Bianchi Oltre’s technologies:
– X-TEX: has Bianchi’s unique process to internally mold X-weaved structural carbon layer; a carbon net is molded into the carbon structure of the head tube; exceptional torsional rigidity as proven by Bianchi’s professional riders
– Carbon Nano Tech: adding Nano material into the matrix system enhances cohesion between fiber and matrix to make the carbon structure packed and tight; increased toughness, lifetime and fatigue resistance; reduces empty spaces and micro cracks of the carbon laminate
– Carbon Nano Tube Tech: the ultimate generation of nano-technology. Carbon nano tubes with cylindrical structure are combined with epoxy resin and nano powder to increase the fracture toughness by 49% compared to standard resin, 20% higher than nano-technology; increased material resistance and lifetime of the frame; reduced empty spaces and micro cracks of the carbon laminate
– WMP (Wrinkleless Molding Process): Bianchi avoids wrinkles (which affect the property of the frame and add weight) by pre-tuning the thickness of the laminate of each frame; increase frame and process efficiency; reduce weight
– UTSS (Ultra Thin Seat Stay): thanks to Nano Tube Technology, seat stays tube sections are reduced without weakening power transmission; improved shock absorption and impact resistance; maximum power transmission; weight reduction
At Tour de France, team Vacansoleil-DCM will line-up the following riders: Dutch Kenny van Hummel, Johnny Hoogerland, Wout Poels, Rob Ruigh and Lieuwe Westra, Swedish Gustav Larsson, Italian Marco Marcato, Belgian Kris Boeckmans and Spanish Rafael Valls.
