Sotheby’s is auctioning off four iconic Colnago bikes, including the stripped-back Colnago Y1Rs Tadej Pogačar rode to mountain time trial domination in this year’s Tour de France.
It is also the same bike he used to set a record up Mont Ventoux on stage 16.
The collection includes a 1972 track bike built to Eddy Merckx’s Hour Record dimensions, a C35 Oro Ferrari Collaboration, and Joāo Almeida’s Presentation C68 Rossa for La Vuelta 2025.
All the bikes have an auction estimate of $15,000 to $20,000, with Tadej Pogačar’s Y1Rs having the highest bid of $16,000 at the time of writing.
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article stated that Pogačar won the Mont Ventoux stage on the Colnago Y1Rs. This was, in fact, won by Valentin Paret-Peintre. With Pogačar being so dominant this year, we’re putting this one down to the Mandela effect.
Pogačar shocked us with his aero selection for Mont Ventoux this year. Colnago
It was a surprise when Pogačar picked Colnago’s aero bike for the queen stage of this year’s Tour de France, but this special edition Y1Rs has been slimmed down, weighing just over 7kg.
The bike features a raw carbon finish that reveals the carbon weave, with only a thin clear coat protecting the frame.
The C35 is one of the first carbon-framed road bikes. Sotheby’s
For retro bike fans, an extraordinarily rare C35 Oro Ferrari Collaboration is also for sale.
The bike was made in Italy under Ferrari’s technical guidance, and was among the very first road frames to be produced using carbon fibre.
The current bid is $12,000 on Sotheby’s website. Sotheby’s
This example comes with a gold-plated Campagnolo Super Record groupset and striking five-spoke carbon-fibre wheels.
Bidding is open until 19:30 GST on 5 December 2025. The bikes are on display at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi, until the close of the auction.