Same frame, but different drivetrain and suspension setups for two podium hopefuls.
Jack Duncan
In the Life Time Grand Prix current standings, on the eve of Leadville, Rosa Klöser sits in 3rd and Bradyn Lange sits in 6th in their respective categories.
Klöser races for Canyon-SRAM in the Women’s WorldTour, including the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift a few weeks ago. Alongside her road program, she is also an accomplished gravel racer with numerous wins including the 2024 Unbound Gravel and this year’s The Traka. This her first year in the Life Time Grand Prix and marks her Leadville debut.
Lange, meanwhile was 10th at Leadville last year and 7th overall in the Life Time Grand Prix. Lange won round one of the Grand Prix this year at the Sea Otter Classic, so he may have found another level of form this year.
Both Klöser and Lange are Canyon-sponsored athletes, and both are tackling Leadville on the new Canyon Lux World Cup, but with different component packages via different sponsors.
Thanks to her Canyon-SRAM association, Klöser has the SRAM AXS XX SL group set with a 36T chainring. Her Zipp 1ZERO Hi-Top wheels have Continental Dubntal 29×2.4″ tires on them. Lange, on the other hand, is supported by Shimano and has the XTR Di2 wireless groupset, with DT Swiss XRC 1200 wheels and Schwalbe Thunder Burt tires in 2.25″ width – technically mountain bike tires but which Lange pointed out are more commonly found in gravel racing than mountain biking.
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