{"id":18249,"date":"2025-07-23T16:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/18249\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:20:13","slug":"primoz-roglics-specialized-s-works-tarmac-sl8-weighs-180g-less-than-remco-evenepoels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/18249\/","title":{"rendered":"Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d\u2019s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 weighs 180g less than Remco Evenepoel\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d started the 2025 Tour de France as Red Bull \u2013 Bora \u2013 hansgrohe\u2019s team leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But with Florian Lipowitz riding high in the first two weeks and in a podium position, as well as leading the best young rider competition, it will be interesting to see how Red Bull \u2013 Bora \u2013 hansgrohe play out the remainder of the third week.<\/p>\n

When a younger rider looks as if he will eclipse the team leader, this has in the past resulted in friction \u2013 think Hinault vs LeMond at the 1986 Tour and Wiggins vs Froome in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So far, this doesn\u2019t seem to be the case at Red Bull – Bora – hansgrohe, with the two riders\u2019 comments to the press suggesting Rogli\u010d is content to play the role of elder statesman to his younger teammate, unless their form and results change during the third week. <\/p>\n

On the evidence of yesterday’s stage to Mont Ventoux, Rogli\u010d looks to have made good on an adopted support role as he and Lipowitz aim to outwit (and outgun) Oscar Onley<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At age 35, and with four wins at the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a and one at the Giro d\u2019Italia in his palmar\u00e8s, maybe Rogli\u010d is resigned to never adding a Tour de France yellow jersey?<\/p>\n

7.00kg bike weight
\n\"PrimozAt 7kg exactly, the bike is almost 200g lighter than Remco Evenepoel’s. Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Rogli\u010d rides the Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8<\/a>, with Red Bull \u2013 Bora \u2013 hansgrohe one of two teams, along with Soudal Quick-Step, using the Tarmac at this year\u2019s Tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We weighed Rogli\u010d\u2019s bike at 7kg on the button. That\u2019s almost 200g lighter than Remco Evenepoel’s S-Works Tarmac SL8<\/a> \u2013 slightly surprising given the base bike and the majority of the spec is the same between the bikes ridden by Rogli\u010d and Evenepoel, who abandoned the race on stage 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"PrimozCould Rogli\u010d\u2019s SRAM drivetrain be the difference? Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Red Bull \u2013 Bora \u2013 hansgrohe is running SRAM Red AXS<\/a> rather than Soudal Quick-Step\u2019s Shimano Dura-Ace<\/a>, though. SRAM claimed its groupset was lighter than Shimano’s when it was launched, so perhaps that\u2019s the reason. Or maybe it’s Evenepoel’s gold paint.<\/p>\n

\"PrimozRogli\u010d’s bike had quite wide-range gearing, with a 54\/41t crankset and 10-36t cassette, ahead of the Grand D\u00e9part. Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Rogli\u010d\u2019s bike was set up with a 2x crankset with 54\/41-tooth chainrings and a 10-36t cassette ahead of the Grand D\u00e9part in Lille. That gives him quite a wide range.<\/p>\n

His 170mm crank length follows the pro trend for shorter crank lengths<\/a> and matches his high-cadence<\/a> riding style.<\/p>\n

In contrast, both Jonas Vingegaard<\/a> and Wout van Aert had 1x SRAM groupsets on their bikes when we saw them in Lille and van Aert continued to run 1x until the race hit the high mountains.<\/p>\n

\"PrimozRogli\u010d has a 380mm-wide bar. Kyle Dewick \/ Our Media
\n\"\"He has a fairly short 120mm stem length. Kyle Dewick \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Rogli\u010d is using the Roval Rapide one-piece bar and stem in the narrowest 380mm width, complete with slightly turned-in levers. His 120mm stem length is comparatively short by pro standards. He has a pair of SRAM\u2019s Blips satellite shifters on the drops, just below the brake levers.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rogli\u010d runs 170mm cranks and Shimano Dura-Ace pedals on his SRAM Red AXS groupset. Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Despite the SRAM drivetrain, Rogli\u010d is riding with Shimano Dura-Ace pedals. SRAM has its own pedals, having bought out the Time pedal business, but at present it\u2019s only the Lidl-Trek and Movistar teams that use Time pedals, although there are six teams riding the Tour with SRAM groupsets.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s slightly surprising, because Time\u2019s Xpro 12SL pedals<\/a> weigh a claimed 174g a pair, against 228g a pair for Dura-Ace. That\u2019s a handy weight saving and they\u2019re potentially more aero, too.<\/p>\n

Roval Rapide CLX III wheels and unreleased Turbo Cotton tyres
\n\"PrimozRogli\u010d’s Roval Rapide CLX III wheels have unreleased 30mm-nominal-width Specialized Turbo Cotton tyres mounted. Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Like Evenepoel, Rogli\u010d is using the recently launched Roval Rapide III wheelset<\/a>, which has a claimed 1,305g weight thanks to a revised carbon layup, new carbon spokes with titanium end pieces and a deeper front than rear wheel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new wheels are complemented by the same as-yet-unreleased Specialized Turbo Cotton<\/a> tyres as on Evenepoel\u2019s bike, in Rogli\u010d\u2019s case in 30mm width. Despite the labelled width, we found that the tyres were a little narrower: 29.05mm at the front and 28.27mm at the rear.<\/p>\n

S-Works Phenom saddle
\n\"PrimozThe non 3D-printed S-Works Phenom saddle has been discontinued by Specialized. Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Finally, there\u2019s an S-Works Phenom saddle, not the latest 3D-printed<\/a> version, but the older Phenom with a standard saddle top. It’s been discontinued by Specialized, although Rogli\u010d\u2019s saddle looks box-fresh.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More from the Tour de France<\/p>\n

Specs | Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d\u2019s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 for the 2025 Tour de France
\n\"PrimozPrimoz Roglic’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 at the 2025 Tour de France Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Frameset: S-Works Tarmac SL8, FACT 12R carbon
\nGroupset: SRAM Red AXS, with 10-36t cassette
\nWheelset: Roval Rapide CLX III
\nPower meter: SRAM Red AXS, 54\/41t, 170mm cranks
\nTyres: Unreleased Specialized S-Works Turbo Cotton, 700x30c
\nHandlebar: Roval Rapide Cockpit
\nSeatpost: Tarmac SL8
\nSaddle: Specialized S-Works Phenom
\nBottle cages: Tacx Deva\u00a0
\nPedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
\nWeight: 7.00kg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d started the 2025 Tour de France as Red Bull \u2013 Bora \u2013 hansgrohe\u2019s team leader.\u00a0 But…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-18249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}