To me, if there’s anything we can glean from this year’s Torto jersey winners, it’s that gone are the days of hyperfocused specific bikes. GC riders are no longer switching back and forth between a featherweight climber and a windshielding arrow machine. This year’s winners all relied on a single platform, subtly tuned from stage to stage rather than entirely replaced. Whether it was Bagotcha’s Y1RS, Leapit’s SL8, or Milan’s Madon, each bike served as a do everything race tool rather than a niche specialist. And while the cycling tech nerd enemy does kind of miss having the different bikes to compare, it’s also cool to see how each manufacturer seeks out marginal gains on each bike depending on the stage.
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