Tom Boonen apologises to Colnago for claiming Tadej Pogačar is on a slower bike than rivals

Speaking on a podcast last week the four-time Paris-Roubaix winner suggested Colnago suffered 'a dip a while ago' and remains 'an old-school bike' that has not 'quite mastered the aero thing yet' cycling

Tom Boonen says he has"nothing but respect for the Colnago family and their brand" and apologised for his"poorly chosen" words about Tadej Pogačar's UAE Team Emirates team bike.

"So it breaks my heart that my words were poorly chosen when I responded to Dirk's claims in our podcast. Mea culpa, I have nothing but respect for the Colnago family and their brand." Speaking on the podcast last week, De Wolf – who achieved several top results in one-day classics in the late 1980s and early 1990s – said:"If Tadej Pogačar gets on a bicycle from Jumbo-Visma, Ineos, or Soudal-Quick Step tomorrow, the rest will have no chance. On those bikes he will pedal another 2km/h faster."

Colnago claims that the V4Rs – raced under the temporary 'Prototipo' name for much of last season – is its"fastest monocoque frame ever". The brand says that the V4Rs saves the equivalent of 17.5 watts over the V3Rs at a speed of 50km/h and a rider cadence of 90rpm – though it has not made any claims comparing the aero credentials with those of bikes from other manufacturers.

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