Giro tech: Nairo Quintana’s pink Canyon Ultimate CF SLX

Campag pink hoods would sell.....

I'd ride that.

I had a pink SL Pro, that colour was absolutely amazing, in the sun it really glowed. Too bad the frame was too big for me. Also found the steering a bit vague at speed.

If only this was the grab bag. If Quintana doesn't win, I will give that frame a good home (anyone from Movistar/Canyon reading.)

He didn't ride this bike today, but Movistar came prepared as his whole outfit; except shoes was pink including gloves & socks.

I like to think i played a part in the decision not to use it.

I suppose it's a good keepsake for riders after the race, the supplier/team might be more inclined to let them keep it if it's painted to commemorate their achievement rather than selling off the bikes at the end of the year, but at the same time, if it's not the bike you took the lead/won the race on then would it mean as much?

Rolland's polka dot outfit was pretty hideous, I hope never to see shorts like that anywhere ever again, especially made of lycra....

And he's not riding it today - looks like his standard Canyon with pink bar tape. He does have the matching pink shorts though.

I don't see the problem with this, or when any rider does it.
These guys have been training since their early teens (if they had pushy parents, maybe even before then!) and it could possibly be the pinnacle of their careers.
In some countries things are bigger than others, so its probably understandable that Rolland got all polka'd up because of the status of cycling in France.

Wouldn't you milk it a little bit if you had achieved something as great as this, after putting in over ten years of blood,sweat and tears?

P.s. Quintana has been incredible this Giro, showing maturity and unbelievable ability. One of the future greats?

Its all 'ostentatious'....the route, what they wear plus its all for advertising.....

.....but I love it

What's the quote? 'There is no thin line between ostentatious and vulgar - they're the same thing.' Range Rover have built a brand on it after all.

I agree with Herohirst's kit rules. It's all about the jersey - not the peripherals and extras.

It's like the cycling equivalent of the vanity plate - having your name on the top bar. What is all that about? You are not in a race team with 9 matching bikes - so you don't need your name on it FFS!

Not that I know the guy, but the Columbian hardly comes across as a Mr Flamboyance. I doubt he has had much, if anything to do with the bike, apart from being told to ride it. I would have thought its Canyon looking for as much exposure as possible, as any right minded cycle manufacturer would. Right or wrong, its garnering attention, so it looks like mission accomplished on their part at least.

I want that frame and in that pink

I have always regretted not getting my sl pro in pink.

Pier Rolland was the final straw for me last year especially as he lost the jersey in the end

"It has become almost mandatory for equipment sponsors to prepare specially painted frames and kit for riders that wear any of the classification jerseys in each of the three Grand Tours."

Unless you are Cadel Evans or Rigoberto Uran who rode they standard bikes with a bit of pink bar tape.

It would not surprise me in the least that Quintana targeted yesterdays stage to take pink and just 'rode along' in the previous stages. That said it's a bit conceited to ride the next day on a special pink bike after a win and jersey takeover in what some see as after a controversial stage. Lets see if he can take it to Trieste.

Im trying to find the correct word for this but the nearest i can find is 'ostentatious'.
I personally think it is getting a bit out hand and sort of undermines the 'respect for the jersey' (im sure there is a cute Italian translation for that but i dont know it)
It also thinks it draws a little too much attention to the leaders when the race isnt won - have it on the last day when its all done and dusted maybe but is there anything more humiliating than seeing the one time leader in all his pink/ yellow matching stuff getting dropped on a climb and his hopes of winning slipping away? Like the balloon seller in the park on a sunny day, who is down to his last balloon - he just looks like a old fella holding a balloon.