{"id":38818,"date":"2022-07-05T13:25:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T11:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=687161"},"modified":"2022-07-05T13:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T11:41:21","slug":"tour-de-france-tech-choices-with-chris-froomes-team-israel-premiertech-tubeless-tyres-big-chainrings-foam-inserts-handlebar-width-and-more","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/tour-de-france-tech-choices-with-chris-froomes-team-israel-premiertech-tubeless-tyres-big-chainrings-foam-inserts-handlebar-width-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France tech choices with Chris Froome\u2019s team, Israel-PremierTech: tubeless tyres, big chainrings, foam inserts, handlebar width and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By George Scott\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 05 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Tour de France<\/a> tests both riders and equipment to their limits, with countless hours and millions spent behind the scenes ensuring cycling\u2019s top teams are running the fastest setups in the sport\u2019s greatest race.<\/p>\n

Equipment choices are more significant than ever, with teams \u2013 and their sponsors \u2013 fighting it out to gain an advantage before a pedal is turned.<\/p>\n

The backroom staff of the world\u2019s top teams now includes personnel tasked with ensuring each rider\u2019s setup is as fast as possible, from \u2018performance engineer\u2019 Dan Bigham at Ineos-Grenadiers, to Dr. Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady at Chris Froome\u2019s team, Israel-PremierTech.<\/p>\n

As the team\u2019s performance coach and aerodynamics specialist, O\u2019Grady is tasked with helping Israel-PremierTech\u2019s riders make smart equipment choices, while also working with sponsors to develop the latest products.<\/p>\n

We grabbed 10 minutes with O\u2019Grady ahead of stage one of the Tour de France in Copenhagen, while Israel-PremierTech\u2019s mechanics were putting the finishing touches to the team\u2019s Factor Hanzo time trial bikes for the opening stage.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Grady provides a fascinating insight into the team\u2019s tech choices for the 2022 Tour, including tubeless tyres, big chainrings, foam inserts, handlebar width and more.<\/p>\n

You can listen to the podcast below \u2013 or read on for the full Q&A.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?quality=90&resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?quality=90&resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=553%2C369"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?quality=90&resize=553%2C369"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?quality=90&resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-687202\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-and-Ciaran-OGrady-17a30f6.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady (left), a performance coach and aerodynamics specialist for Israel-PremierTech, helps Jakob Fuglsang (right) prepare for the opening time trial of the 2022 Tour de France.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>Bo Amstrup \/ Ritzau Scanpix \/ Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar:<\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\"> Great to meet you, Ciara\u0301n. Can you tell me a bit about your role with the team?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">I\u2019m performance coach for Israel-PremierTech. One of my key roles is to be in charge of all the TT equipment and performance. That\u2019s why I\u2019m here in Denmark, looking after our new Factor Hanzo [time trial] bikes, making sure they\u2019re all set up for [stage one].<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?quality=90&resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-687190\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2-fa3c808.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The Factor Ostro VAM is the team\u2019s go-to road bike.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>George Scott \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar:<\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\"> We\u2019ve got 10 minutes before you need to dash off to the pre-race team meeting. Let\u2019s start with the bikes. You\u2019ve got the Hanzo as you mentioned, but you\u2019ve also got the Factor Ostro VAM for the road. Will all riders be on the Ostro VAM for road stages?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady:<\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\"> Yes, that\u2019s our real weapon of choice for road stages. Factor does have a few other bikes \u2013 the One and the O2 \u2013 but the Ostro is a jack-of-all-trades. It\u2019s aero enough to be competitive enough on the flat stages and we\u2019ve got bikes down to \u2013 or below \u2013 the UCI weight limit. Some riders are riding deeper wheels than you might otherwise choose, or would be logical on a climbing stage, just to get them up to the weight, which is a nice problem to have.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=553%2C369"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=553%2C369"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-687200\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsang-Tour-de-France-time-trial-d4608f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The Factor Hanzo has been used by the team since the 2021 Giro d\u2019Italia.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>Bo Amstrup \/ Ritzau Scanpix \/ Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar:<\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\"> We\u2019ll come onto the Ostro in a second, but we\u2019ll start with the Hanzo. This podcast will go out after the time trial has happened, so our listeners will know the result by that stage, but can you tell us a bit more about the Hanzo, because it\u2019s only just become publicly available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Yeah, it was a big development project when I joined the team a year-and-a-half ago. I worked closely with Factor and the key time trial riders on the team to really make the fastest bike we could within the new revamped UCI regulations. That\u2019s a big reason why there are really narrow tubes and very unconventional shapes on the bikes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\""font-weight:\">We were developing it all the way through last year and trialled it in the [2021] Giro, then it started to move towards being a production model before being launched this year. We\u2019ve got most of the guys on the Hanzo and it\u2019s a machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p\/><div class=\""im-gallery\" im-gallery--slideshow=\"\"> <i class=\""icon-loading"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/> <div class=\""standard-grid\" thumbnails--show=\"\"> <div class=\""row\" no-gutters=\"\"> <div class=\""col-lg-12\" col-md-12=\"\" col-12=\"\" style=\""display:\" none=\"\"> <figure><div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-3-eeba255.jpg?quality=90&resize=160%2C208,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><source media=\""(max-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-3-eeba255.jpg?quality=90&resize=190%2C247,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><source media=\""(max-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-3-eeba255.jpg?quality=90&resize=215%2C279,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><source media=\""(max-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-3-eeba255.jpg?quality=90&resize=295%2C383,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><source media=\""(max-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-3-eeba255.jpg?quality=90&resize=136%2C176,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><source media=\""(min-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-3-eeba255.jpg?quality=90&resize=155%2C201,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\""wp-image-687261\" size-portrait_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" 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data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsangs-Factor-Hanzo20220630SvBX100DSF6813-ac93671.jpg?quality=90&resize=960%2C638"\" data-width=\""960"\" data-height=\""637"\" data-crop-width=\"""\" data-crop-height=\"""\" data-alt=\""Jakob\" fuglsang=\"\" factor=\"\" hanzo=\"\" time=\"\" trial=\"\" bike=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" tour=\"\" de=\"\" france=\"\" data-title=\""Jakob\" data-style=\""width:\" auto=\"\" height:=\"\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Can you tell me a bit more about the work you do behind the scenes with riders to get them ready for a Tour de France time trial?<\/span>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">I\u2019ll be going through the time trial with each rider, doing course recon and prep \u2013 letting them know pacing and keeping them up-to-date on weather conditions, equipment selection, tyre pressures, gearing. We\u2019ve got two riders on 1x chainrings, so that has an aerodynamic benefit and a bit of a drivetrain efficiency benefit. 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The feeling of the riders and the choice of the riders, essentially it comes down to that in a lot of cases. You can show them what you think is best, but if they don\u2019t have a good feeling then they\u2019re not going to continue using it. We have plenty of options here at Israel, so there are certainly plenty of individual changes we can make in that regard.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""mceTemp"\"\/>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">A big talking point at this year\u2019s Tour de France \u2013 and through this year generally \u2013 is the move towards <a href=\""https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/advice\/buyers-guides\/tubeless\/"\">tubeless tyres<\/a> in the pro peloton. It looks like most of your riders are on tubeless throughout?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Yeah, we\u2019ve had a lot of riders choosing tubeless, but there are still some stalwarts using tubulars, even on the flat stages. We use tubulars for our climbing wheels, just because they are lighter, but on most of the flat stages, the guys will be on tubeless for the aerodynamic and rolling resistance benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?quality=90&resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-687191\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-3-7b1df5a.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The team is primarily using tubeless tyres at this year\u2019s Tour de France.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>George Scott \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">What kind of tyre widths are you looking at across the time trials and road stages?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Time trials are 25mm clinchers with latex tubes. For tubeless, we have 25mm and 28mm versions, and tubulars we have 26mm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Another big talking point for the Tour de France this year is the cobbled stage [stage five]. Can you give us some insight as to what we might see from the team on that stage?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">With our team selection, it\u2019s a stage for survival, so we\u2019ve gone with tubulars for the majority, just because we know that\u2019s tried and tested. We do have a very good tubeless option, but the tubulars will be mounted on the race bikes for that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""im-gallery\" im-gallery--slideshow=\"\"> <i class=\""icon-loading"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/> <div class=\""standard-grid\" thumbnails--show=\"\"> <div class=\""row\" no-gutters=\"\"> <div class=\""col-lg-12\" col-md-12=\"\" col-12=\"\" style=\""display:\" none=\"\"> <figure><div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-10-f357723.jpg?quality=90&resize=160%2C208,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><source media=\""(max-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-10-f357723.jpg?quality=90&resize=190%2C247,\" https:=\"\" 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class=\""wp-image-687182\" size-portrait_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-gallery-grid-src-image=\"\" src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-10-f357723.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C723"\" width=\""556"\" height=\""723"\" data-crop-width=\"""\" data-crop-height=\"""\" alt=\""Vittoria\" foam=\"\" tyre=\"\" inserts=\"\" hanging=\"\" on=\"\" the=\"\" israel-premiertech=\"\" mechanics=\"\" truck=\"\" at=\"\" tour=\"\" de=\"\" france=\"\" title=\""Vittoria\" with=\"\" style=\""width:\" auto=\"\" height:=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div> <figcaption style=\""display:none;"\"><div class=\""caption-hold"\"> <figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\">Israel-PremierTech\u2019s domestiques will be rolling on foam tyre inserts to provide ride-flat protection.<\/span> <\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>George Scott \/ Our 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srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-11-1fe1777.jpg?quality=90&resize=136%2C176,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><source media=\""(min-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-11-1fe1777.jpg?quality=90&resize=155%2C201,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\""wp-image-687183\" size-portrait_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-gallery-grid-src-image=\"\" src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-11-1fe1777.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C723"\" width=\""556"\" height=\""723"\" data-crop-width=\"""\" data-crop-height=\"""\" alt=\""Vittoria\" foam=\"\" tyre=\"\" inserts=\"\" hanging=\"\" on=\"\" the=\"\" israel-premiertech=\"\" mechanics=\"\" truck=\"\" at=\"\" tour=\"\" de=\"\" france=\"\" title=\""Vittoria\" style=\""width:\" auto=\"\" height:=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div> <figcaption style=\""display:none;"\"><div class=\""caption-hold"\"> <figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\">The team uses Vittoria tyre inserts.<\/span> <\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>George Scott \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><meta class=\""js-lightbox-thumbnail-picture"\" data-sources=\"'[{"type":"image\\\/jpeg","media":"","srcset":"https:\\\/\\\/images.immediate.co.uk\\\/production\\\/volatile\\\/sites\\\/21\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-11-1fe1777.jpg?quality=90&resize=500%2C333,\" https:=\"\" data-class=\""wp-image-687183\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" lightbox-thumbnail-picture=\"\" 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de=\"\" france=\"\" data-title=\""Vittoria\" data-style=\""width:\" auto=\"\" height:=\"\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <p><b>B<\/b><b>ikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Talking earlier today, you mentioned a lot of riders will be using foam tyre inserts throughout the race. What\u2019s the thinking behind that?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">You\u2019re looking at the priority of the rider. If it\u2019s a rider who\u2019s a domestique, in a supporting role, you want to make sure they\u2019re able to continue riding and get to a point when they can be serviced at an optimal point of the race, not necessarily leaving a team leader floundering without any support. [With inserts] they can still potentially ride for a little bit, then the team car can come up. Whereas if it\u2019s a team leader, that process is going to be a lot quicker, because of their priority [so they don\u2019t run inserts]. Usually it\u2019s just down to that, having a bit of insurance.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?quality=90&resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?quality=90&resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=405%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?quality=90&resize=405%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C368,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C368,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C412,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C412,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=408%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?quality=90&resize=408%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=556%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-687262\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fulgsang-Factor-2-98e8816.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C412"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Team Israel-PremierTech is sponsored by BlackInc, with 30mm, 45mm and 60mm-deep carbon wheels to choose from for road stages.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">I can imagine wheel choice \u2013 and the development of wheels from your sponsor Black Inc \u2013 is quite a big part of your role, being focused on aerodynamics. Can you talk through some of the wheel selections you will be using throughout the Tour?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">We\u2019ve got three or four main options. We\u2019ve got the Black Inc 60, our deeper-section wheel in both tubeless and tubular. We also have the Black Inc 45 and Black Inc 30. We have a tubeless version of it [the Black Inc 30] but we\u2019ll be pretty much only using tubulars on that as it\u2019s our climbing wheel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\""font-weight:\">We\u2019ve got plenty of different options for different stages and different rider roles. So on some of the mountain stages we have riders on deep-section wheels because their role will be over by the time the climbs start.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?quality=90&resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-687192\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-2e9110c.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> This 28mm Maxxis tubeless tyre is a prototype.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>George Scott \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Just to go back to tyres, earlier today you mentioned there\u2019s a prototype Maxxis tubeless tyre that you\u2019re using at the Tour. What\u2019s the story behind that one?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">That\u2019s our 28mm tubeless tyre. It was developed this year. We\u2019ve been testing it at the cobbled Classics as well, so it is a cobble-ready tyre, and it\u2019s going to be one of our fastest-rolling tyres. It sits really nicely with the aerodynamic properties of the Black Inc 60s, and Black Inc wheel selection as a whole, so we\u2019re going to be slowly moving toward this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">On drivetrain choices, we\u2019ve certainly noticed this year that gearing is getting bigger at both ends. It looks like no-one is running less than a 54-tooth chainring on your team. What are the benefits there?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">The speeds are getting higher, so going from a 53t to a 54t chainring is a fairly easy one to make. Over the years to come, you\u2019re going to see bigger and bigger chainrings, moving up to 55t or 56t, and you already see that on some key sprint stages or windy stages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\""font-weight:\">For example, at the Tour of Norway, we had bigger chainrings than the other guys and they were wondering why they weren\u2019t able to follow us on descents. So it\u2019s definitely a tactical choice that can pay off if you get it right.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?quality=90&resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-687184\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-9-f699dca.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> <span style=\""font-weight:\">Jakob Fuglsang and Hugo Houle were spinning 60-tooth 1x chainrings for the stage one time trial.<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>George Scott \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Who has the biggest chainrings on the team?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">For the stage one TT, it\u2019s Jakob Fuglsang and Hugo Houle. On the road, usually most of our guys ride a 54t chainring but they might change it up if there\u2019s a massive tailwind or they are a sprinter. 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type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-687266\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsangs-Factor-Ostro-VAM20220630SvBX100DSF6631-09fa59c.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C412"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Drivetrain parts are a mix of Rotor and 11-speed Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 components.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Have there been any component availability issues for you this year?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Availability issues are everywhere this year. We had some bikes that were built up with 12-speed but we made a decision as a team to stay on 11-speed for the whole year, just to make sure all the spares \u2013 and spare bikes \u2013 are interchangeable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\""font-weight:\">You don\u2019t want to have one set of race bikes that can\u2019t be used, because you don\u2019t have any spare wheels, so we\u2019ve stuck with 11-speed and hopefully soon 12-speed will grace our machines.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Jakob-Fuglsangs-Factor-Ostro-VAM20220630SvBX100DSF6632-008703e.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" 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title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The team is using CeramicSpeed\u2019s new OSPW Aero system at the Tour, with a Danish flag to mark the Grand D\u00e9part in Copenhagen.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">The new <a href=\""https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/ceramicspeed-ospw-aero\/"\">CeramicSpeed OSPW Aero jockey wheel design<\/a> is on your bikes. It\u2019s only worth a couple of watts but it does look cool\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Yeah, and the Danish flag gave me a surprise when I saw it on Mike Woods\u2019 bike \u2013 I thought he had changed nationality \u2013 but then he explained it was for the Copenhagen start. It\u2019s a nice piece of development and it was good to have that partnership with CeramicSpeed so we can have it on our machines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BikeRadar: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Are there any quirky details or unusual setups that any of your riders prefer?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">One of the things I love is the difference between handlebar tape with our riders. Some of the riders run it pretty close to the stem and there are others who cut it, partly for weight saving, but there\u2019s also an aerodynamic benefit for having it closer to the grips. We\u2019ve got some riders who enjoy it, and some who don\u2019t, but our bikes are pretty lovely and there\u2019s not much tinkering our guys need to do to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\""im-gallery\" im-gallery--slideshow=\"\"> <i class=\""icon-loading"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/> <div class=\""standard-grid\" thumbnails--show=\"\"> <div class=\""row\" no-gutters=\"\"> <div class=\""col-lg-12\" col-md-12=\"\" col-12=\"\" style=\""display:\" none=\"\"> <figure><div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-5-84af4a9.jpg?quality=90&resize=160%2C208,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><source media=\""(max-width:\" 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srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-6-9db0bc5.jpg?quality=90&resize=155%2C201,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\""wp-image-687188\" size-portrait_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-gallery-grid-src-image=\"\" src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2022\/07\/Israel-PremierTech--Tour-de-France-6-9db0bc5.jpg?quality=90&resize=556%2C723"\" width=\""556"\" height=\""723"\" data-crop-width=\"""\" data-crop-height=\"""\" alt=\""38cm\" handlebar=\"\" on=\"\" a=\"\" black=\"\" inc=\"\" title=\""38cm\" style=\""width:\" auto=\"\" height:=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div> <figcaption style=\""display:none;"\"><div class=\""caption-hold"\"> <figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\">The new Black Inc handlebar has a flared drop, so while Fuglsang\u2019s handlebar is 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We\u2019ve measured a few bars from different teams [at the Grand D\u00e9part] \u2013 40cm seems to be the maximum, but most riders are in the 30s. Is that the same on your team?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ciara\u0301n O\u2019Grady: <\/b><span style=\""font-weight:\">Exactly. We\u2019ve got a new handlebar from Black Inc, which has a dropped flare, so we\u2019re running them narrower at the hoods to get the same width on the drops as the previous handlebar, and the riders have been loving that. 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