{"id":66656,"date":"2024-07-04T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2bf1dbb3-b34e-4da5-a95c-b5309b594014"},"modified":"2024-07-04T18:25:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:25:30","slug":"hands-on-with-mark-cavendishs-wilier-filante-slr-the-weight-key-measurements-and-aero-optimisations-of-the-record-breaking-bike","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/hands-on-with-mark-cavendishs-wilier-filante-slr-the-weight-key-measurements-and-aero-optimisations-of-the-record-breaking-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-on with Mark Cavendish’s Wilier Filante SLR | The weight, key measurements and aero optimisations of the record-breaking bike"},"content":{"rendered":"

How the Manx Missile optimised his way to an historic 35th stage win <\/p>

By Simon von Bromley\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 July 2024 at 15:20 PM<\/p>

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This is the custom-painted Wilier Filante SLR that Mark Cavendish rode to a historic 35th stage win at the 2024 Tour de France.<\/p>

With a special-edition paint job celebrating some of the Manx Missile\u2019s many career highlights, the bike features an updated, speed-focussed build compared to his 2023 bike<\/a>.<\/p>

Having crashed out of last year\u2019s Tour, Cavendish is back with a vengeance at this year\u2019s race and seems to have made every effort to optimise his bike and equipment setup.<\/p>

Ahead of the race start in Florence, Italy, we got our hands on Cavendish\u2019s bike \u2013 weighing his machine and recording the key measurements \u2013 so let\u2019s take a deep dive into the tech that helped Cavendish cement his place as the Tour\u2019s greatest-ever stage hunter.<\/p>