{"id":68782,"date":"2024-09-04T17:39:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2b460fd8-b7c2-42f6-8d74-f9ef6ff28aae"},"modified":"2024-09-04T18:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:25:25","slug":"looking-hot-on-a-custom-gold-sl8-evenepoels-brat-summer-is-still-going-strong","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/looking-hot-on-a-custom-gold-sl8-evenepoels-brat-summer-is-still-going-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking hot on a custom gold SL8, Evenepoel\u2019s brat summer is still going strong"},"content":{"rendered":"
A closer look at the double Olympic champion’s blingy Specialized Tarmac SL8 and gold-accented kit <\/p>
By <\/p>
Published: Wednesday, 04 September 2024 at 15:39 PM<\/p>
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Remco Evenepoel has a new Specialized Tarmac SL8, which ostentatiously celebrates his double Olympic gold medal wins from Paris 2024.\u00a0<\/p>
Combine this with kit that boasts his Soudal Quick-Step trade team colours, the rainbow bands befitting a former world champion and the gold accents denoting his Olympic success and the result is an explosion of colour in a gaudy fashion that can only mean one thing \u2013 Remco is ‘brat’.<\/p>
If you missed this summer\u2019s biggest thing, \u2018brat\u2019 is all about being ‘extra’. BBC Radio 2 DJ Jeremy Vine spent a week desperately trying to define it, but the smudged makeup of this post-teen party girl vibe is, in its nature, unbeholden to rules.\u00a0<\/p>
Basically, if you have to ask, you\u2019re not brat.<\/p>
With that in no way, shape or form cleared up, let\u2019s return to safer ground and look at Evenepoel\u2019s bike and his \u2018fit\u2019, to throw another TikTok term into the mix.<\/p>
The message here is clear<\/h2>Remco Evenepoel in Scotland, perfecting the ‘try not to look cold’ face. – Simon Wilkinson \/ SWpix.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The Olympics roll around every four years and bike brands are always keen to celebrate a new champion. Specialized is no exception to this and has provided Evenepoel with a very shiny Tarmac SL8 frameset for the Tour of Britain.<\/p>
A golden marble effect is offset with deep black logos for a glittering yet stealthy look.<\/p>
While little additional colour is needed on the bike, Evenepoel has opted for Specialized\u2019s Turbo Cotton tyres with their deep yellow sidewalls.<\/p>
The rest of the build is remarkably standard, with neither wheel and cockpit provider Roval, nor groupset sponsor Shimano getting in on the bling.<\/p>
Let\u2019s just use all of the colours<\/h2>He’s got the moody look dialled. – Simon Wilkinson \/ SWpix.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Soudal Quick-Step\u2019s standard team kit already has a lot going on. There\u2019s a blue fade, white chest, Soudal\u2019s corporate red bar and a host of sponsors adding splashes of colour.\u00a0<\/p>Lace-up shoes and aero socks are all about marginal gains in the vibes department. – Simon Wilkinson \/ SWpix.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>
However, Evenepoel now sports gold bands atop his Castelli aero socks.<\/p>
Gold bands are also present at the hem of his shorts, while his sleeves are a celebration of colour, with the rainbow stripes and yet more gold bands.<\/p>
Not wanting to miss the chance to paint something else, Specialized has given Remco\u2019s helmet the same treatment as his frameset.<\/p>
If I was ever double Olympic champion and a former road world champ, I\u2019d want to shout about it too, but I\u2019m not sure this has been done particularly well.<\/p>
However, with plenty of colour, splashes of gold and a few moody photos, Evenepoel is just some smudged makeup away from driving brat into an Indian summer.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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