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Peter Sagan gold wheels video still.PNGVideo: Peter Sagan pulls a wheelie on his Venge - with GOLD wheels
World champion Peter Sagan pulling a wheelie is nothing new - but just take a look at the gold wheels on his bike as he performed the stunt yesterday in Adelaide on the eve of the Tour Down Under.
The bike is a disc brake-equipped Specialized Venge, and those wheels are the CLX 64 disc model from the brand Roval, owned by the US bike firm, and which normally come in black.
Gold wheels! @iamspecialized @BORAhansgrohe @tourdownunder pic.twitter.com/eYrW7WzyCG
— Peter Sagan (@petosagan) January 16, 2017
The Slovak rider was back riding his regular Specialized Venge ViAS in today's opening stage, where he led out Bora-Hansgrohe team mate Sam Bennett to third place.
> WorldTour 2017 bikes - Peter Sagan's Specialized Venge ViAS
We'll try and get some more information on that special, disc-brake, gold wheel version, though.
Given the comments on Sagan's tweet, it's fair to say those gold wheels split opinion, though.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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At least he's wearing black shorts this year to offset those gold wheels.
I think a certain Mr Trump has spoiled the image of heavily gilded things, no that they were ever tasteful.
Perhaps he could flog them to Alexander Vinokourov to go on that gold bike he got for the 2012 Olympics?
good thinking - also maybe hire Cippo as his image consultant and get all matching socks, shoes, hat, and bar tape
Gash
Twat.
My, this is fun.
He's not always my cup of tea, but he is a class act and road cycling would be 38.17% duller without him.
what a cock!
Good taste, the one thing money can't buy
Sagan pulling a wheelie.....Yawn!, getting very old.