CUBE PRO CYCLING TEAM FULL
The frames will be shod with full Shimano Dura-Ace mechanical groupsets, rather than the more common Di2 seen in the pro ranks. Other companies like Felt have previously used similar technology, Felt using TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabric produced by Swedish company Oxeon AB, for their range-topping F1. What's that then? Spread Tow (tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments) is a process that spreads out this bundle of carbon fibres making them flat and wide, and weaving them with an interlacing pattern. The frame uses something called Spread Tow Technology. Most frames typically weigh between 750 and 950g though, there isn’t much to choose between them. That puts it in the same ballpark as the likes of Cannondale’s SuperSix Evo and the Trek Emonda, two of the lightest frames in the professional peloton. This a new bike that was launched at Eurobike last year, with a new carbon fibre layup giving claim to a 750g frame weight. The Belgian team then will be riding Cube’s flagship race bike, the Litening C68. We are therefore looking forward to a long and rewarding partnership,” says the company.
“The input from professional athletes is of great importance to help our engineers bring the highest quality to our customers.
That's pretty much the same line we hear from other manufacturers, as well as the obvious marketing benefits of sponsoring a race team. For a company as large as Cube, it’s some surprise they’ve not been involved with a professional race team before, but they are now, and photos of the new team bikes have just been released.Ĭube says one of the reasons for sponsoring the team is to get feedback from the riders, which will be used in the development of their road and time trial bikes. Wanty Groupe Gobert are a Professional Continental team (one rung below WorldTour status) and this year they’ll be racing aboard Cube’s latest Litening C68.
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