A custom Colnago Y1Rs ridden by Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) during races like the Tour de France and World Championships has sold for $190,500 in a Sotheby’s auction.
Many bids were placed on the bike, which had an initial estimated cost of $15,000-20,000 when it was listed, but was sold for ten times that at just shy of $200,000.
Whilst the exact Colnago frame isn’t for sale, we estimate the RRP for a similarly equipped Y1Rs to be in the range of $22,000-29,000 (£17,000-22,000).
We don’t know who got their hands on Pogačar’s, either, but the auction house rightly listed it as a collector’s item, rather than a very, very expensive new ride for the buyer.
Other bikes in the Colnago collection at Sotheby’s included a restored vintage track bike and João Almeida’s C68 from this year’s Vuelta a España, which sold for $21,590 – modest in comparison to the huge sum for his teammates’ bike.
Pogačar first rode the bike in question during the uphill time trial at the Tour de France this year, in its plain black form, but the paint job and look was upgraded during the race, and now features rainbow details, celebrating the Slovenian’s world titles.
“Pogačar went on to secure his fourth Tour de France title, cementing his place among cycling’s elite. From that day forward, he used no other bike for his major victories, achieving further triumphs including the World Championships, the European Championships, and a record fifth consecutive Il Lombardia — all aboard this distinctive carbon-black Y1Rs,” the listing…
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