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That whole thing seems strange to me. Although light, isn’t the rim design about ten years old? Would they not create more drag over a stage than the modern Shimano equivalent? I’d have thought the only scenario it would be a benefit would be to attack and get a gap on a summit finish, but that’s only going to have come after many KMs of up and down.
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That's not why they're using them
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Have you ever lifted a Dogma frame?
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https://youtu.be/DhDAXhd2LYI
6:40 on this video- rim brake version is 6.97kg so not exactly worth pissing off Shimano of 170g -
Pinas are heavy as fuck so that could be the case.
They're using the 'not aero at all' old version of the Lightweights so maybe their calcs were all about the weight.I'd have thought they give the doms the aero kit and the (literally) protected riders the lighter kit, given the big differences they're making in the stage are going to be right at the end when it's all climb, no wind.
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Secret Pro (on the daily CyclingTips email) is claiming that the reason for the Ineos-Lightweight deal is that the team are struggling to get the Pinarello F12's to the 6.8kg weight limit. This sounds odd to me - I thought teams were regularly adding weight to team bikes to bring them up to the limit - but can't find a fully-built weight quoted online after a quick search