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Vingegaard indicates secondary Giro GC ambition for young teammate
Race leader Jonas Vingegaard was feeling motivated at the start of stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, facing a few-thousand metres of climbing in the Dolomites: "today is the toughest stage in the Giro," he told Eurosport at the start. "We need to make sure we are still in the pink jersey later; that is the goal.”
The Dane pointed towards recent Giri that have been "turned upside down in the last two days", and Visma-Lease a Bike's resultant vigilance as the team endeavours to keep the race lead all the way to Rome. However, Vingegaard also indicated a secondary ambition.
"It would be wonderful to see Davide Piganzoli in white after today. That would be something we would be very happy with.”
23-year-old Piganzoli, one of the revelations of this Giro, started stage 19 in eighth overall, and just second in the white jersey classification, 2:17 down on Afonso Eulálio whose led since stage 5. The Italian has been Vingegaard's last man in the mountains where Eulálio has struggled, so Piganzoli's chances are pretty good.
Vuelta revelation Petra Stiasny suffers multiple fractures in training crash
A few weeks ago, Swiss rider Petra Stiasny (Human Powered Health) picked up the biggest result of her young career at the Vuelta a España Feminina, climbing to an impressive stage win on the Angliru.
Cycling can be kind and cruel: Stiasny posted on Instagram today that she had suffered a "heavy crash in training" on Monday, which left her with a "double fracture in the jaw, fracture in the ear tunnel and a fracture in the shoulder."
The climber was fancied by her team for a shot at the Mont Ventoux climb at Tour de France Femmes, and will be hoping that the journey back will go as smoothly as possible. "The way back will be long but I will come back stronger," Stiasny wrote, adding that in the meantime, "every recipe for soups or smoothies is more than welcome."
Milan apologizes to teammates after coming up short in Giro sprint
With just three stages to go at the Giro d'Italia, Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan remains winless in this year's race. After another missed opportunity for a sprint victory on Thursday's stage 18, won by Paul Magnier of Soudal-Quick Step, Milan apologized to his teammates for not delivering in the finale.
"The guys, they did an amazing job, and I have to say sorry to them because if I didn't achieve the results that we were looking for, and after a big effort like today, they will need just this," he said at the finish.
"We did good work; unfortunately, I wasn't able to put the cherry on the cake."
Lidl-Trek linked to Felix Gall, whose Decathlon contract is up at the end of the year
Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport said Thursday on X that Lidl-Trek "is interested" in signing Felix Gall, whose contract with Decathlon-CMA CGM ends at the conclusion of the 2026 season.
The 28-year-old Austrian has been with the Decathlon organization since 2022 when it was known as AG2R Citröen. Since then, he has landed inside the top five at the Tour de France, and he is currently second behind Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) in the overall standings at the Giro d'Italia. Lidl-Trek's own GC ambitions at the race currently rest on the shoulders of Derek Gee-West, who is sitting in sixth overall. [X]
State Bicycle debuts carbon road bike with Rival AXS for under $3,000
Value brand State Bicycle is touting its new Carbon Road as the "best deal" in road bikes and as marketing claims go it might be defensible. The Carbon Road features some modest aero tube shaping and a complete SRAM Rival AXS group for US$2,800. That's as low or lower than most competitors including consumer-direct brands. (X-Lab's RS7 is less but is currently sold out and uses a mechanical drivetrain and a number of house-brand parts.)
As is State's usual approach, there's a decent amount of customization on offer too: the stock wheels are DT Swiss A1800 aluminum but you can also select Enve's AR40 carbon, although that pops the price up to $3,800. You can add a power meter version of the Rival crank or an integrated cockpit to replace the two-piece Zipp Service Course setup. To State's credit, they didn't no-name the other parts: tires are Vittoria Corsa N.EXT tubeless ready (in 28 mm) while the saddle is a Fizik Tempo Aliante. [State Bicycle]
KHS Bicycles to shutter US operations after 50 years
American/Taiwanese bike brand KHS has announced that it is closing down operations in the US, with its last day of business approaching on May 31, 2026.
KHS Bicycles – an acronym that stands for 'Knowledge, Health, Strength' – got its start as part of the Taiwanese KHS Group, which initially manufactured a range of products under license from Yamaha, including musical instruments and motorcycles. The bicycle division was established in the US in 1974, and over the years created a broad range of bikes across numerous categories, with one milestone being the introduction of the first Taiwanese-made road bike with Reynolds 531 tubing to the US market. The KHS Factory Racing team was a powerful force in downhill and gravity disciplines, with several national and world champions on its roster; the company also founded sub-brands including Free Agent (BMX) and Manhattan (beach cruisers).
In a social media post announcing the closure, the company expressed its gratitude to its "employees, riders, bike dealers, vendors, and customers", saying that it was "proud to have been one of the longest running bicycle businesses in the United States." In comments on the Instagram post, KHS noted that the brand would continue in Taiwan.
Bernal reflects on supporting Arensman after years of being the leader: 'It's a great honor'
Former Tour de France and Giro d'Italia winner Egan Bernal has slotted into a support role for Netcompany-Ineos teammate Thymen Arensman in the final week of this year's Giro, and the Colombian veteran reflected on the way his role has changed in conversation with media after stage 16.
"It was a very explosive, tough stage – well, all the stages are hard," Bernal said, as Cyclingnews reports. "But all the riders here have worked hard for me in the past, and now it's a great honor for me to have the same role for Thymen and help him get on the podium." [Cyclingnews]
Asgreen recovering after collarbone surgery
EF Education-EasyPost said on Tuesday that Kasper Asgreen "successfully underwent surgery" after suffering a broken collarbone at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque. The 31-year-old Dane crashed last Friday on stage 3 of the UCI 2.Pro-rated event.
For now, it is not clear when Asgreen is expected to get back to racing.
Piganzoli continues to downplay his own Giro ambitions
Davide Piganzoli has been among the breakthrough riders of this year's Giro d'Italia, putting in massive rides in support of his Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Jonas Vingegaard on the mountain stages while still managing to finish highly enough in his own right to be sitting eighth overall with less than a week to race.
On Tuesday's stage 16, Piganzoli once again helped whittle down the group before Vingegaard's attack and once again finished highly on the day to bolster his case as a contender for the top 10 overall, but after another successful mountain stage, the 23-year-old Italian downplayed his personal ambitions in a post-race interview.
Asked if he was dreaming of a specific GC position of his own, Piganzoli said, "I don't have a dream, I just try to continue my race here the best I can. I really want to come into Rome with Jonas in pink."
Vingegaard: It took two years to get back to pre-crash form
After his stage 16 win at the Giro d'Italia, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) reflected on the way his career-threatening crash at the 2024 Itzulia Basque Country has impacted him the past two seasons. The two-time Tour de France winner spent quite some time getting back to form.
"I think the Itzulia crash put me back way more than I initially thought it did. It took me more or less two years to just get back to the same level. When I crashed, I was on a really good upward curve, and my level was increasing a lot back then," he said.
"I'm just happy that I'm now back to the same level or maybe even better than ever."
Marlen Reusser set to return to racing at Giro d'Italia
After crashing out of the Tour of Flanders, Marlen Reusser is set to make her comeback at the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. The ITT world champion sustained a vertebra fracture in her lumbar spine in the Flanders crash that kept her out of racing, but Movistar announced her return along with the rest of their Giro roster on Tuesday.
Reusser finished second in the 2025 Giro behind Elisa Longo Borghini. The Swiss rider won the opening time trial and wore the pink jersey through stage 7 where Longo Borghini took the lead. Her 2026 season has been interrupted by crashes twice, first at the UAE Tour and again at the Tour of Flanders.
Stage 4 of this year's Giro is a 12.7 km individual time trial, although the route includes roughly 5 km of climbing. Reusser's shape is unknown, but she is no stranger to setbacks.
'I think the riders went too far', says Giro organiser following stage 15 neutralisation
Stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia brought with it all sorts of drama, not least the successful escape of the breakaway that took victory six seconds before the sprinters. But earlier in the finishing laps, a GC neutralisation punctuated the race's momentum after appeals from rider spokesmen including Giulio Ciccone and maglia rosa Jonas Vingegaard.
"I think the riders went too far with what was said,” said Paolo Bellino, CEO of Giro organiser RCS Sport, speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport on the rest day that followed. “The final circuit in Milan was beautiful, very well designed, and not dangerous."
Vingegaard had explained after the stage that the riders saw the city-centre circuit as unsafe, with its many potholes, uneven surfaces and even tramlines.
"We really inspected every meter and we were also able to fully guarantee the safety of the riders," Bellino added, before expressing that the extent of the neutralisation – for the entire final lap, was another step too far, "It is my personal opinion, but we were also able to stop the times for the general classification five kilometres from the finish."
Netcompany-Ineos reportedly has a deal in place with Markel Beloki
Marca reports that Markel Beloki, currently in his third season with EF Education-EasyPost, has been talking to Netcompany-Ineos about transferring at the end of the year, and has "already finalized" a deal.
The 20-year-old from the Basque Country, son of climbing star Joseba Beloki, has shown his own promise as a climber on several stages of the 2026 Giro d'Italia so far, evidently drawing the interest of a Netcompany-Ineos organization looking to bolster its roster with young prospects. [Marca]
Vingegaard: 'I don't see myself racing until I'm 35'
As he prepares for one last week of racing at the Giro d'Italia, Jonas Vingegaard fielded questions about his plans for the future at a rest day press conference. Although not yet 30, Vingegaard gave some insight about his mindset on the topic of eventually calling it a career.
"As I said before, at the moment I’m just taking it year by year," Vingegaard said. "But this is my eighth year as a pro and I don’t see myself racing until I’m 35. I turn 30 in December, so I don’t have that many years left. But as long as I enjoy it, I will keep racing."
Rooijakkers expecting first child, 'looking forward to returning to competition next season'
Pauliena Rooijakkers and UAE Team ADQ announced on Monday that the 33-year-old Dutchwoman is expecting her first child in November. The Tour de France podium finisher is planning to return to racing in 2027.
"Right now I want to fully enjoy this new chapter of my life, but I also feel that I still have more to give in cycling," she said. "My intention is to return to racing after the pregnancy. Even during these last months I have continued riding almost every day and closely following all the team’s races on the TV. Cycling remains an important part of my life and I’m looking forward to returning to competition next season, just as many other athletes have successfully done after experiencing motherhood."
'There was basically not a moment that I was feeling safe' - Vingegaard praises Giro jury for response during stage 15
Stage 15 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia came to an unexpected conclusion as the four-man breakaway held off the peloton in Milan, racing on circuits that were considered unsafe by many in the peloton. Race leader Jonas Vingegaard, among others, was seen speaking with the director early in the finishing laps, and the GC was neutralised at the bell as a result.
"I think I’ve had more time with the red [director's] car than I’ve had with my own car in the whole race," Vingegaard quipped in the mixed zone after stage 15. "I mean, obviously we all think as riders today that maybe this was not the most safe circuit to race on, and therefore we were talking in the bunch. I was talking with a lot of riders and we agreed to try to do something and I went to the red car and, yeah, they were really listening to us today ... So I think as riders we should thank the jury."
Though the finishing straight was one of the safest of the Giro so far, the 16-kilometre circuit was fairly technical, with one stretch of rugged cobbles or paving slabs, and even some tramlines along with the familiar potholes.
"I think in general the roads here were not the very best," Vingegaard explained when asked for clarity. "There were a lot of potholes, a lot of [manhole covers], basically the whole time. I would say there was basically not a moment that I was feeling safe about trying to grab a bottle or trying to take a gel. All these train tracks, there was a lot of them, and it was very very bumpy going over them.
"I think in general we all in the bunch think that maybe [the organisers] could have [planned] that a little bit better, but at least they were really listening to us today, which is a good thing."
Bardiani's Zanoncello expelled from Giro for headbutting rival during stage 15 sprint
Almost invisible from the TV cameras late in stage 15 was a crash in the finishing straight during the bunch kick (for fifth behind the break). As the dust began to settle on Fredrik Dversnes' stage win, cameras showed a couple of riders picking themselves up off the ground, including Jayco-AlUla's Bob Donaldson.
It later transpired that the young debutant had been victim of a headbutt by Enrico Zanoncello, with the news that the Bardiani CSF 7 Saber rider had been kicked out of the Giro d'Italia by the race jury.
Enrico Zanoncello has been disqualified from the Giro d’Italia after this incident in the final sprint on Stage 15. pic.twitter.com/MfZonN9cpW
— Cycling on TNT Sports (@cyclingontnt) May 24, 2026
The Italian was also fined 1,000 CHF and handed a yellow card.
Yara Kastelijn takes double victory on Vuelta a Burgos queen stage
The Vuelta a Burgos finished with stage 4 up the iconic climb of Lagunas de Neila, where the winner was all but sure to take overall victory off Lorena Wiebes, who'd won stages 1 and 2.
After the neutralisation of early attackers Sara Martín (Movistar) and Federica Venturelli (UAE Team ADQ), and the small handful of opportunists who countered before the finale, FDJ United-Suez took control on the finishing climb for Évita Muzic. The French rider attacked about 4 km from the summit, but she could not shake off Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Premier Tech), who then made her move with more than a kilometre to go.
Kastelijn won the stage by 16 seconds over Muzic, with Usoa Ostolaza (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) taking an impressive third – these three took the same order on the final GC podium as stage 3-winner Mischa Bredewold slipped to fifth.
'Fail' – Movistar boss offers damning assessment of Mas's Giro so far
Enric Mas came into the Giro d'Italia targetting the GC podium, but after a lengthy period of recovery from injury in mid-2025, the Spanish climber has struggled at his Giro debut, ending week two more than 30 minutes down on Jonas Vingegaard.
"The real tests are in the races and there, unfortunately, the mark he's got is a fail," Movistar team boss Eusebio Unzué told Spanish newspaper AS. "We knew that this incognito existed after such a long time without racing, although we also had reasons to believe that he could be up there with the best."
Before starting his 2026 season in Mallorca, Mas hadn't raced since abandoning the 2025 Tour de France, later receiving a diagnosis of Thrombophlebitis in his left leg for which he underwent surgery in October. In the buildup to the Giro, he only clocked 10 race days, his best result being 13th on the Volta a Catalunya's queen stage. In Italy, he's been among the first GC riders dropped on the summit finishes, and his first only day so far came through the breakaway on stage 11 when he'd already dropped to 29th overall.
"I won't talk about disappointment, but we'd have liked to have seen him in better shape," Unzué went on. "It's clear that the GC battle is over for him. But there is still a long way to go in the Giro and I think we'll see him in some mountain stages at the level we expected."
Eulálio's revelatory Giro is not over yet, focus shifts to white jersey
Afonso Eulálio has been the biggest revelation of the 2026 Giro d'Italia, riding into the race lead with second on stage 5, and holding onto pink for longer than anyone thought possible, himself included. His nine-day run finally ended on stage 14 when Jonas Vingegaard took control of the race with his third stage win of the Giro, but Eulálio continued to defy the odds by only dropping one spot in the standings.
"I was already expecting this moment, Jonas is very strong. For me, it was just about fighting, fighting, and doing the best I could," Eulálio told media after the podium ceremony where he pulled on his 10th white jersey, which he hopes to hold onto for as long as possible. "There are other guys who are very, very strong. Even so, let’s see if it gives me strength like the pink jersey did.”
Eulálio had a lead of just 33 seconds over Vingegaard going into the hardest stage of the Giro so far, and the 24-year-old lasted until just over 8 km to go before succumbing to Visma-Lease a Bike's pace.
"I don’t know what I can tell you about the climb, but the whole day was very hard,” he went on. “There was such a long climb at the beginning, then another long climb at the end, and the climbs in the middle were also very hard...
"I suffered all day. I held on a bit, but on the final climb I lost contact with the main group quite early. After that, I just had to fight and fight all the way to the finish line."
'I saw stars' – Tim Rex on his huge effort in support of Vingegaard on stage 14 of the Giro
Tim Rex is not a mountain domestique, but he was called upon on stage 14's race through the Italian Alps, asked to do important work on the front of the bunch on a day Visma-Lease a Bike sought to take complete control of the 2026 Giro d'Italia. What followed on the Cat.1 Lin Noir climb was a demonstration of extraordinary effort, the kind that results in all sorts of facial contortions – and Rex is now famous for it.
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"I am pretty exhausted,” Rex told Sporza at the finish. “I was actually already done, but suddenly they told me I just had to keep riding. I saw stars and things other than the road. I am very happy that I managed to make it in the end. It is a strength of mine that I can keep riding until the lights go out completely. I mainly hurt myself a lot, but I was still surprised by myself.”
Teammate Victor Campenaerts – himself providing a tow up the first third of the finishing climb – was on hand to confirm the strong impression Rex has made in his first Grand Tour.
"That boy can dig so deep," Campenaerts told Sporza. "Sometimes you’re behind a teammate and you think it’s only going to last another 30 seconds. [But] You know that with that body language, Tim can keep going for another half hour. He wants to ride 100 percent in support, and he does fantastic work."
Campenaerts joked that his young teammate's newfound fame could have unexpected consequences: "Who knows, maybe it’ll help him find a girlfriend?”
Bredewold makes it three in a row for SD Worx at Vuelta a Burgos
Fresh off her Itzulia Women victory, Mischa Bredewold took the win on stage 3 of the Vuelta a Burgos after chasing down attacker Mireia Benito and out-pacing the punchy Spaniard in the two-up sprint.
Bredewold's stage win made it three from three for SD Worx-Protime after Lorena Wiebes scored back to back sprints in the opening stages. On top of that, Wiebes won the sprint for third behind her teammate, and so continues to lead the race, now just three seconds ahead of Bredewold with one brutal mountain stage to go.
Pieterse and Azzaro win XCC in Nové Město, Pidcock second
Puck Pieterse kicked off her first mountain bike appearance of 2026 with victory in the short track at round 2 of the UCI Mountian Bike World series in Nové Město, Czechia. The versatile Dutch rider had a lot of work to do to move up through the pack, but she got the job done and took the lead around the halfway point. After a dramatic last few laps, including a crash for favourites Alessandra Keller and Jolanda Neff, culminated in a small group sprint, and Pieterse surged across the line for her first MTB win of 2026.
Tom Pidcock's presence in Czechia created a lot of buzz in the buildup, especially for followers of road racing, but like Pieterse, the multi-hyphenate bike rider had an uphill climb on his hands given his starting position deep in the pack. At the front, it was a very competitive race with about half a dozen riders knocking chunks out of one another. Pidcock then managed to join the leaders in the last couple of laps, and it was his acceleration that created the decisive separation. However, the European champion had a dangerous man on his wheel, and sure enough, the 26-year-old Frenchman Mathis Azzaro out-punched the Brit to take his second consecutive XCC win this season.
Elite women's top 5 XCC
Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Premier Tech) 21:37
Laura Stigger (Specialized Factory Racing) st.
Nicole Koller (Lapierre PXR Racing) st.
Evie Richards (Trek-Unbroken XC) +0:01
Sina Frei (Specialized Factory Racing) st.
Elite men's top 5 XCC
Mathis Azzaro (Original Racing Division) 21:46
Tom Pidcock (Pinarelli-Q36.5) +0:01
Dario Lillo (Giant Factory Racing) st.
Martin Vidaurre (Specialized Factory Racing) +0:02
Charlie Aldridge (Cannondale Factory Racing) st.
Tour of Norway names Kristoff as race director ahead of 2027
As organizer Fjords Cycling looks to bring back the Tour of Norway in 2027 after it was cancelled this year, former pro Alexander Kristoff has been named race director.
Both the men's and women's events were cancelled for 2026 after the race lost some governmental financial support. Fjords Cycling, however, hopes to revive the race for 2027 with new funding and the all-time record holder for Tour of Norway stage wins – he racked up 11 of them over the course of his illustrious career – now on staff.
"The appointment has been made possible through a significant grant from Sparebankstiftelsen SR-Bank, which has awarded Fjords Cycling AS 2,000,000 kroner earmarked for the project 'Equal opportunities for cycling in Rogaland 2026–2029,'" organizers said in a statement. "The funds ensure Fjords Cycling's ability to move forward, strengthen the organization and continue its work with gender equality in sports, volunteering and public health."
'I am really suffering' – Pellizzari still fighting illness at Giro
Illness has been sweeping through the Giro d'Italia peloton since the end of the first week, and one of the affected teams is Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe, including co-leader Giulio Pellizzari who lost a chunk of time to his GC rivals on stage 9. Though he reportedly got over the worst of it after the rest day, the young Italian has continued to struggle in the days since.
"Maybe if I’m in the team car, I’ll make up time. But certainly not on the bike," Pellizzari told Eurosport on Friday morning, when asked whether he could make up for the time he's lost and move up from ninth overall. "I’m still suffering, you know. I really suffered yesterday [stage 12].
"I was feeling a bit unwell on the bus after the stage, but hopefully I’m a bit more recovered today. I felt a bit dizzy yesterday, but hopefully it’s not too serious. Hopefully I make it to the finish line today without any major issues."
Today's stage 13 marks the last in a short run of transitional stages for the GC contenders before the Giro heads into the Italian Alps on stage 14. If there's any solace for Pellizzari, it's that he's not the only one feeling under the weather.
"Yes, everyone says they don’t feel well. That bothers me a bit," Pellizzari said. "I only look at myself and I can say: I am really suffering."
Wiebes wins again at the Vuelta a Burgos
Lorena Wiebes was unstoppable for the second day in a row in stage 2 of the Vuelta a Burgos. The SD Worx-Protime rider sprinted to victory, while in the dark purple general classification leader's jersey, ahead of Elisa Balsamo of Lidl-Trek and Ally Wollaston of FDJ United-Suez.
"It was a more difficult finish than yesterday because of the uphill part," Wiebes said of the second stage. "The team did again an amazing job. The girls did really great at [controlling the attacks near the end of the stage], I am just happy I could finish it off once again."
"Tomorrow is a more difficult stage. We have two climbs towards the end of the stage, but it's good we have Mischa [Bredewold] here, and I will see how far I can go."
Retiring Caruso dreams of ending his career on the Champs-Élysées
Damiano Caruso has confirmed that the 2026 season will be his last, and he dreams of racing one last Tour de France to close out a 17-year career.
"At one point, you have to say stop. It's always nice when you can decide the end of the career. This is for sure my last Giro d’Italia," Caruso told The Cycling Podcast at the Giro. “What I can imagine is to retire at the Tour de France after the Champs-Elysées. It will be amazing."
There had been rumours that the 38-year-old Italian might be persuaded to race one more season having reportedly placed a bet with Santiago Buitrago: that he'd postpone his retirement if his Bahrain Victorious teammate finished on the GC podium at the ongoing Giro d'Italia. Alas, Buitrago crashed out on stage 2.
'Pee-gate statement': Campenaerts explains his unusual approach to urinating while racing
After other riders in the peloton pointed to Victor Campenaerts as the one peeing in his bottles at the Giro d'Italia, the Belgian veteran took to social media to offer what he captioned as a "PEE-GATE STATEMENT." It proved to be a surprisingly calm and reasoned explanation for the unorthodox approach to urination.
“We ride the bikes through the whole country, and I think by law in most countries it’s forbidden to urinate in public. Next to that, there are a lot of crowds at the side of the road," Campenaerts said.
"I will pee in the bottle to not pee in somebody’s front yard, or not pee on people that are next to the road, then just give the bottle to the cars behind. Only good intentions."
Vingegaard and teammates had 'a bit of a cough' but 'everything seems to be fine now'
Visma-Lease a Bike DS Jesper Mørkøv has told TV2 that there has been some illness going around within the team at the Giro d'Italia, with Jonas Vingegaard among those impacted. Fortunately, Vingegaard and Co. seem to have recovered as the second week of the race rolls on.
"Yes, we've had a bit of a cough and a tickle in the throat of some of the boys," Mørkøv said, "but everything seems to be fine now." [TV2]
Hunt launches 4AM Limitless climbing wheelset
Hunt has added a new lightweight road wheelset to its Limitless range, called 4AM. The wheels use different rim profiles – the front is 49.5 mm deep and 34.2 mm wide, while the rear is shallower and narrower at 47 mm and 30 mm.
Despite the main selling point being the low weight, Hunt claims its wind tunnel testing showed the carbon-spoke version of the wheels was 1.4 watts faster than the Enve 4.5 Pro at 45km/h and with 30 mm wide tyres, while being 139 grams lighter.
The carbon-spoke 4AM Limitless Ti_UD weighs a claimed 1,156 g and prices start at £1,959/€2,299/US$2,559/AU$3,759 with stainless steel bearings, and go up to £2,449/€2,859/US$3,159/AU$4,709 for the CeramicSpeed bearing-equipped model.
Parallel to the launch of the 4AM set, Hunt has also added a steel-spoked option of the 58/55 mm deep 5AM wheelset to the broader range. These weigh in at 1,339 g (compared to the 1,212 g of the carbon-spoked version) and are priced at £1,659/€1,959/US$2,359. All the wheels are available to pre-order now, shipping from late May or June.
