Pinarello on CNN – video

Video explores the origins of Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France-winning bikes

Published: January 13, 2014 at 10:30 am

Global news broadcaster CNN have lifted the curtain on what goes on at the Pinarello factory in Treviso.

In the latest The Art of Movement episode, the station visited the Italian brand’s painting and assembly plant in Treviso to find out more about the bikes that Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and five other Tour De France winners have piloted to victory in the world’s greatest race.

Watch the video here:

CNN visits pinarello

Video: CNN visits Pinerello

The show is a potted history of the company, and explores the company’s experimentation with various frame materials including magnesium and of course, ubiquitous carbon composites.

The five minute video includes an interview with Fausto Pinarello, the current president of the family owned business and finds out – among other things – that he gets around the big factory on a segway.

The Art of Movement episode can be seen on CNN at the following GMT times:

  • Saturday, 18 January, 12.30pm
  • Sunday, 19 January, 7.30am
  • Monday, 20 January, 4am