Tadej Pogačar rode the final stage of the 2026 Tour de France aboard a special yellow Colnago Y1Rs that commemorated his latest Tour victory, while giving a hidden nod to the four that came before.
Pogačar now holds a record-equalling five Tour de France titles, yet the bike also draws attention to the prowess of his team for this year’s edition.
Every team member that made the finish in Paris rode the yellow bike (and wore a celebratory kit in tribute to the achievement), bar Isaac del Toro, who had a white version of the design and, of course, the Tour’s official white jersey to commemorate his young rider’s classification win.
Colnago has confirmed Pogačar and del Toro’s teammate, Brandon McNulty, who was forced to abandon on stage 18, will also receive a yellow tribute bike in recognition of his contribution to the team’s achievements.
The special Colnago Y1Rs was in the obligatory yellow paint, matching the Tour de France's yellow jersey pantone. ColnagoPogačar had already been riding custom yellow decals on his ENVE SES 4.5 Pro wheels since he took the yellow jersey for good – and these are marked with the Slovenian national flag, rather than the world champion's stripes elsewhere. ColnagoEach team rider will be able to keep their limited-edition bike, with special nods to their nationality on the lower seat tube and ENVE wheels. Brandon McNulty will receive his unridden bike, having abandoned on stage 18. ColnagoThe top tube features each team rider's name for the 2026 race. Pogačar, though, gets the world champion's stripes on his bike. The dots and dashes represent 'Y1Rs' in Morse code. Pogačar has made the outstretched palm five a signature celebration in the past when he's won five stages of a race. This is a hidden detail tucked in behind the head tube, made possible by the bayonet fork design of the Y1Rs. The bike uses a yellow Carbon-Ti hanger and thru-axle. Pogačar and company normally run red Carbon-Ti components. Yellow Carbon-Ti bottle cage bolts were also used. The seatstays are adorned with this graphical representation of the 2026 race parcours. Isaac del Toro's bike is the odd one out, with a white colourway to celebrate his victory in the young rider's classification – he finished the race in third overall, behind Remco Evenepoel and Pogačar. Naturally, del Toro couldn't be left out of the yellow party completely, so he ran yellow bar tape as well as the yellow ENVE decals and Carbon-Ti accessories. Colnago
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