Mark Cavendish’s Specialized McLaren VengeJohn Whitney
Getting the right names on the bkeJohn Whitney
Shimano Di2 mount under the downtubeJohn Whitney
Continental Sprinter 250 tubulars mountain on Zipp rimsJohn Whitney
The front end of Cav’s bikeJohn Whitney
Specialized McLaren VengeJohn Whitney
Cavendish is unlikely to need this gear on SaturdayJohn Whitney
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and SRM. Top end technology.John Whitney
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and SRM. Top end technology.John Whitney
The rear end of Cavendish’s Specialized McLaren VengeJohn Whitney
Very tidyJohn Whitney
Carbon rails on Cav’s saddle to keep things lightJohn Whitney
A closer look at the back endJohn Whitney
No stem spacers for CavJohn Whitney
Waiting for a Di2 derailleur cableJohn Whitney
Curves on topJohn Whitney
Curves on topJohn Whitney
SRM head unit: checkJohn Whitney
The front brakes have had some use alreadyJohn Whitney
The rear brakse less soJohn Whitney
Nice fat bar tapeJohn Whitney
The front derailleur won’t get much work on Saturday. Big ring most of the way…John Whitney
Verrrry interestingJohn Whitney
Smooth curves at the backJohn Whitney
Plenty of interest around the Venge: this is eventual Milan-San Remo winner Matt Goss’s bikeJohn Whitney
Plenty of interest around the Venge: this is eventual Milan-San Remo winner Matt Goss’s bikeJohn Whitney
Matt Goss’s Specialized McLaren VengeJohn Whitney
Matt Goss’s Specialized McLaren VengeJohn Whitney
Red go faster stripeJohn Whitney
Red go faster stripeJohn Whitney
Di2 front shifterJohn Whitney
Mark Cavendish’s PRO stemJohn Whitney
No doubt who this stem belongs toJohn Whitney
In advance of Milan-San Remo on Saturday – and our first ride of it later this weekend – BikeRadar took a closer look at the latest string to Specialized’s bow – the McLaren Venge.
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And not just any McLaren Venge, but the one Mark Cavendish will be riding in pursuit of his second victory at Italy’s biggest one day race.
He will be riding the version with Shimano Dura Ace groupset – the one available in the UK from late September. The standard S-Works Venge, available in the UK from the end of May, will also have Dura Ace, plus a DI2 version. The US models will be available at the same time, but with SRAM Red groupset.
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Check back on Sunday evening for our first ride of the bike.
Cycling Plus Section Editor and tireless domestique John has been putting in a shift for the magazine for seven years. Despite having been a ‘proper’ road cyclist for the last decade, he still can’t work out what his main motivation for punishing all-day rides is. A freewheeling attitude towards cake is the popular theory, however.
