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Tom Pidcock's prototype Pinarello Dogma XC race bike pictured at the UCI Mountain Bike World cup in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic.
© Bartek Wolinski/@wolisphoto
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Check out Tom Pidcock's new Pinarello Dogma XC race bike
The reigning European champion is riding the Italian manufacturer's first new mountain bike for more than a decade during the 2023 season. Find out all the details and spot the prototype product here.
Written by Charlie Allenby
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Tom Pidcock is a multi-discipline cycling monster. When not winning stages at the Tour de France on the road or taking home the rainbow jersey in the UCI Cyclocross World Championships, the 23-year-old from Leeds can be found between the tapes of a cross-country mountain bike course. He's pretty good at it, too, boasting a handful of World Cup wins to his name alongside a gold medal from the Tokyo games in 2021.
1 minTom Pidcock wins his first UCI MTB World Cup at Nové MěstoTom Pidcock crosses the finish line to win the Nové Město XCO men's race on May 16, 2021.
Competing across three fronts requires three different bikes and while he's been able to ride models from his team Ineos Grenadiers' main sponsor, Pinarello, on the asphalt and cyclocross courses, to date he's had to settle for an unmarked model from a rival brand in cross-country races.
Tom Pidcock aboard his prototype Pinarello Dogma XC race bike pictured at the UCI Mountain Bike World cup in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic.
Pidcock rode the Dogma XC to victory in the first XCC race of 2023© Bartek Wolinski/@wolisphoto
To mark the start of the 2023 UCI Cross-Country Mountain Bike season however, Pinarello has announced its new Dogma XC race bike – the iconic Italian manufacturer's first off-road-focused bike since its 2012 release of the same name. Developed with the help of Pidcock and fellow Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the pair have been integral in its design to ensure that it can help them compete at the highest level.
Tom Pidcock's prototype Pinarello Dogma XC race bike pictured at the UCI Mountain Bike World cup in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic.
Pidcock was heavily involved in the Dogma XC's development© Bartek Wolinski/@wolisphoto
The bike is centred around an asymmetric carbon fibre frame that's stiff in areas for maximum reactivity, while light and responsive to handle the technical terrain found on UCI MTB XC World Cup courses. Its rear suspension is based on a flex-stay suspension system and a top-tube mounted rear shock.
It's adaptable, too, and can be tweaked in a couple of ways depending on each course's demands. The bike’s geometry has been developed to run 100mm front/90mm rear or 120mm/100mm rear travel. In terms of the suspension setup used by Pidcock, both fork and shock are prototypes of SR Suntour's electronically control system.
Princeton Carbonorks wheels on Tom Pidcock's prototype Pinarello Dogma XC race bike pictured at the UCI Mountain Bike World cup in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic.
Princeton CarbonWorks makes it mountain biking debut for the the first time© Bartek Wolinski/@wolisphoto
Other special touches include the Prince CarbonWorks wheelset and an integrated one-piece cockpit (handlebars and stem) developed by Pinarello's in-house component specialists, Most. Neatly, the latter features an in-built mount on the stem for Pidcock's Garmin computer. Both the brake and rear derailleur's cabling is routed through the headset, which also features a stopper. Both combine to minimise the risk of cables coming away from levers in a crash.
Shimano's XTR groupset is used for the drivetrain, braking set-up and pedals, while Vertical's Helium dropper post combines a lightweight build with 90mm travel.
Paint on Tom Pidcock's prototype Pinarello Dogma XC race bike pictured at the UCI Mountain Bike World cup in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic.
A custom paint job fit for an Olympic and multi-discipline world champion© Bartek Wolinski/@wolisphoto
Finished with a custom paint job complete with gold flourishes to reflect his Olympic win and a reminder on the toptube to 'play your cards right', it's a bike fit for a tilt at more cross-country glory.

Tom Pidcock's Pinarello Dogma XC: The specs

  • Frame: Pinarello Dogma XC
  • Fork: SR Suntour Axon prototype
  • Rear suspension: SR Suntour Edge prototype
  • Crankset: Shimano XTR 34T
  • Powermeter: SRM
  • Cassette: Shimano XTR
  • Rear derailleur: Shimano XTR
  • Shifter: Shimano XTR
  • Tyres: Continental CrossKing, 29"x2.2"
  • Brakes: Shimano XTR levers and Shimano Dura-Ace 160mm rotors
  • Cockpit: Most prototype
  • Saddle: Fizik Antares R1
  • Seatpost: Vertical Helium
  • Grips: ESI Racer’s Edge
  • Pedals: Shimano XTR M9100 XC
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Tom Pidcock is a talented multi-threat of a cyclist, equally at home on a mountain bike as he is on the road or a cyclo-cross circuit.

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