A new livery and golden decals: Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello Dogma F is ready to slay the French Alps
The Yorkshireman’s Pinarello Dogma F is a very different machine to the one we covered at Opening Weekend
Tom Pidcock returned to the Tour de France this year as leader of the Pinarello Q36.5 outfit after his ProTeam failed to earn a wildcard for the 2025 edition. To celebrate the occasion, the team is sporting a special, lighter-coloured switch-out kit with matching bike liveries.
A 54/47T, 10-36T drivetrain ensures swift progress on the flats, downs and climbs
The Yorkshireman’s size 53 Pinarello Dogma F is a very different bike to the one we covered at Opening Weekend: gone is the Classics-ready 1x configuration, and in comes a pragmatic 2x drivetrain to ensure everything from the flats and gradients to the serpentine descents are dismissed without issue. For the faster average speeds of the Tour de France, he’s opted for the lighter and mixed-depth 53/58mm Zipp 454 NSW wheels and shod them in 30mm Vittoria Corsa Pro Speed time trial tyres.
Pidcock's Zipp 454 NSW's are shod with 30mm Vittoria Corsa Pro Speed time trial tyres to save weight and boost rolling efficiency
Colour-wise, the Dogma F looks resplendent in its blue-to-gold matte-metallic fade – officially dubbed by Pinarello as ‘Titan and Luxter Venice’ tones. Not only are the Pinarello wordmark and Dogma F logos finished in gold, but the Zipp decals get the same treatment. It’s a wonderfully balanced and thoughtful design.
Like many of the GC protagonists, Pidcock uses 165mm crankarms
As a SRAM-sponored team, Pidcock’s Dogma F is built around the American brand’s top-tier Red AXS groupset, complete with an integrated power meter. A 54/41T, 10-36T chainset provides a balanced, albeit taller, spread of gears, paired with 165mm carbon cranks. There’s also a nifty little Leap Components 3D-printed computer cradle (something we saw liberally used on his Pinarello Bolid F TT bike) that houses a Garmin Edge 850 and a 10mm spacer under the stem – proving slammed front ends are no longer de rigueur among the pro rungs.
As seen on his Bolide F time trial bike, Leap Components takes care of Tom's 3D-printing needs – pictured here is a Garmin computer cradle
The touchpoints comprise a 360mm Most Talon UltraFast integrated handlebar matched to a 120mm stem, complete with a 10mm spacer underneath, Shimano Dura-Ace PD-R9100 pedals, and a new Prologo Choice saddle that features a similar carbon-fibre rail shroud as the Predator TT saddle. The balance of the build includes Tacx Ciro bottle cages with Tacx-Garmin bidons.
All in, Pidcock’s bike safely meets the UCI minimum weight limit of 6.8kg with pedals.
- Frameset: TorayCa M40X, TiCR
- Fork: eTICR Onda Fork with ForkFlap
- Cockpit: Most Talon Ultra Fast integrated cockpit
- Seatpost: Pinarello Aero
- Groupset: SRAM Red AXS, 54/47T, 10-36T
- Wheelset: Zipp 454 NSW
- Tyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro Speed 28mm
- Saddle: Prologo Choice
- Weight: 6.86kg (with pedals)
