New Reserve wheels and SRAM derailleur spotted on Jan Tratnik's winning bike

the new wheels are "faster" with 30mm tyres, says Visma Lease-a-bike mechanic

Marianne Vos Cervelo S5
(Image credit: Future (Andy Jones))

The winning bikes of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the surface at least, looked pretty 'normal' but closer inspection revealed that Visma Lease-a-bike used the opening weekend to test out new wheels from sponsor Reserve, as well as a new front mech from Sram.

Reading between the lines, the unreleased wheelset from Reserve seems to be following a trend of optimization for wider tyres, with one mechanic telling us that the wheels are "faster" with 30mm tyres.

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