Pinarello Dogma F: first ride on the new flagship race bike

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Our first impressions of the new bike that Ineos Grenadiers will ride in the Tour de France

Pinarello Dogma F
(Image credit: Simon Smythe)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Pinarello Dogma F seems to have put back some of the Italian style that the earlier, more data-driven Dogma F series bikes lacked. It's curvy and beautiful with a ride quality to match - and it's even faster: Pinarello's data shows an aerodynamic improvement over the outgoing F12 and lighter components shed grams off the frameset. Overall this bike is shaping up to be the best Dogma so far.

Reasons to buy
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    Beautiful ride quality

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    Stunning looking

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    Available in rim brakes

Reasons to avoid
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    You'll need to find £12,000

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When the Pinarello Dogma F8 was unveiled in 2014, we were invited to a secret media camp in Asolo, Italy. We stayed at the Albergo al Sole boutique hotel, where Fausto Pinarello presented the new bike. Then we rode it with him and Bernhard Eisel, who was with Team Sky at the time, through rustic, terracotta-coloured villages surrounded by cypress trees out into the foothills of the Dolomites.

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Simon Smythe

Simon Smythe is a hugely experienced cycling tech writer, who has been writing for Cycling Weekly since 2003. Until recently he was our senior tech writer. In his cycling career Simon has mostly focused on time trialling with a national medal, a few open wins and his club's 30-mile record in his palmares. These days he spends most of his time testing road bikes, or on a tandem doing the school run with his younger son.