This stunning magenta & black Team Telekom bike was ridden by Aussie legend Cadel Evans. Evans started his professional road cycling career in 2001 after success in mountain biking, and quickly established himself as a versatile and skilled cyclist who was capable of performing well in a range of disciplines, including one-day road races, time trials, and Grand Tours
Over the course of his career, he achieved numerous victories and podiums in prestigious races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de Suisse, and the Critérium du Dauphiné. He also won the UCI Road World Championships in Mendrisio Switzerland in 2009.
He was well respected in the professional peloton for his grit and determination. Nobody knew how to suffer on a bike like Cadel, with his face often contorted in pain as he pushed his body to the limit.
Team Telekom was founded in 1991 by Belgian team manager Walter Godefroot but took a few years to really gain momentum. The German sprinter Erik Zabel won the first UCI Road World Cup victory in the history of the team, the Paris-Tours.
The next two years saw the international breakthrough of the boys in pink. Godefroot brought in rider Bjarne Riis, who finished third in the 1995 Tour de France and went on to win in 1996.
A young Jan Ullrich was then a support rider and finished in second place. In the 1997 Tour de France Ullrich won the race with support from Riis, who had earlier won the Amstel Gold. The German powerhouse’s popularity hit an all-time high after ‘Der Kaiser’ won the Tour de France in 1997.
Sporting the signature magenta colour of their Telecom company sponsor, they were backed up by iconic brands like Pinarello, Campagnolo and even Adidas. The team’s victories came aboard Pinarello bikes from Italy – first steel models and then the aluminium framed Pinarello Prince.
The Pinarello Bolide TT in our Flandrien Gallery collection is fully equipped with Campagnolo Record titanium components, Deda Bar & Stem and Campagnolo Wheelset
Everything on the bicycle is completely original. The bike was used by Evans in the 2003 season.
Size: 54cm
Groupset: Campagnolo Record Titanium 10s
Wheelset: Campagnolo Ghibli Disc (rear) Campagnolo Shamal (front)
