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Episode Seven: Winning in Style with Fausto Pinarello and Douglas Ryder
The most Tour de France victories of any bike brand—and a Louis Vuitton collab that stopped the cycling world in its tracks. This week, host Molly Hurford and inGamba creative director James Startt sit down with Fausto Pinarello of Pinarello, and Douglas Ryder, the team manager behind the WorldTour team Pinarello-Q36.5. These men have shaped what winning in style looks like in professional cycling.
In this episode:
- The Pinarello origin story: from a bicycle shop in Treviso to the most decorated grand tour bike in history
- The recent Louis Vuitton x Pinarello collaboration and why fashion and cycling keep finding each other
- Q36.5’s heat management strategy for what could be a historically hot Tour de France
- Tom Pidcock: GC contender, stage hunter, and what makes him an unusually mature leader—and sets him apart from other riders
- What to expect from the team in their first Tour de France under the Pinarello-Q36.5 name
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