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Alberto Bettiol’s LAB71 SuperSix EVO

Alberto is bringing the fastest lightweight road bike Cannondale has ever made to Strade Bianche

March 3, 2023

Fausto Coppi would be jealous.

Alberto Bettiol is going to race Strade Bianche on his Cannondale LAB71 SuperSix EVO. Cannondale’s engineers have refined the SuperSix platform to create the fastest, ultralight race bike they could imagine.

Alberto’s LAB71 SuperSix EVO is sculpted for speed. Every detail of his bike has been considered, every component analyzed, every material optimized. Strade Bianche might harken back to the golden age of Italian cycling, but it takes a hyperfast modern race bike to compete on the white gravel roads of Tuscany in 2023.

Alberto will run 30mm Vittoria Corsa tubeless tires and Vision Metron 45 SL wheels for the Tuscan classic. This combination provides the ideal balance of traction for the steep gravel climbs and low rolling resistance for the race’s asphalt sectors. With an 11-34 cassette and 54/40 FSA chainrings, he will be able to spin up Strade's relentless climbs, so he has strength in his legs for the finale.

At Strade Bianche, Alberto hopes to join the bike-racing greats, who have written their names into Italy’s national story with their feats on the white gravel roads of Tuscany. The likes of Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali, and Costante Giradengo embraced the most advanced technology in their day. It’s a new era. They would love Alberto’s LAB71 SuperSix EVO.

It’s not just fast. It’s beautiful.

Specifications: Alberto Bettiol’s LAB71 SuperSix EVO

Frameset:

Cannondale SuperSix EVO4 (54cm)

Seatpost:

20mm set back

Groupset:

Shimano Dura Ace R9270

Handlebar:

Vision Metron 5D ACR 400/120

Handlebar tape:

Prologo Double Touch

Saddle:

Prologo Scratch M5

Pedals:

Wahoo Speedplay Aero (50mm)

Chainrings:

FSA Pro Road 54/40

Cranks:

FSA K-Force Team Edition (172.5mm)

Cassette:

11/34

Powermeter:

Power2Max NGeco

Wheels:

Vision Metron 45 SL

Tires:

Vittoria Corsa Pro TR 30mm with Air-Liner

Tubeless valves and tape:

Muc-Off

Computer:

Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM 2

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Alberto Bettiol

Alberto Bettiol has always been a winner. He started racing around the hills of Tuscany when he was five and won his second-ever race in his hometown of Castelfiorentino. He has been bringing home bouquets of flowers ever since.

His coaches and supporters always believed in his talent. Alberto was a strong junior and U23 rider, who signed his first professional contract with our team in 2014. But Alberto wanted to become a champion. He had grown up watching the classics and the Giro d’Italia with his father, a former footballer, and dreamed of winning the sport’s greatest races.

In 2019, he won his first Monument. Alberto’s victory in the Tour of Flanders that year changed his life. It gave him the confidence that he could beat the best riders in the world. He backed it up with an impressive string of results, including a stunning solo stage victory at the 2021 Giro d’Italia.

In 2022, Alberto earned podium places on stages of the Tour de France, Tour de Suisse, and Deutschland Tour.

He now splits his time between Lugano, Switzerland and Castelfiorentino. He enjoys all of the opportunities to travel that cycling now provides him, but is always happy to return to the Tuscan hills where he got started.

Alberto started 2023 with a prologue win at the Tour Down Under, but had a tough spring set back by injury and illness and had to miss his favorite classics. He made his return with a strong ride at the Giro d’Italia. He has great ambitions for the Tour de France.

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