EF to race custom-painted Cannondales at Giro d'Italia

Cannondale limited edition supersix evo frames
(Image credit: Tim Wilkey / Jared Gruber / Ashley Gruber)

The cycling world has almost somewhat become accustomed to seeing a new, eye-catching and slightly garish EF team kit rolled out for a grand tour over the last few seasons. Originally it was down to the fact the team kit clashed with the maglia rosa leader's jersey at the Giro d'Italia and an alternative was needed. 

Like the original Palace collaboration, last year's Palace collaboration caused yet another stir and most of us have been waiting to see what Rapha and Cannondale would have in store this year. The teams are set to roll out a newly designed patchwork kit that features 72% recycled materials in a nod to sustainability and the team's greener future initiatives. 

As the Italian grand tour's start looms, Cannondale also has an announcement to make regarding the team's bikes for the race, and it's a pretty exciting one. 

Cannondale limited edition supersix evo frames

A spectacular use of leftover paint, I think we can all agree  (Image credit: Tim Wilkey / Jared Gruber / Ashley Gruber)

Teams are often provided with brand-new equipment for big races, but for this year's Giro d'Italia, no new team bikes have been produced for EF Education-EasyPost or EF Education-Tibco-SVB. The teams will instead race on repainted LAB71 Supersix Evo frames that have been coloured using excess paint. We understand each frame is hand painted and no two riders' bikes will be the same. 

The frames are all finished in bright and eye-catching colours in almost a tie-dye style, and it looks like some paint has been removed or layered in areas to give the look of a worn frame that shows old layers of paint underneath.

The painters, Doktor Bobby with help from Tim Wilkey, must have had to watch the amount of paint they used to avoid ending up with heavy frames.

Cannondale limited edition supersix evo frames

A masked-up frame is being given the custom treatment, no two frames will be the same we are told. (Image credit: Tim Wikey)

Unfortunately, and we feel a lot of Cannondale fans may be disappointed with this news, the frames are team-only and will not be available for sale or purchase. So if you fall in love with a particular paint job you're going to need to get your masking tape and rattle can out. 

Cannondale limited edition supersix evo frames

(Image credit: Tim Wilkey / Jared Gruber / Ashley Gruber)

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Tom Wieckowski
Tech writer

Tom joined the Cyclingnews team in late 2022 as tech writer. Tom has over 10 years experience as a qualified mechanic with 5 or so of those being spent running an independent workshop. Tom has ridden and raced bikes from an early age up to a national level on the road and track and has ridden and competed in most disciplines, even the odd bit of bike polo. Tom is as happy tinkering away in the garage as he is out on the road bike exploring the Worcestershire lanes.