COLNAGO C40 B-Stay MAPEI WC, Campagnolo Record 10s, 57cm (2002) – SOLD

Ernesto Colnago was born on February 9, 1932 in Cambiago, near Milan, Italy. At age 13 he entered in world of two wheels and immediately he fall in love with bikes and cycling. In 1952 he founded Colnago and started to work as mechanic for several professional teams. Colnago’s bikes still have a domination of the world’s cycling sports because Ernesto was always an innovator and pioneer of new technologies which supposedly provide more efficency or comfort.

In 1994 Colnago started to produce their very successful model C40 — ‘C’ for carbon and ‘40’ to commemorate Colnago’s 40th year in business. Full carbon frame with Master profile carbon tubes bonded to carbon lugs. Colnago solved the problem of how to make a carbon frame durable enough to win the toughest cobbled Classics yet light enough to soar up Alpine cols. That’s the reason why the C40 is the favourite bike of all time for so many people — including Sir Bradley Wiggins. Colnago could have created something with perhaps a swoopy, futuristic profile befitting its revolutionary design. Instead he kept the tubes ramrod-straight in the traditional style — albeit with the star-shaped cross-section that he had pioneered with the steel Master.

Mapei was an Italian-based pro cycling team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm MAPEI. They were the biggest and most ambitious team that cycling has ever seen and won practically everything. Looking back from another decade, we examine that Mapei team earned a unique place in cycling history. For 7 years in a row (1994-2000) they won UCI Team rankings. Stars riders included Abraham Olano, Johan Museeuw, Michele Bartoli, Franco Ballerini, Óscar Freire, Frank Vandenbroucke, Axel Merckx, Andrea Tafi, Tony Rominger, Paolo Bettini among the others. The Colnago C40 won 5 out of 6 editions of Paris-Roubaix in years (1995-2000) and several world champion titles in years 1996-2002.

Spaniard Oscar Freire was one of the one-day classic riders, having won the world championship three times (1999, 2001 and 2004). With 3 rainbow jersey he is equalling Binda, Van Steenbergen, Merkcx and Sagan.

Oscar Frerie – Mapei Team

Here we are proudly presenting the legened of the one day classics – COLNAGO C40 B-Stay MAPEI Wolrd Champion, which dates back to 2002. Full carbon frameset is shinning in outstanding World champion edition paintjob, equipped with Campagnolo Record 10s groupset, Campagnolo Neutron wheels and ITM Colnago cockpit. One of the last real bikes. No much words needed.

The legend! For all Colnago fans.

Frame & Fork: Colnago C40 World Champion

Size:

– seat tube (c-t): 57 cm

– seat tube (c-c): 55 cm

– top tube (c-c):  55 cm

– headset tube: 14.2 cm

– standover: 79.5 cm

Crankset: Campagnolo Record 10s

Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record 10s

Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record 10s

Levers: Campagnolo Record 10s

Brakes: Campagnolo Record 10s

Wheeset: Campagnolo Neutron

Headset: Campagnolo Record 10s

Saddle: San Marco Aspide

Seatpost: Colnago carbon

Stem: ITM COLNAGO (120mm)

Handlebar: ITM Millenium 7005

Pedals: LOOK KEO (new)

Tires: Michelin Axial (new old stock)

Handlebar tape: Colnago cork, blue

Condition: Used, but very good condition. No cracks, no dents, not bent. Some signs of normal use. All parts are working fine.

Year: 2001-2002

PRICE: SOLD (June 2021)