COLNAGO C40 Mapei – Quick Step, ridden by M.Martinez – Tour de France 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,  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.

Miguel Martinez (born 17 January 1976 in Fourchambault, Nièvre) is a French road cyclist and cross-country mountain biker. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in third place at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In season 2002 he moved to Mapei – Quick Step and started with racing on the road. He rode 2002 Tour de France, finishing 8th on stage 13 and 44th in the general classification.

Miguel Martinez (Mapei Quick Step) at Tour de France 2002

Miguel Martinez (Mapei Quick Step) at Tour de France 2002

Proudly offering original COLNAGO C40 Mapei – Quick Step team bike, ridden by Miguel Martinez at the Tour de France 2002, shinning in original Mapei paintjob. We got the bike directly from M.Martinez, he kept the bike for 18 years, original TdF race number is still there.

A real jewel! For all Colnago fans. Fair price.

Frame & Fork: Colnago C40 B Stay Mapei – Quick Step (frame no. 2M 02)

Size:

– seat tube (c-t): 52cm

– seat tube (c-c): 48 cm

– top tube (c-c):  52 cm

– headset tube: 9.5 cm

– standover: 76 cm

Wheelset: Mavic Ksyrium SSC

Crankset: Shimano Dura Ace 7700 (53/39, 170mm)

Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Levers:  Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Brakes: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Chain: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Headset: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Saddle: San Marco Concor Light

Seatpost: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Stem: ITM  Colnago (120mm)

Handlebar: ITM 330

Pedals: LOOK

Tires: Michelin

Handlebar tape: Colnago, cork

Condition: Used, but good condition. No cracks, no dents, not bent. Original paint and decals. Some touch-ups and signs of normal use. All parts are working fine.

Year: 2002

Weight: 7.95kg

PRICE: SOLD (November 2020)