Kristian Hogenhaug arrives in Nice after a pair of impressive full-distance runner-up finishes that helped put him near the top of the IRONMAN Pro Series this year. At the IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt behind the other speedy Kristian (Blummenfelt), and then he took second again a few weeks later (behind Matthew Marquardt) in Lake Placid.
As he looks for a top finish here in Nice, Hogenhaug has tried to optimize his bike to eke out as much performance as possible. Here’s a look at his QR V-PRi bike. Photos: Eric Wynn
The perks of being one of the best in the world —Denmark’s Kristian Høgenhaug gets to put Quintana Roo’s V-PRi Prototype (a version of the bike that weighs 350 grams less than the regular frame) to the test on Sunday in Nice.
Although he’s sticking with the Quintana Roo base bars, Høgenhaug will use a custom Aerogain cockpit.
On the rear is a DT Swiss Arc 1100 Disc with a 28mm Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT tireand an 11-34 tooth cassette.
At the front is an 85mm DT Swiss ARC 1100 wheel with 25mm Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT tire.
Høgenhaug will use Shimano Dura-Ace 12-speed shifting and a 58T Alugear chain ring.For pedals, he has the Favero Assioma PRO RS-2 set on his ride.
The Dane’s speedy ride features a Drag2Zero 1x chain guide and a Shimano Dura-Ace chain.
Høgenhaug will sit on a Wove saddle, behind which he has a TriRig hydration mount with two bottle cages.
I will say… At first this really worried me as well. But after talking with the guys at QR ( who by the way didnt do it) We did sort of figure out that it does have some pretty strong mass to it.
While you seem to hate more things then I. I can assure you that I talk with Jimmy about the stuff that just smells like SHIT all the time. So we have that in common
