{"id":2210,"date":"2025-08-21T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2025-09-16T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:54:56","slug":"colnago-presents-c68-rossa-exclusive-vuelta-edition-in-candy-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/colnago-presenteert-c68-rossa-exclusieve-vuelta-editie-in-candy-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Colnago presents C68 Rossa: exclusive Vuelta edition in Candy Red"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colnago has the C68 Rossa Limited Edition<\/strong> launched, the official bike of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a 2025. With only 90 copies worldwide, this model is an ode to both Spain and Turin, where the Gran Salida<\/em> taking place this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colnaco C68 Rossa No. 1\/90 to be used by Joao Almeida during Vuelta teams presentation, on the 21st of August, in Turin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colnaco C68 Rossa No. 1\/90 to be used by Joao Almeida during Vuelta teams presentation, on the 21st of August, in Turin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colnaco C68 Rossa No. 1\/90 to be used by Joao Almeida during Vuelta teams presentation, on the 21st of August, in Turin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colnaco C68 Rossa No. 1\/90 to be used by Joao Almeida during Vuelta teams presentation, on the 21st of August, in Turin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colnaco C68 Rossa No. 1\/90 to be used by Joao Almeida during Vuelta teams presentation, on the 21st of August, in Turin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The bike immediately stands out with its Candy Red finish, enriched with silver foil for a sparkling effect. The red symbolises passion and struggle, while the bull motif and diamond pattern on saddle and handlebar ribbon allude to cultural icons of Spain and Piedmont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The C68 Rossa<\/strong> is manufactured entirely by hand in Cambiago, using Colnago's traditional method of bonded carbon tubes and lugs. Each bike requires around 50 hours of work. The fittings are high-end: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200<\/strong>, Enve SES 4.5 wheels, CeramicSpeed OSPW, Carbon-Ti discs and axles, and a Prologo Nago R4 saddle in special La Vuelta edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also striking: the bottle cage is inspired by the Vuelta trophy and manufactured via 3D printing. On the fork, in addition to the Colnago x La Vuelta logo, there is also the production number, from 1 to 90.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bike number 1 will be ridden by Jo\u00e3o Almeida during the team presentation in Turin and later auctioned at Sotheby's. The other models are available from now through Colnago dealers, with a recommended retail price of \u20ac22.000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The C68 Rossa succeeds previous Colnago specials such as the Gioiello (Giro 2023) and Fleur-de-Lys (Tour 2024). A collector's item that embodies the pinnacle of Italian craftsmanship both technically and aesthetically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Frame<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Completely hand-built in Cambiago, Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Carbon construction with glued tubes and lugs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Candy Red paintwork with silver foil finish<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Unique details: bull motif, diamond pattern (inspiration from the Reggia di Venaria), limited production number on the fork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Group set<\/strong> and crankset<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200<\/strong> (12-speed, electronic shifting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Shimano Dura-Ace with power meter (dual-sided)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Brake discs and axles<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Carbon-Ti (lightweight titanium components)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Wheels and tyres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • ENVE SES 4.5<\/strong> carbon tubeless ready wheels<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Pirelli P ZERO Race TLR<\/strong> - 28 mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Saddle<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Prologo Nago R4<\/strong> in special La Vuelta version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Other details<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            • CeramicSpeed OSPW (Oversized Pulley Wheel)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Special handlebar tape with diamond pattern<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • 3D-printed bottle cage inspired by the Vuelta trophy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Production:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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              • Only 90 units worldwide<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Each copy individually numbered (1-90)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Colnago heeft de C68 Rossa Limited Edition gelanceerd, de offici\u00eble fiets van de Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a 2025. Met slechts 90 exemplaren wereldwijd is dit model een ode aan zowel Spanje als Turijn, waar de Gran Salida dit jaar plaatsvindt. De fiets valt meteen op door de Candy Red-afwerking, verrijkt met zilverfolie voor een sprankelend effect. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[154,152,153],"class_list":["post-2210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fietsen","tag-c68-rossa","tag-colnago","tag-vuelta"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2218,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210\/revisions\/2218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}