2017 was a breakout season for Fort Collins’ Whitney Allison. She went from being a super domestique, chasing breaks, hauling bottles and drilling lead-outs to finishing 8th at Time Trial Nationals, 8th in the Colorado Classic overall and 7th in Cascade Classic overall. Although she’s hasn’t publicly announced who she’ll be riding for in 2018 she does have a very strong prospect with an official announcement coming very soon.
We thought we’d take a look at her 2016 Bianchi Oltre before she has to send it back to the Bianchi service course. This particular XR1 was her 2016 race bike, now used for training. Her race bike was the same model, only a year newer.
The Build
Frame: 53cm 2016 Bianchi, Oltre XR1
Fork: Bianchi
Rear shock:
Front derailleur: 2016 Shimano Ultegra Di2
Rear derailleur: 2016 Shimano Ultegra Di2
Brake levers: Shimano Ultegra Di2
Brakes: 2016 Shimano Ultegra
Shifters: 2016 Shimano Ultegra Di2
Cassette: 2016 Shimano Ultegra
Cassette gearing: 11 speed 11-28
Bottom Bracket: 2016 Shimano Ultegra
Pedals: Shimano Ultegra
Chain: Shimano
Front Rim: Shimano (Race wheels are Dura Ace)
Front Tire: Vittoria Rubino Pro 25c
Rear Rim: Shimano (Race wheels are Dura Ace)
Rear Tire: Vittoria Rubino Pro 25c
Saddle: Women’s Selle Italia SLR
Stem: 3T 100m
Bars: 3T 42’
Seatpost: Bianchi proprietary seatpost
Computer: Garmin 510 (I’m old school!)
Computer mount: Barfly
