The team started using the set-up as early as 2019, when Mads Pedersen went 1x at Omloop het Nieuwsblad. Read more: Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič go 1x at Vuelta a España Except, that’s a little unfair on Lidl-Trek who have also been using it throughout the season alongside their all-conquering rivals - the American brand doesn’t boast the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España champions, making it a little harder to catch the 1x headlines. First used by Aqua Blue Sport in 2018, it went under a slight sabbatical, until Jumbo-Visma brought it back into the mainstream in 2023. It’s one of the latest examples of a bike brand playing around with radical tube shapes to increase the aerodynamic performance of a bike. Not to mention provides extra flex for a comfort boost. Ticking off the double-whammy of cycling marketing jargon, it also reduces weight. Of course, the radical design has an aerodynamic goal, changing airflow by channelling it into a lower-pressure area at the rear of the bike. IsoFlow technology gives the Madone a unique look It essentially is, leaving the seatpost hovering above, defying gravity. Released in 2022, it introduced IsoFlow technology which, to those unfamiliar with bike tech (and even those who are), looks like a hole at the top of the seat tube. There have been plenty of variations over its 20-year history, but none garnered as much attention as the latest iteration. Read more: Specialized releases Tarmac SL8 It’s the American brand’s pure aero bike, sitting alongside the climbing-focussed Emonda, with Trek continuing to favour dedicated bikes instead of the one-bike solution followed by other brands like Specialized. The Madone has been around for a while now, first launched in 2003. Trek goes all-out aero with IsoFlow technology The results of these trends were on full display on Mollema’s Trek Madone at the 2023 Vuelta a España a bike with unique aerodynamic tube designs and a now on-trend 1x set-up. Technology has always been a key part of the performance equation but that’s accelerated over the last 10 years, leading to ever-changing bike designs and new tech trends as teams hunt for any marginal gains. A lot has changed in cycling since Bauke Mollema ( Lidl-Trek) first made the jump up to WorldTour level in 2009 with Rabobank, especially in the world of tech.

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