The fastest bike for Ven-Top
- 20.9 km with the 0.2 km lead-in
- 1535 m of climbing
- 74.0 m/km climb ratio
- 1 named climb
- All tarmacSurface
Fastest eligible setup · Standard (Road) · verified data only · Halo bikes hidden
with Princeton Alta 3532 wheels
1:41:01
12.4 km/h averageestimated for 1 lap with the lead-in
- Data
- Frame and wheels bot-tested
- Upgrades
- Ranked at upgrade stage 5, assumed for bikes you don't own
What's the fastest bike for Ven-Top?
ZwiftBikes predicts the Specialized Aethos S-Works with Princeton Alta 3532 is the best bike and wheels for Ven-Top in France: the fastest road setup for a 75 kg rider at 225 W, finishing in 1:41:01 (~12.4 km/h). The Bridgestone Anchor RS9s with Princeton Alta 3532 is 28 s behind.
75 kg / 175 cm / 225 W / solo; 1 lap, including any lead-in once. Standard (Road); verified only; unowned Halo bikes excluded.
Every setup, ranked
Gap to the fastest. Open a row for its wheels, upgrades and the numbers behind it.
| # | Frame and wheels | Time | Gap | Gap axis | Aero / climb | Style | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:01 | fastest | 74 / 96 | climbing | ||
| 2 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:29 | +27.63 s | 42 / 86 | all-round | ||
| 3 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:30 | +28.67 s | 42 / 86 | climbing | ||
| 4 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:38 | +36.06 s | 93 / 83 | all-round | ||
| 5 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:38 | +36.09 s | 95 / 83 | all-round | ||
| 6 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:40 | +38.13 s | 94 / 82 | climbing | ||
| 7 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:42 | +40.14 s | 42 / 82 | climbing | ||
| 8 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:44 | +42.74 s | 93 / 81 | climbing | ||
| 9 | Princeton Alta 3532 | 1:41:51 | +49.70 s | 92 / 78 | all-round |
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Why this bike wins here
Ven-Top is mountainous, with 74.0 m of climbing per kilometre, the kind of course where low weight usually counts for far more than aerodynamics. The Specialized Aethos S-Works is a climbing frame, the kind of frame that terrain favours.
What the terrain rewards, from its climbing alone: aerodynamics against low weight
Aerodynamics 0%Weight on climbs 100%
- Drag area against the stock bike
- −0.0217 m²
- Mass against the stock bike
- −2.87 kg
- Rolling resistance change
- −0.0003
- Time lost to rough surfaces
- none
- Physics model
- Dynamic, measured geometry
The course
1 lap; kilometre positions include the lead-in, ridden once.
- Fastest bike for Ventoux KOM
Climb · km 2.0 to 20.9
19.1 km · 8.0% 1524 m
Mapped surfaces; the shares describe one lap.
| Surface | Share | Distance | Extra watts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarmac | 100.0% | 20.7 km | - |
Extra watts are what the fastest setup needs to hold its pace on each surface rather than on tarmac, averaged over the ride - they appear once a ranked setup and mapped surface positions are there to simulate .
Specialized Aethos S-Works / Princeton Alta 3532 · 225 W · Solo · the whole ride. The line is this setup's simulated pace at every grade and surface change, over a faint elevation backdrop; the strip beneath marks the surface behind each dip.
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