Spotted: New Shimano Dura-Ace R9300 groupset breaks cover at La Vuelta a España
Shimano's new Dura-Ace R9300 groupset has been spotted on professional bikes at the Vuelta a España. The updated components feature a 13-speed drivetrain, marking a significant evolution for the brand's top-tier road cycling equipment.
Why it matters
As the industry standard for professional road cycling, Shimano's move to 13-speed technology signals a major shift in competitive cycling hardware.
It's 13-speed, and it has a new shifter button, but it hasn't switched to fully wireless
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(Image credit: Cyclingnews) Copy link Facebook X Pinterest Email Share this article 2 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A brand new Dura-Ace groupset has been spotted today on the bikes of Alpecin-Premier Tech, sitting near the team bus as riders got underway at stage 1 of the Vuelta a Espa a.
'When is new Dura-Ace arriving?' has been the question on tech fans' lips for many months now. We saw prototype Dura-Ace pedals back at Paris Roubaix in the spring, and the latest Dura-Ace R9370 wheels launched at the end of last month.
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