Peter Sagan’s new Race Day LTD 2022 S-Works Tarmac SL7 frameset reflects more than his powerful character and the things that inspire him, it represents a new chapter in his storied career.
“With class and a bit of edge, Sagan continues to bring a new perspective to the world of racing, the same way the muscle car forever changed the automotive industry. Through a delicate balance of sophistication, personality, and a little bit of attitude, we created a frame that captures the essence of the classic muscle car era. Most importantly, we capture the spirit of Peter Sagan." - Kayla Clarot, Lead Concept Designer
Only 119 of these individually numbered LTD framesets will ever be produced—one frame for each of Peter’s professional victories. Included with each frame will be a signed image of Peter on his Race Day LTD Tarmac SL7 by award-winning cycling photographer James Startt. Which victory will you get?
On the 2022 S-Works Tarmac SL7 Frameset - Sagan Race Day LTD, you’ll never be forced to choose between aerodynamics and weight, between ride quality and speed. Climb on the lightest bike the UCI allows, then descend on the fastest. We’ve utilized our most advanced technologies, from our FreeFoil Shape Library to an all-new Rider-First Engineered™ frame, to deliver a race bike that is truly without compromise. The days of making sacrifices between “aero” and “lightweight” bikes are over—the all-new Tarmac is the fastest race bike ever. One bike to rule them all.
The 2022 S-Works Tarmac SL7 Sagan Race Day LTD frameset is the perfect canvas to begin your dream build. Build your totally-custom dream bike, and be ready to ride fast.
Building on the learnings from the Venge, the new Tarmac utilizes simple integration to create a clean, fast cockpit that’s easy to live with. We’ve improved the routing for any configuration — mechanical shifting, traditional stems, round bars, etc. — all while keeping its aerodynamic attributes. These same traits also make the new Tarmac easy to work on and easy to travel with. It’s a win-win.
Continuing our quest to develop the perfect race bike, we used our Rider-First Engineered™ philosophy to ensure that the new Tarmac is the most balanced, best handling Tarmac yet—no matter the size. With an army of the world’s best test riders from our World Tour Teams — TotalEnergies, SD-Worx, Quick-Step - Alpha Vinyl, and Bora-hansgrohe — we made changes to the Tarmac based on their thousands of kilometers on the road. We balanced the ride quality between the front and rear end, so even the longest days in the saddle continue to be comfortable—all without giving up anything to the Tarmac’s legendary handling and race-winning snappiness.
While aerodynamics were paramount to the Tarmac’s development, and to the development of all of our race bikes, weight was the co-pilot on this optimal race bike journey. Previously “aero bikes” always compromised in the weight department—the more drag you reduced, the more weight you gained. With the new Tarmac, our design philosophy was to keep it at, or below, the UCI weight limit out of the box, with no sacrifices to aerodynamics. And with the help of the FreeFoil Shape Library, tools like isotopic FEA analysis, and some engineering wizardry by the best engineers in the industry, we delivered a frame that weighs a mere 800 grams, without giving up a gram of aero, stiffness or ride quality.
“Aero is everything”—we’ve been preaching it for years and it’s still the driving force for the new Tarmac. In our quest for tube shapes that deliver the fastest frame that the UCI rules allow, we took a page out of the Venge development book and utilized our FreeFoil Shape Library. Armed with a library of optimized shapes, we turned to the Win Tunnel to plug these shapes into a modular test bike, for more testing and validation. The result? A new Tarmac that’s the fastest we’ve tested—45 seconds faster over 40km than the Tarmac SL6 (built with Aerofly II handlebars, sold separately). No compromises, just pure speed.
