You could own a bit of cycling history, if you have thousands to spare. The bike Tadej Pogačar rode from the Mont Ventoux stage of the Tour de France onwards this season is up for auction at Sotheby's , with the bidding currently at $15,000.

The stripped-back Colnago Y1Rs, in black with rainbow jersey accents, made its debut on stage 16 of the Tour this year, and went on to be used by the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider throughout the rest of his historic season. Pogačar won the Tour de France , his fourth, before going on to defend his title at the World Championships in Kigali , Rwanda, winning the road race at the European Championships , and then being victorious at a record fifth consecutive Il Lombardia .

A similar bike had been used on stage 13's mountain time trial

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