Jaguar shares it competence with cycle maker.

The jaguar has strengthened its partnership with Team Sky, one of the world’s leading professional road cycling teams. The Tata Motors owned company has helped Pinarello, the highly regarded Italian bike manufacturer, to develop the team’s latest race bike.

The luxury car maker has used its advanced aerodynamic knowledge and facilities to help in the creation of the new Pinarello Dogma F8 bicycle. This cycle will be raced by Team Sky during the remainder of the 2014 season.

This is the first time Jaguar’s comprehensive technical capability has been used by the team. It also marks the beginning of a new collaborative relationship between Jaguar and Team Sky. It also includes its family of partners and suppliers, including the legendary frame manufacturer Pinarello.  The British car company is now an official ‘innovation partner’ with Team Sky.

Mark Cameron, Global Brand Experience Director for Jaguar Land Rover  noted that Jaguar has supplied support vehicles to Team Sky since its first season in 2010. He said the two shared a partnership based on shared values of performance, innovation and technology. “We are delighted to develop the relationship, and become an innovation partner. This should be the first of many opportunities to support Team Sky technology in the future,” he added.

Sir Dave Brailsford, Team Principal of Team Sky, fresh from overseeing Sir Bradley Wiggins’ victory in the Tour of California, says access to Jaguar Land Rover’s technical resources would help Team Sky to be even more competitive in future.

The jaguar’s role was to help give Pinarello’s top-end bicycle frame even better aerodynamic performance. Jaguar’s engineers developed the frame to improve the aerodynamics of the tube profiles, and reduced the drag of components mounted to the frame.

Source: Jaguar.