The BMC of Ronnie Schildknecht

Ronnie Schildknecht is the only Swiss Pro on the Uplace-BMC squad that is currently training out of the Sands Beach Resort in Lanzarote and we looked closer at his BMC TM01 race bike.

The 6 foot 1 inch tall Ronnie Schildknecht races on a medium long BMC TM01 frame.

Most of the Uplace-BMC Triathlon team members race on C50 wheels up front. The tire here is a 25mm Continental Competition Pro Ltd.

The Pro Missile cockpit of Ronnie Schildknecht sits fairly high up on his setup.

Up close with the front end of the BMC TM01 of Ronnie Schildknecht.

The Shimano Junction A box sits atop the stem and with the steep pitch it is actually out of sight for the wind.

Ronnie Schildknecht had custom plates made so he can gets his pads further apart.

At the extensions Ronnie is a one button shifting man.

The hidden brakes on the BMC TM01 are very stealthy.

The Uplace-BMC team uses Tacx cages on their bikes.

The Fizik Arione saddle with Kium rails matches the color scheme of the bike nicely.

Ronnie Schildknecht has his saddle pushed well forward.

A closer look at the rear triangle of this Swiss BMC TM01 race bike.

Schildknecht races on 172.5mm cranks with 53-39 chain rings and Shimano Dura-Ace pedals.

Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shifting completes this bike.

Ronnie Schildknecht has a Shimano C75 wheel on the back of his BMC TM01.

Here are those 25mm Continental Competition Pro Ltd we mentioned earlier.

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