Scope Out Simon Yates’s Stage-Winning Scott Addict RC
After hammering through the Pyrenees and putting nearly 90 seconds on the chase group, Mitchelton—Scott rider Simon Yates won Stage 12 of the 2019 Tour de France in an explosive sprint past breakaway compatriots Pello Bilbao (Astana) and Gregor Mühlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe). He did so on a Scott Addict RC, a brand new race bike built for the Mitchelton—Scott team.
The previous Addict was a few years old and looking dated as the road bike world turns aero, so the new Addict RC, released just in time for the 2019 Tour de France, features loads of new aero details. Although there are exposed cables on the bike you’ll see on Scott’s website, the team version uses a fully integrated cockpit with an aero bar/stem and a D-shaped seat post.
The new addict is also disc-only; 160mm front and rear rotors provide dependable stopping power. The bottom bracket is oversized for lateral stiffness and the dropped stays also signal a timely revision; dropped stays tend to provide an aero benefit, more compliance, or both. The Mitchelton-Scott team runs Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 drivetrains and Dura-Ace carbon fiber wheels. By contrast, the commercially available Addict RC Disc Premium has DT Swiss wheels, a non-integrated cockpit, and a few other discrepancies from the race bike, but weighs a (barely) Grand Tour-legal 15.1 pounds.
Yates’s twin brother is teammate and GC contender Adam Yates, so we might see another Yates on the podium this year. To get kitted in the rest of Mitchelton—Scott’s tech, check out Simon Yates’s Stage 12 gear.
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