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Campagnolo Bora Ultra WTO 45 wheels

£3,300, chickencyclekit.co.uk

The build quality of Campagnolo’s wheels has long been beyond reproach but, much like fellow groupset maker Shimano, the brand has often lagged behind specialist competitors when it comes to the cutting edge of wheel tech.

Campagnolo’s latest wheel launch brings its entire Bora line up to date. In all there are six new Bora wheelsets, which all get a bump in internal rim width from 19mm to 23mm. Campagnolo says this profile pairs best with 28mm tyres, creating a smoother rim-tyre transition that helps make these latest Boras 13% more aerodynamic than their forebears. Yet despite the wider shape, a revised carbon layup means each wheelset is around 100g lighter than the

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