2021 TARMAC PRO SL7 - SRAM FORCE ETAP AXS 1X

We designed the new Tarmac to have the perfect blend of aerodynamics, light weight, and

ride quality to deliver the ride of your life. From using our FreeFoil Shape Library to find the

best tube shapes, to developing our next generation of Rider-First Engineered™ design,

the new Tarmac is the culmination of our ever-longing pursuit of speed. It's a pure-bred

race machine with no compromises. One bike to rule them all. The all-new Tarmac Pro

delivers the perfect blend of performance and value. A full SRAM Force eTap AXS 1x

groupset aides in aero performance, will deliver gearing that provides plenty of range for

most rides—a 46t chainring with a 10-36 cassette - and a bonus, a power meter! Add in

Roval's new Rapide CL, with their exceptional stability and aerodynamic prowess, and the

Tarmac Pro with SRAM eTap is perfect for crit racing, smashing the group ride, or piloting

you to that next PR.

• “Aero is everything”—we’ve been preaching it for years and it’s still the driving force

for the new Tarmac. In our quest for tube shapes that deliver the fastest frame that the

UCI rules allow, we took a page out of the Venge development book and utilized our

FreeFoil Shape Library. Armed with a library of optimized shapes, we turned to the

Win Tunnel to plug these shapes into a modular test bike, for more testing and

validation. The result? A new Tarmac that’s the fastest we’ve tested. No

compromises, just pure speed.

• While aerodynamics were paramount to the Tarmac’s development, and to the

development of all of our race bikes, weight was the co-pilot on this optimal race bike

journey. Previously “aero bikes” always compromised in the weight department—the

more drag you reduced, the more weight you gained. With the new Tarmac, our

design philosophy was to keep it at, or below, the UCI weight limit out of the box, with

no sacrifices to aerodynamics. And with the help of the FreeFoil Shape Library, tools

like isotopic FEA analysis, and some engineering wizardry by the best engineers in

the industry, we delivered.

• Continuing our quest to develop the perfect race bike, we used our Rider-First

Engineered™ philosophy to ensure that the new Tarmac is the most balanced, best

handling Tarmac yet—no matter the size. With an army of the world’s best test riders

from our three World Tour Teams — Boels-Dolmans, Deceuninck-Quick-Step, and

Bora-hansgrohe — we made changes to the Tarmac based on their thousands of

kilometers on the road. We balanced the ride quality between the front and rear end,

so even the longest days in the saddle continue to be comfortable—all without giving

up anything to the Tarmac’s legendary handling and race-winning snappiness.

• Building on the learnings from the Venge, the new Tarmac utilizes simple integration

to create a clean, fast cockpit that’s easy to live with. We’ve improved the routing for

any configuration — mechanical shifting, traditional stems, round bars, etc. — all while

keeping its aerodynamic attributes. These same traits also make the new Tarmac

easy to work on and easy to travel with. It’s a win-win.