The most successful model of the historic bicycle brand Colnago is certainly the Master. Introduced in 1983, the Master has been a protagonist in cycling races for years and led to the victory of the greatest champions such as Giuseppe Saronni, Erik Breukink, Eric Vanderaerden, Maurizio Fondriest, Pavel Tonkov, Johan Museeuw, etc.
The main feature of the Colnago Master was the specific frame, built with Gilco Design's famous hexagonal Columbus tubes, which made the bike lighter and more resistant.
The model shown here is part of the Andre Haak collection and is a Colnago Master Più of the former Belgian cyclist Edwig “Eddy Bosberg” Van Hooydonck when he rode for the Dutch team Buckler - Colnago - Decca from Jan Raas in 1991.
In that year Edwig won his second Ronde Van Vlaanderen, his second Brabantse Pijl, the Grand Prix La Marseillaise, GP Libération and Schaal Sels.
This bike has come back to life thanks to an original frame by Van Hooydonck that the owner was able to buy from an ex-mechanic from the Buckler team.
It is clear from the size of the frame that this bike belonged to Edwig Van Hooydonck, which was 1.90 m long. At that time, all bicycles were custom-made for the riders.
The bike already has the Precisa front fork, introduced by Colnago in 1989 and has been reassembled with all original components, namely the beautiful Suntour Superbe Pro group.
At that time, this brand was able to compete with Shimano and Campagnolo and there was still no question of Sram.
Photos courtesy of Vintage Luxury Bicycles
