The latest-and-greatest usually gets the designation, so long as it's race-worthy. It’s what their sponsored racers typically use. S-Works started in 1992, it is the name for Specialized’s top-of-the-line bikes and gear. This also means their stuff is good, very good. There’s an insatiable desire to compete no matter the genre. Specialized slays to be at the leading edge in bikes, helmets, gear, and soft goods. They were at the front of Red Hook Crits, and are at the forefront of gravel racing.
Christopher Blevins won the first Short Track XC Worlds on an Epic hardtail. Won the Ironman World Championship in 2007 under Chris McCormack. They won their first road worlds in 2002 under Mari Cipollini.
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Specialized expanded into European professional racing in 2000 with the Festina team, winning the 2001 Vuelta. They sponsored the first professional mountain bike team, Team Stumpjumper, and the first mountain bike world champ, Ned Overend. Racing is in Specialized’s blood and it is very evident through their history. Specialized grew along with the MTB explosion, and it foretold Specialized’s methods great design, great looks, catchy names, and an emphasis on racing. The Stumpjumper was the first mass-produced MTB frame and a surprise smash success. In 1981, the company debuted the Specialized Sequoia touring frame, Allez road racing frame, and Stumpjumper mountain bike frame. Shortly after, he started an import business and over the next several years, Mike added domestically-designed and overseas-produced clincher tires and American-made water bottles. The big S began when Mike Sinyard cut his 1974 bike tour of Europe short to spend the rest of his budget on Cinelli components.
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