The bicycle is art, even... in miniature. Eddy Scquizzato - from Piombino Dese, 32 years old, a former competitive cyclist up to the amateur category, winner of a tuttoBICI Oscar in the Juniors category - has created Tadej Pogačar's Colnago Y1Rs in 1/10 scale: the bike with which the Slovenian won the World Championships in Rwanda in September 2025.

It all started with a 3D drawing, trying to reproduce the real bike as accurately as possible, since the model will be 3D printed in resin. "Subsequently, I divided the model into pieces, 40 to be precise - says Eddy Scquizzato - a necessary step for three reasons: printing, coloring, and assembly. The components must be printed with the best possible quality and detail, so they can be colored and assembled correctly".

He then removed the pieces from the print supports using specific modeling cutters and pliers: "I cleaned them with degreaser and then sanded them until smooth to prepare them for coloring".

One of the most complex parts of the entire model is the wheel construction: despite being in scale, they are made like a real wheel. Eddy Scquizzato used micro-tips to drill holes in the hubs and rim for the spokes. In the hub (both front and rear), there are 24 holes of 0.3 mm, while the rims have 0.4 mm holes. The spokes are 0.2 mm steel wire.

The colors used are acrylic-based, specific for modeling, applied with an airbrush. Each individual step requires attention and detail care, reference photos are very helpful at this stage: it is necessary to carefully observe the real colors, shades, and glossy or matte finish of the piece.

Once all pieces were colored, decals were applied and then a protective transparent varnish. The decals were developed and printed specifically for this model. The model measures approximately 162 millimeters in length and 100 millimeters in height. It is composed of 40 resin pieces, colored and assembled by hand: each model requires about 60 hours of work, necessary to make it a high-quality product as faithful to the original as possible. "I would like to start creating bikes of great champions from the present and past out of passion" concludes the Padua-based builder.

Modeling has always been Eddy's passion, first piloting radio-controlled planes and then, after the pandemic period, creating static models in various scales. Scquizzato has always had great manual skills, which helps him both at work and in this wonderful hobby. "I have always thought it would be nice to combine the two passions: bikes and modeling. The bicycle is history, and history should be passed down, and creating a model is the way to represent that history".