After flirting with collectors in late 2025, Cinelli is bringing one of cycling’s most recognisable frames back to the masses, to the delight of those who hold the central belief that steel is real.
The Italian brand has reintroduced its Supercorsa steel racing frameset as a 2026 production model, maintaining 100% Italian manufacture and expanding sizing to 17 options across eight colours, the company announced on Thursday.
The frameset, which Cinelli describes as "the most iconic Italian racing frame of all time," retains traditional specifications, including a 1-inch threaded fork, rim brake compatibility, an ITA 70mm bottom bracket shell and downtube shifter bosses. The frame uses double-butted Columbus SL tubing with the brand's sloping fork crown and fast-back seatstays.
"The Supercorsa is Cinelli's soul," said Victor Luis, Chairman of Cinelli. "For over 70 years, it has embodied the timeless pursuit of performance through craft. This latest iteration stays true to its legacy and continues to pay homage to Italian steel tradition as an object of desire for riders and collectors alike."
The production model follows a limited collector release in late 2025, when Cinelli produced just 12 pink frames as a tribute to founder Cino Cinelli's 12 professional race victories. The 2026 version marks the frame's return to wider availability.
Each frame continues to be handmade in Milan by Cinelli's craftsmen using Columbus tubing, ensuring what the company calls "the shortest and most local supply chain in the industry." Sizing runs from 48cm to 64cm in 1cm increments, with frame weight listed at 1,830g for a medium and fork weight at 670g uncut.
Technical spec
The 2026 Supercorsa maintains the geometry established in the 1960s, featuring a race-oriented fit with the sloping fork crown that shortens blade length for increased lateral stiffness. The fast-back seatstay design routes the stays directly into the seat lug, a configuration Cinelli developed to increase rear-end rigidity.
Tyre clearance is listed at 700x25mm – some way off the accepted norms for gravel and all-road riding, but a breath of fresh air for traditionalists. Internal rear brake routing runs the cable inside the frame without compromising the steel's structural integrity.
The eight available colours include Rosso Ferrari, Bianco Perla, Azzurro Laser, Titanium Grey, Verde Jaguar, Black Tie, Blu China and Giallo Curry.
The Supercorsa was first developed in 1951 by Cino Cinelli and framebuilder Luigi Valsassina, initially for the Italian champion Fausto Coppi. Cino Cinelli's stated design goal was "the perfect functional harmony between the three main parts of the frame: the fork, the main triangle and the rear stays."
Cinelli has been under the ownership of Asobi Ventures since 2021, when Victor Luis acquired a majority stake in Gruppo Srl, the parent company of Cinelli and Columbus. At the time of the acquisition, former owner Antonio Colombo said he recognised in Luis "the perfect understanding of my vision."
The Supercorsa uses a traditional caliper-brake chassis rather than the disc-brake, aero-focused designs currently used in the WorldTour. Cinelli promotes the model on the basis of its steel ride characteristics and the continuity of a long-running frame line.
