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Tour de France bikes ranked: cheapest to most expensive

Which team has the most expensive bike in the Tour de France peloton?

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The Tour de France isn’t only cycling’s biggest race, it’s also one of the largest sporting events in the world, attracting the best riders who battle it out for the famous yellow jersey.

Competing at the race requires incredible talent, but riders also rely on the best bikes and most cutting-edge technology currently available. Naturally these bikes come with hefty price tags - ones that can’t be easily justified to any sceptical spouses - but just how much would a Tour de France bike set you back?

Alex and Ollie decided to rank every team’s bike from cheapest to the most expensive. They’ve only picked the drop-bar bikes that teams will use for the majority of stages and provided estimates of the costs.

These will vary to what’s commercially available as teams often use customised set-ups, but we can let them off if their estimates are slightly off.

22: Uno-X | Dare VSRu | £5600 / $7115

Debutants Uno-X boast the cheapest bike in the Tour de France peloton, the Dare VSRu with Shimano ’s Dura-Ace Di2 groupset.

Like the team, it’s a new brand to the Tour de France and probably one many may not have heard of, but the Taiwanese company has made inroads in the industry in recent years.

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Both Uno-X and Dare are making their Tour de France debuts.

21: Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | Cube Litening | £6543 / $8315

There’s a big jump from Uno-X to Intermarché-Circus-Wanty who ride Cube Litening bikes.

The team has an option of the Litening Aero or the lighter Litening Air. It combines these with Newmen wheels and Shimano components, plus fancy CeramicSpeed pulley wheels.

=19: Groupama-FDJ | Lapierre Xelius SL | £8000 / $10,150

We’re only three bikes in and we’ve already reached five figures in American dollars.

French team Groupama-FDJ has been partnered with Lapierre since 2002 and this season it's been riding the Xelius SL. That’s a long partnership in the world of cycling but the team has been using Shimano components for even longer, over 25 years. It’s the same again at the Tour de France with Shimano’s Dura-Ace groupset and wheels used across the bikes.

=19: Bahrain Victorious | Merida Reacto/Scultura Team | £8000 / $10,150

Next up is Bahrain Victorious who ride Merida Reacto and Scultura bikes along with Shimano components and Vision wheels.

Bahrain Victorious is a fairly new outfit, founded in 2017, and it's been partnered with Merida since its inception.

18: dsm-Firmenich | Scott Foil RC | £9199 / $11,750

dsm-Firmenich just breaches the £9000 barrier with its Scott Foil RC. Like many teams on this list, it uses Shimano components and wheels.

The French outfit first started riding Scott bikes in 2021 and since then its taken six Grand Tour stage wins, but none at the Tour de France. Will that change in 2023?

17: Alpecin-Deceuninck | Canyon Aeroad CFR | £9799 / $12,450

At the time of writing (on the first rest day), Alpecin-Deceuninck has been the most successful team at this year’s race, bagging a hat-trick of stage wins through sprinter Jasper Philipsen . Those victories came atop the Canyon Aeroad CFR which, once again, is specced with Shimano components and wheels.

Philipsen and his Canyon bike have taken three stage wins (at the time of writing).

16: Movistar | Canyon Aeroad | £9999 / $12,750

Movistar similarly uses Canyon bikes but unlike Alpecin-Deceuninck, its are paired with SRAM ’s RED eTap AXS groupset and Zipp wheels. That brings up the cost slightly, falling £1 short of the £10,000 mark.

15: Israel-Premier Tech | Factor Ostro VAM | £10,500 / $13,350

We’re not even halfway through but the £10,000 barrier has already been breached courtesy of Israel-Premier Tech ’s Factor Ostro VAM.

Alongside the aero Ostro VAM, the team also rides the O2 VAM which was only recently released - and Factor says that it’s “the world’s fastest climbing bike”.

Factor says the new O2 VAM is "the world's fastest climbing bike".

14: Cofidis | Look 795 Blade RS | £10,600 / $13,500

It’s been a big Tour de France so far for French team Cofidis which picked up its first stage win at the race since 2008 after Victor Lafay triumphed on stage 2.

That victory came atop a Look bike who only partnered with Cofidis at the beginning of 2023, and it’s already proving to be a looky partnership.

Lafay ended Cofidis' long 15-year drought without a Tour de France win.

13: Lotto Dstny | Ridley Noah Fast/Helium | £10,700 / $13,650

Lotto Dstny is one of the oldest teams in the pro peloton, dating back to 1985. It's endured a difficult couple of years and was relegated from the UCI WorldTour at the end of 2022. As a result, it had to rely on an invite from the organisers but it received one and it's at the race riding Ridley bikes.

12: Arkéa-Samsic | Bianchi Oltre | £11,928 / $15,150

Arkéa-Samsic just misses out on the top 10 with its Bianchi Oltre.

Shimano is proving to be a popular option in this list so far and it's back again here too, with Arkéa-Samsic’s bikes specced with Shimano components and wheels.

11: Team Jayco AlUla | Giant Propel | £11,999 / $15,250

The eleventh most expensive bike falls agonisingly close to the £12,000 mark, clocking in at £11,999. That’s for Jayco AlUla ’s Giant Propels which are fitted with - you guessed it - Shimano groupsets plus CADEX wheels and tyres.

10: Ineos-Grenadiers | Pinarello Dogma F | £12,400 / $15,750

When we’ve previously compared the cost of pro bikes, Ineos Grenadiers ’ Pinarellos have always ranked much higher. This time the Pinarello Dogma F is only tenth on the list, although it still costs an eye-watering £12,400/$15,750.

Ineos Grenadiers has won seven Tours de France since partnering with Pinarello in 2010.

9: Astana Qazaqstan | Wilier 0 SLR | £12,480 / $15,860

Next up is Astana Qazaqstan which is unique from everyone on the list so far as it has two wheel sponsors, Corima and HED. These are used on the Wilier 0 SLR which, in Ollie’s opinion, has one of the coolest paint jobs at this year’s race.

=7: EF Education-EasyPost | Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 /SystemSix | £12,500 / $15,885

EF Education-EasyPost has ridden Cannondale bikes since 2015 and that will continue for the foreseeable future after it agreed a new sponsorship deal on the first rest day of the Tour de France - although it strangely doesn’t have an end date.

The team currently has a choice of either Cannondale’s SuperSix EVO LAB71 or its aero offering, the SystemSix.

=7: Jumbo-Visma | Cervélo S5 | £12,500 / $15,885

Defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard and his Jumbo-Visma teammates ride Cervélo bikes, including the aero S5.

Simon Richardson managed to get his hands on Vingegaard’s bike ahead of the race and there were some interesting features.

=4: BORA-hansgrohe , TotalEnergies and Soudal Quick-Step | Specialized S-Works Tarmac | £13,000 / $16,520

The £13,000 barrier is breached by three teams who all use Specialized bikes along with Shimano groupsets.

They’re all also finished with Specialized finishing kit and componentry meaning that they all clock in at the same price of £13,000.

3: AG2R Citroën | BMC Teammachine | £13,800 / $17,540

AG2R Citroën claims the bottom spot on the podium with their BMC Teammachine. It's one of the rare teams on the list that also uses Campagnolo groupsets.

Alongside the Teammachine, the team’s riders are also using an unreleased prototype BMC . Not much is known about it but we managed to get our hands on Ben O’Connor ’s bike during the opening weekend of the race.

2: UAE Team Emirates | Colnago V4Rs | £14,000 / $17,800

Tadej Pogačar is hoping to reclaim the Tour de France title he lost in 2022 and he’s doing it atop a Colnago V4Rs. There are lots of cool features and components on the UAE Team Emirates bikes and Pogačar’s specifically is heavily customised.

1: Lidl-Trek | Trek Madone SLR 7 Gen 7 | £14,500 / $18,450

The most expensive bike at the 2023 Tour de France, according to our calculations, is Lidl-Trek ’s Trek Madone SLR 7 Gen 7.

The bike caught plenty of attention when it was released last year thanks to its unique seat tube which contains a hole at the top.

Other notable features include custom paint jobs with each rider getting to create their own design as a part of Trek’s Project One. The results are seriously cool as we found out when we encountered Mads Pedersen ’s bike.

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Tour de France winning bikes: Pinarello is the top dog

We look back at the last 15 bikes to be ridden to victory and Italian brands dominate

Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo-Visma pictured in action during stage 21, the final stage of the Tour de France on his custom yellow Cervelo

It goes without saying that the Tour de France is the biggest race in cycling, which means it's the perfect proving ground for brands to test their range-topping superbikes, with many companies timing new releases with the Tour each year.

The bike brands are fighting nearly as hard for the top step of the podium as the riders and teams themselves - so which brands have come out on top over the years?

Well, the last decade has been an almost totally Italian affair. Eight of the last ten editions have been shared between Pinarello (Team Ineos) and Colnago (UAE Emirates), with the only upsets coming from Specialized (Astana in 2014) and Cervélo (Jumbo-Visma in 2022).

Looking back a little further and 2011 saw the first ever Australian victor of the Tour de France in Cadel Evans (Team BMC), who rode a BMC Team Machine. Before that Specialized also secured a bike win in 2010 with Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank).

Schleck was awarded the title after though only after Alberto Contador's disqualification. That didn't actually change the winning bike brand as Contador's Team Astana were also on Specialized.

El Pistolero did win the year before, though, but in 2009 he was on board a Trek Madone. The year before that, and rather neatly topping and tailing our ever-so-slightly arbitrary 15 year timeline, Carlos Sastre won the 2008 race on a Cervélo!

Here's a look at the machines that took their riders to victory from 2008 to 2022 - but first, a few commonly asked questions...

What kind of bikes do Tour de France riders use?

The vast majority of stages are road stages, requiring road bikes. In 2022, there are two time trial stages (stage one and stage 20), where riders will be aboard time trial bikes. But you wanted more detail than that, right?! Most brands supply teams with two road models: a lightweight climbing bike, and an aero bike - the latter being more suited to fast, flat stages. Exceptions include Pinarello, where the Italian marquee says its Dogma F can do both.

How much do Tour de France bikes cost?

The Pinarello Dogma is perhaps the best example to give. Relaunched in August 2021 as the ' Pinarello Dogma F ', the top-end SRAM Red eTap model will set you back £12,000 / $14,500.

Can you buy a Tour de France bike?

WorldTour bikes ridden by the pros are commercially available. Brands across the board will tell you that the bike you can buy in the shops is exactly the same as that ridden by the pros. However, some skepticism surrounds this assertion. If pro bikes are treated with a slightly different carbon layup and geometry, as is often suggested, the changes will be minimal and likely take into account the lesser requirement of longevity and greater strength/flexibility of professional riders.

Which bike brand has had the most Tour de France wins?

Pinarello hasn't just dominated the past decade or so - bikes bearing the Italian brand's name are the most successful in Tour de France history. The first of its 16 wins came in 1988 with Pedro Delgado and Team Reynolds, with further successes coming with Miguel Induráin, Bjarne Riis and Jan Ulrich and then Team Sky/Ineos Grenadiers. The next most successful brand is Peugeot. Now better know for cars, the French brand first won in 1905, with its last victory in 1977. Trek can only claim two official Tour de France wins, with Alberto Contador in 2007 and 2009. The US brand would be equal with Gitane on nine wins but, of course, Lance Armstrong's seven 'wins' aboard a Trek have been struck from the record books.

Tour de France bikes

2022: Jonas Vingegaard's (Jumbo-Visma) Cervélo R5 and S5

Jonas Vingegaard holding custom yellow Cervelo S5 after winning tour de france 2022

The 2022 Tour de France was a display of dominance from the squad we have seen at the forefront of racing for so long now, Jumbo-Visma. Last year, the team swept up the overall victory and KOM jersey with Jonas Vingegaard , as well as the points classification with Wout Van Aert . Six stage victories to top things off made this a pretty memorable run for the Dutch cycling team.

Vingegaard used a combination of Cervélo's S5 aero bike, and R5 climbing bike throughout the Tour, but he ultimately rolled into Paris aboard his custom-painted S5.

Both bikes were fully clad in the latest 12-speed Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 and featured matching wheels. The Dura-Ace wheelsets varied from the C35 offering for mountain days, while the C60s saw use on the flatter stages.

Interestingly too, 2022 is the first year in history to be won strictly on disc brakes . Though Tadej Pogacar did roll into Paris one year earlier on discs, he also used rim brakes in time trials and for a select few mountain stages - Jumbo-Visma on the other hand, ran exclusively disc setups during the 2022 Tour. If ever there was a sign that rim brakes are on their way to extinction, surely this is it.

2020 & 2021: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) Colnago V3Rs

Pogačar's winning machine from stage nine of 2021

Pogačar's 2020 win made him the first ever Slovenian rider to win the Tour de France, the youngest ever rider at 21-years-old, and he achieved that feat riding a Colnago V3Rs , with Colnago having never won cycling's most prestigious race before either.

Though he rode the same bike model each year, his setups differed. In 2020 he opted for a more 'traditional' feel, with a Campagnolo Super Record EPS 12-speed groupset, Bora One tubular wheels and a set of Campagnolo’s Super Record rim brakes.

In 2021, though, he used Campagnolo’s Super Record EPS groupset and Bora Ultra WTO 45 wheels with Vittoria Graphene 2.0 tubeless tyres. He switched to disc brakes too for most stages, helping his stability in the often tumultuous French weather.

For two stages he did revert to rim brakes though, one of which came during his stage five time-trial win while using his Colnago K.one time trial bike. He used the same setup that helped during 2020's decisive La Planche des Belle Filles time trial, before he ditched the TT bike in favour of a road bike .

Pogačar's 'traditional' bike without a power meter or computer on stage 19 of the 2020 Tour de France

Pogačar proceeded on a bike without a power meter or computer, riding on feel alone in one of cycling's most pure rides.

In 2021, his bike featured yellow accents as early as stage nine, when he first wore the maillot jaune, so dominant was his performance.

2019: Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) Pinarello Dogma F12

While the team may have undergone a name change and re-brand, there was no shock at the top of the Tour de France standings as Team Sky, now Team Ineos, took another title.

The 2019 Tour was a historic moment, however, as Egan Bernal became the first Colombian to ever win the yellow jersey and the youngest rider - at the time - in the modern era, at 22-years-old.

It took Pinarello another two years to bring out the Dogma F12 after the launch of the Dogma F10, on which Thomas won last year’s Tour de France. In that time, Pinarello said it had improved the aerodynamics, saving eight watts at 40kp/h, and made the frameset stiffer and lighter too.

Bernal stuck with rim brakes in 2019, twinned with Lightweight wheels for the climbing days and Shimano Dura-Ace wheels on the fast and flat days.

The Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 made up the rest of the components.

2018: Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light

Thomas won the 2018 Tour d France aboard a Pinarello F10 X-Light - which uses a slightly different carbon fibre compared to previous iterations, resulting in a weight drop of around a kilogram.

The geometry remains fixed, as does the use of an asymmetric bottom bracket, plus the wind cheating concave down tube is designed to incorporate bottles in optimal position.

The Tour's first Welsh winner opted for an integrated 40mm Talon handlebar and 130mm stem, with a Fizik Arione saddle that carries his optimum position marked in pen. The saddle height was around 78.5cm and Thomas rode with 175mm cranks - which are longer than most opt for.

The groupset is Shimano Dura-Ace, with a 53/39 crankset and 11-30 at the back, alongside a Stages power meter. The wheels fitted when we saw the bike were carbon tubular Dura-Ace hoops, wearing Continental Competition tyres and the paint job carries a speed line for every Team Sky victory.

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How much do Tour de France bikes weigh in 2023? 11 Tour bikes weighed and analysed

Lightweight-aero all-rounders dominate

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Simon von Bromley

The Tour de France is the most important race of the year, so teams and riders use the best and latest equipment.

Given that, you might think the answer to the question “How much does a Tour de France bike weigh?” would be a simple one – “Bang on the UCI minimum bike weight of 6.8kg.”

The halcyon days of sub-5kg off-the-shelf road bikes are long gone, however.

While many lay blame at the feet of things such as road disc brakes and tubeless tyres and wheels, another major culprit is aerodynamic drag – or, more specifically, efforts to counter it.

As we’ve seen with bikes such as the Specialized S-Works Aethos , it’s perfectly possible to build a disc brake road bike that weighs less than 6.8kg (at a cost, of course, but that’s no issue for Tour pros).

Caleb Ewan's prototype Ridley as spotted at the Tour de France

The problem is that bikes such as the Aethos would be slower than heavier, more aerodynamically efficient ones except on the steepest of gradients, for racing at the WorldTour level .

Though famous for its mountains, the Tour de France isn’t a simple hill climb race .

In fact, despite being one of the most mountainous Tours of recent years, the 2023 race is currently sitting on an overall average speed of more than 41kph/25mph.

The challenge for bike brands, therefore, is to build a bike that is both as aerodynamic as possible yet also light enough to hit 6.8kg in full race trim. As things stand, compromises have to be made somewhere.

So how much does a complete pro bike weigh in 2023? We got our hands on 11 Tour de France bikes and put them on the BikeRadar scales of truth.

Caveat warning

As with our 2022 Tour de France bike weights exposé, there are a couple of caveats to note first.

After seeing almost every rider aboard full-fat aero road bikes at last year’s Grand Départ in Copenhagen, Denmark, these bikes were all optimised for this year’s race start in Bilbao, Spain.

As a result, the bikes we saw were mostly using slightly lighter frames and parts where possible.

They were also all weighed ready-to-ride, with a number of ‘optional’ accessories most brands don’t include when quoting complete bike weights, such as pedals , power meters , bike computer mounts and bottle cages .

Shimano Dura-Ace pedal on Egan Bernal's Pinarello Dogma F

Secondly, practically every team in the race has been changing bike setups to suit the changing demands of each individual stage.

While for some riders and teams, this may just mean changing wheelsets and tyres, for others it can mean switching to a different bike altogether.

For example, current race leader, Jonas Vingegaard, has used at least four different bikes so far at this year’s race – a Cervélo S5 aero bike equipped with a 2x drivetrain (the bike we weighed) plus another with a 1x drivetrain , as well as a Cervélo R5 climbing bike and a Cervélo P5 time trial bike.

He’s also been changing between tubular and tubeless tyres and wheelsets to suit the various demands of each stage.

So while the bike of his which we weighed in Bilbao didn’t hit the 6.8kg mark, it’s highly likely he’s been using one which is there or thereabouts for big days in the mountains.

With that out of the way, though, let’s dive straight into things.

Richard Carapaz’s Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71 – 7.395kg

Let’s start with the Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71 of reigning Olympic road race champion, EF Education-EasyPost’s Richard Carapaz.

The SuperSix Evo LAB71 is Cannondale’s ultra-premium, all-rounder racing bike.

Cannondale says it’s the lightest SuperSix EVO ever, with a claimed weight of just 770g for a painted size 56cm frame.

Carapaz’s size 48cm frame ought to be even lighter, then.

The new SuperSix EVO is also said to be 12 watts more aerodynamically efficient at 45kph than the previous generation bike , too.

At this year’s Grand Départ, Carapaz’s bike was built up with a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset.

For the short amount of time Carapaz was in this year’s race (he unfortunately crashed out on stage one), the Ecuadorian was using 54/40t FSA chainrings and carbon cranks on a Power2Max NG Road power meter , combined with an 11-34t cassette out back.

Intriguingly, he also had sprint shifters placed just on the inside of his brake hoods, with a small hole cut out of each rubber hood for the button to protrude through.

From the looks of things, these would enable Carapaz to change gear with his thumbs while his hands are wrapped around the very tops of the shifter hoods.

Vision supplies EF Education-EasyPost with wheels and finishing kit. Carapaz selected the Metron 45 SL wheelset and Metron 5D ACR integrated handlebar.

Finishing things off, Carapaz was using 28c Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR tyres, Wahoo Speedplay Aero pedals , a Prologo Scratch M5 saddle, Elite Leggero Carbon bottle cages and a Wahoo Elemnt Roam bike computer.

All in, Carapaz’s bike weighed 7.395kg.

Simon von Bromley weighing Richard Carapaz's Cannondale SuperSix Evo Lab71

Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon Aeroad CFR – 7.945kg

The Canyon Aeroad CFR is a few years old now, although when it launched back in 2020 it was touted as something of a super-light aero road bike.

Indeed, when we reviewed a similarly top-spec Canyon Aeroad CFR Di2 that year, it weighed just 7.3kg (size medium frame, without pedals or bottle cages).

At 7.945kg, though, van der Poel’s bike was the heaviest bike we weighed at this year’s Grand Départ.

Simon von Bromley weighing Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon Aeroad CFR before the 2023 Tour de France

We’ll dig into why that might be in a bit, but it’s interesting to note that the Dutch mega-star is actually riding a recently updated version of the Aeroad (with a custom paint job too, of course).

Canyon has updated the location of the seatpost clamp, from the rear of the seat tube to the top of the top tube.

The rest of the bike was more standard, with a full Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset, Dura-Ace C50 wheels shod with 28c Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR tyres, and Dura-Ace pedals.

Van der Poel had 54/40t chainrings mounted to a Dura-Ace FC-9200-P power meter crankset, plus an 11-30t cassette out back.

A Selle Italia Flite Boost Kit Carbonio Superflow MVDP saddle (a special edition version with signature graphics), Elite Custom Race Plus bottle cages, and a cool 3D-printed mount for his Wahoo Elemnt Bolt bike computer completes the build.

As for why it weighs what it does? Well, first and foremost – it’s a proper aero bike, optimised for flat and rolling races.

But we also think the fact that van der Poel rides a size large frame, plus the addition of pedals, bottle cages and the custom paint job helps explain it (this is partly why there are so many matte black carbon bikes these days – it’s generally the lightest option).

Jonas Vingegaard’s Cervélo S5 – 7.195kg

We’ve covered this bike (and Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago V4Rs) in exhaustive detail elsewhere, but it’s still worth mentioning here too, of course.

Set up with a SRAM Red eTap AXS groupset and Reserve 34|37 tubular wheels, Vingegaard’s Cervélo S5 (the Canadian brand’s aero bike) weighed just 7.195kg.

As noted in a few other articles, this is partly explained by the use of a lightweight climbing wheelset and narrow, 24c Vittoria Corsa Pro tubular tyres.

That it’s a relatively small size 51cm frame helps too, as do the lightweight custom graphics.

In contrast to van der Poel’s bike, the Jumbo-Visma team bikes were “vinyl-wrapped” rather than painted, which apparently helped keep any added weight to a minimum.

As noted earlier, current race-leader Vingegaard has been switching between this bike and a number of others at this year's Tour. Unfortunately, though, we were only able to weigh this one.

Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago V4Rs – 7.245kg

As with Vingegaard’s Cervélo S5, we’ve covered Pogačar’s Colnago V4Rs at length in various articles and videos elsewhere over the past three weeks, but given we weighed it, we’ll include it here too.

Having accounted for all of the various bits of carbon bling on it, we thought it might sneak under 7kg.

For example, as well as a Dura-Ace groupset, Pogačar’s bike had an ENVE integrated handlebar , Carbon Ti chainrings and brake rotors, and an unbranded, ultra-light carbon seatpost.

Surprisingly, though, it was around 400g over the UCI weight limit, at 7.245kg.

According to Colnago, an unpainted size 485 (the same size Pogačar uses, with a 539mm effective top tube length) V4Rs frame weighs 798g.

As always, there’s more to consider than just frame weight, however.

The most striking thing about Pogačar’s bike was his super wide ENVE SES 4.5 wheels and Continental GP5000 TT TR time trial tyres, which we examined in our 2023 Tour de France tyre tech deep dive.

While presumably a rapid combination on favourable terrain, it likely isn’t the lightest.

Given this, it’s been no surprise to see Pogačar switching to the shallower-rimmed ENVE SES 2.3 wheelset for certain mountain stages during this year’s race.

Alexander Kristoff’s Dare VSRu – 7.735kg

A four-time stage winner at the Tour de France, Alexander Kristoff now plies his trade as the sprinter for the Uno-X Pro Cycling Team. As such, he opts for Dare’s aero road bike, the VSRu.

Though not the most extreme aero bike in the peloton, it still features a full complement of truncated aerofoil tubes, a deep aero seatpost and Dare’s fully integrated AERO1v cockpit.

The AERO1v integrated handlebar features a narrow, flared handlebar paired with flattened stem.

According to our measurements, the handlebar is 38cm-wide paired with a 120mm stem.

Despite the hilly opening stages at this year’s Tour, Kristoff had a DT Swiss ARC 1100 62 wheelset, shod with 28c Schwalbe Pro One TLE tyres. As the name suggests, the DT Swiss wheels feature 62mm-deep rims.

Kristoff’s bike features a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset, complete with the latest Dura-Ace power meter, 54/40t chainrings and an 11-34t cassette out back.

It also had a waxed chain , which helps keep drivetrain friction to a minimum.

Kristoff uses Shimano Dura-Ace pedals and a Pro Stealth Curved Team saddle .

HIs bike is finished off with Elite Leggero Carbon bottle cages, as well as a chain catcher and out-front computer mount both made by K-Edge.

Kristoff rides a size medium frame (which is roughly equivalent to a 56cm from most brands), and the complete bike weighs 7.735kg.

Simon von Bromley weighing Alexander Kristoff's Dare VSRu

Simon Clarke’s Factor O2 VAM – 6.925kg

Simon Clarke’s new Factor 02 VAM was the lightest bike we weighed at this year’s Tour and the only one to sneak under 7kg.

According to Factor, the new 02 VAM frameset weighs just 730g in a size 54cm. Crucially, though, that figure includes the integrated seat mast.

Factor in the new hyper-light Black Inc 28//34 wheelset (claimed weight 1,146g) and it’s easy to see how this bike grazes the UCI weight limit at just 6.925kg.

Despite Clarke’s Israel–Premier Tech team being sponsored by Maxxis tyres , these were shod with non-sponsor-correct Continental GP5000 S TR tyres in a size 28c (with the logos hastily covered by black marker pen).

Despite its low weight, Factor claims the new 02 VAM sees 12-watt improvement at 48kph thanks to its updated aerodynamic shaping.

Similar to Carapaz’s bike, Clarke’s Factor is built up with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset and a Power2Max NG Road power meter, paired with FSA chainrings and carbon cranks.

Clarke was also using 54/40t chainrings and an 11-34t cassette.

His Black Inc integrated cockpit was more extreme, however, with an enormous 150mm-long stem paired to a narrow 36cm-wide handlebar.

As a truly dedicated weight weenie, Clarke uses a Selle Italia SLR Boost saddle with carbon rails, plus a single Elite Leggero Carbon bottle cage.

Say what you want, but there’s no denying dehydration is lighter (we jest – no doubt Clarke drinks just as much as every other rider, he clearly just doesn’t want to carry two bottles).

Clarke uses Dura-Ace pedals and has an integrated out-front mount for his Hammerhead Karoo 2 bike computer mounted to his bars.

Alexis Renard’s Look 795 Blade RS – 7.535kg

Having not won a Tour stage for 15 years, Cofidis have turned things around in spectacular fashion this year, taking two victories from solo breakaways.

How much of that resurgence in form can be attributed to the team’s shiny new bike? Probably not much, but the new Look 795 Blade RS certainly looks built for the demands of this race.

This particular bike belongs to French all-rounder Alexis Renard , and despite its XL frame and deep-section rims it weighs an impressively svelte 7.53kg.

The 795 Blade RS features a classic mix of lightweight, truncated aerofoil tubes, balancing key attributes such as low weight, low drag and high stiffness.

Renard’s bike has a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset, with 54/40t chainrings and an 11-30t cassette.

His power meter and cranks deviate, however, with an SRM Origin PM9 power meter making a now rare appearance, along with the length-adjustable Look carbon cranks.

Corima sponsors Cofidis, and Renard’s bike had Corima WS Black DX 60 tubular wheels with narrow, 25c Michelin Power Cup tubular tyres.

It’s no surprise to see the bike is equipped with the 795 Blade RSs proprietary integrated handlebar, and Renard opts for a lengthy 140mm stem and a relatively narrow 38cm handlebar.

The bike is finished with a Selle Italia SLR Boost saddle (also with carbon rails), Elite Leggero Carbon bottle cages and Look Keo 2 Max Carbon pedals .

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Egan Bernal’s Pinarello Dogma F – 7.385kg

Back at the Tour de France for the first time since 2020, the former yellow jersey winner may not be in the fight for the overall at this year’s race, but it’s great to see him racing at the highest level again.

In 2019, Bernal rode into Paris aboard a custom-painted, rim brake-equipped, Pinarello Dogma F12 , with 11-speed gears and tubular wheels and tyres.

His 2023 Pinarello Dogma F shares a similar silhouette, but sees a number of key updates.

As well as moving to road disc brakes , the Bernal’s bike also features tubeless wheels and tyres, as well as some 3D-printed small parts to help save weight.

It has the latest 12-speed Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset, with Bernal choosing 54/40t chainrings, an 11-34t cassette and matching Dura-Ace C50 wheels.

Continental GP5000 S TR tyre on Egan Bernal's Pinarello Dogma F

Bernal opts for Continental’s GP5000 S TR tyres, with a narrower 25c tyre up front (27mm measured width) and a wider, 28c at the rear (29.8mm measured width). This is likely intended to help optimise the aerodynamic performance of the front wheel.

According to our tape measure, Bernal’s MOST Talon integrated cockpit features a 38cm wide handlebar (centre-to-centre at the brake hoods) and a 130mm stem.

Like Carapaz, Bernal’s bike also featured Di2 sprint shifters creatively attached to the shifter hoods – this time placed underneath the hood body, just behind the brake lever.

The build is finished off with a Fizik Vento Antares R1 saddle, Elite Leggero Carbon bottle cages, and a K-Edge chain catcher which doubles as a cadence sensor magnet for his Dura-Ace power meter.

All in, it weighs 7.385kg.

Ben O'Connor’s Prototype BMC – 7.345kg

Ben O'Connor's prototype BMC aero road bike

Belonging to AG2R Citroën’s Australian GC hopeful, Ben O’Connor, the as-yet-unnamed BMC aero bike has been developed in partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies (a development arm of the Red Bull Formula One team).

While BMC is yet to confirm exactly what this is, its aggressive aerodynamic design suggests it could be a replacement for the BMC Timemachine .

AG2R Citroën’s bikes mark the only appearance at this year's Tour for Campagnolo and its new Super Record Wireless groupset .

O’Connor pairs the new drivetrain components with a previous generation Super Record crankset, featuring larger 54/39t chainrings mounted to a Power2Max NG Road Campagnolo power meter.

This is likely because the new Super Record Wireless chainrings are only offered in a maximum size combination of 50/34t – which O’Connor likely feels is too small even with a 10t tooth sprocket at the rear.

Keeping things in-house, O’Connor is running Campagnolo Bora Ultra WTO 45 wheels paired with Pirelli P Zero clincher tyres and (we think) ultralight Pirelli P Zero SmarTube TPU inner tubes .

O’Connor’s 58cm frame is complemented by the aggressive integrated handlebar from the BMC Kaius gravel race bike, with a 140mm stem length and a 36cm handlebar.

The frame features one integrated bottle cage on the downtube, plus a standard Elite Leggero Carbon cage on the seat tube.

A Fizik Antares Versus Evo R1 Adaptive, 3D-printed saddle and Look Keo Blade Carbon Ceramic pedals completes the build.

Despite its large size and heavy aerodynamic optimisation, O’Connor’s prototype BMC weighed a very impressive 7.345kg, according to our scales.

Simon von Bromley weighing Ben O'Connor's prototype BMC aero road bike before the 2023 Tour de France

Caleb Ewan’s Prototype Ridley – 7.500kg

Another prototype bike, this time a new lightweight-aero all-rounder from Ridley.

This particular bike (which is also yet to be officially named or announced) belongs to Lotto-Dstny’s sprinter Caleb Ewan , who unfortunately abandoned the race on stage 13.

As with other similar bikes, it features an array of lightweight, truncated aerofoil tubes, which are likely intended to be efficient at cutting through the wind without adding too much weight.

Despite its diminutive size, though, Ewan’s bike was actually surprisingly heavy, weighing 7.5kg on our scales.

Like many others, Ewan’s bike was built up with a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset, with a matching Dura-Ace crankset paired to 54/40t chainrings and an 11-30t cassette (stop me if you’ve heard this one before).

Unusually for a rider of his stature, (Ewan is reportedly 1.67m tall) Ewan’s Deda integrated handlebar features a long 140mm stem paired to a narrow 36cm-wide handlebar.

Similar to Pogačar, Ewan also likes Di2 sprint shifters positioned on the drops of his handlebar just below the brake hoods.

Ewan opts for DT Swiss ARC 1100 50 wheels paired with Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR tyres, with a narrower 26c tyre up front (26.5mm measured width) and a 28c tyre at the rear.

He uses a white Selle Italia SLR Team Edition saddle with carbon rails, Tacx Deva bottle cages and Shimano Dura-Ace pedals.

Simon von Bromley weighing Caleb Ewan's prototype Ridley

Mark Cavendish’s Wilier Filante SLR – 7.760kg

Presented to Cavendish before the Tour by Astana Qazaqstan’s bike sponsor, Wilier, this was/is supposed to be the last Tour de France bike of the Manx Missile’s glittering career.

Though he crashed out with a fractured collarbone on stage eight, we got hands-on with Cavendish’s custom Wilier Filante SLR at the Grand Départ in Bilbao.

The FIlante SLR is WIlier’s all-round aero bike, with Cavendish’s frame getting a full custom, white and grey marble-effect paint job, paired with black and gold accents.

This custom paint even extends to his Wilier integrated handlebar, which features classic bend drops.

Like SRM power meters, these were once ubiquitous in the pro peloton but are a rare sight nowadays.

Cavendish uses a 130mm stem paired with a relatively wide (by the standards of the modern pro peloton) 40cm-wide handlebar.

It has a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset, with 54/40t chainrings paired to a Dura-Ace power meter and an 11-34t cassette.

Astana team bikes are upgraded with SLF Motion Speed oversized pulley wheel systems, to reduce drivetrain friction.

Cavendish’s bike was equipped with a single Di2 sprint shifter on the right drop, just behind the brake lever, allowing him to shift down the cassette mid-sprint.

Astana are using both Corima and HED wheels this season, with Cavendish opting for the aerodynamically-optimised HED Vanquish RC6 Pro wheelset, paired with 28c Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR tyres (27.4mm measured width).

A Prologo Zero II saddle, Look Keo 2 Max Carbon pedals, a set of Tacx Ciro bottle cages and a K-Edge out-front computer mount complete the build.

Similar to Ewan’s bike, Cavendish’s custom Wilier Filante SLR (size small) was fairly weighty at 7.76kg.

That said, this likely wouldn’t have been particularly concerning for a sprinter who was only targeting the flatter stages of this year’s race.

Simon von Bromley weighing Mark Cavendish's Wilier Filante SLR

How much does the average Tour de France bike weigh in 2023?

Based on the bikes we saw, the average Tour de France bike in 2023 weighs 7.451kg.

Of course, this is just a small sample size, but given many of the bikes belong to team leaders – who we can assume are given access to the best kit each team has available – it could be indicative of a wider trend.

Certainly, compared to last year’s race – where the average weight of the six road bikes we inspected was 7.92kg – the average weight of a Tour de France road bike in 2023 appears to have dropped by more than 450g.

While this can partly be attributed to the launch of new lightweight frames and wheelsets, we think this is mainly due to riders and teams making different equipment choices to suit the differing parcours of the opening stages.

Had the opening stages of this year’s race featured proper mountains, then we’d have likely seen even lighter bikes on average.

And given the 2024 Tour de France opens with a stage (from Florence to Rimini, in Italy) featuring seven categorised climbs and 3,800m of elevation gain, perhaps we’ll see just that in a year’s time.

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Are the bikes the pros ride in the Tour de France the same as you can buy in the shops?

First Published Jul 8, 2022

During the Tour de France, we wanted to provide some answers to those questions you're too afraid to ask, fearing they might be silly or that you’d be stuck talking to that weird cycling person in the office about something called ‘Di2’ for your whole lunch break.

This topic concerns the item that transports the riders around their lap of France, the humble bicycle itself. You might have heard that the pros' bikes are extra-special, but what makes them so eye-wateringly expensive? Surely they’re just like the bikes you can buy in your local bike shop?

The question of whether the pros' bikes are the same as ones that you or I can buy in the shops is, broadly speaking, a simple one to answer. More or less, the pros' bikes are these days the same as those that you can buy. All you have to do is hand over £10,000 (or more) of your cash and you’ll be presented with something that is much the same as the bikes that you’ll see being raced towards Paris.

But it would too simplistic to say that the bikes are identical so let’s dive a little bit deeper and look at the individual parts that make up a pro bike. Some you can buy, some are arguably worse than the stuff you get as stock, and there are plenty of tips that we can take from pro race bikes.

The main component in any bike is the frameset and the ones that you see in the shops are the same as the ones that the pros are riding.

Of course, the pros have the lightest, stiffest versions of those frames, and they have them well ahead of general sale, but you should be able to get your hands on a frame that's the same as your favourite rider’s.

There are still instances where a top rider will have a good strop when a rival gets a frame that they believe to be better, and you can usually find at least one pro rider per year who is bad-mouthing their old bike when they leave for a new team.

If we wanted to fire up the rumour mill – and we absolutely do want to do that – there have been notable cases where the big riders have requested their sponsors make one-off bikes just for them with special geometries. That list includes names like Fabian Cancellara and Peter Sagan who both had custom-made versions of their team’s new race bike because they didn’t like the geometry (the frame’s measurements) of the standard-issue bike.

Sagan is one of the biggest names in the men’s professional peloton and his status within the sport means that he can request stuff like that. Riders that are lower in the pecking order simply have to put up with what they get.

One team folded after continued issues with its bikes, which were blamed for costing the riders wins . The team then blamed a lack of invitations to races and a failed merger with another team for their demise.

There’s rarely any groupset component on display that you won’t find on high-end bikes in your local bike shop. You might find the odd pro bike sporting a non-sponsor correct power meter, but the electronic shifting provided by the main three groupset manufacturers is so good that we rarely see anyone stray from their sponsor's product.

2022 Dauphine Jumbo Shimano Dura-Ace 12-speed Di2 - 1

Back in 2019, we did see some of the SRAM-sponsored Trek-Segafredo riders using Shimano’s Di2 sprint shifters instead of the SRAM Blips though.

Speaking of sprint shifters, you’ll also find many modified satellite shifter buttons that the riders can use to shift gears when resting their hands on the tops of the bar. You can certainly buy these special shifters with your new bike, but we'd recommend asking the mechanic if they could fit them for you.

If a stage is set to end in a particularly fast sprint, or tail-crosswinds are predicted to blow, then the mechanics will be busy swapping out the standard outer ring for one with more teeth. With speeds on the flats approaching 70km/h (44mph) in places, the pros need these monster gears simply to keep up.

Whereas many of the bikes in the local shop will come with cheaper aluminium wheels, you won’t find stock alu wheelsets anywhere near a pro bike these days. Carbon is the only wheel material for the pros because carbon wheels can be lighter, more aerodynamic, and stiffer and that all adds up to being faster.

Poke your head into a pro team mechanic's truck and you’ll see countless wheels hanging from the walls. The riders have a variety of depths to pick from, and there has been a big shift towards tubeless tyres in recent years, although tubulars are still used – where the tyre is glued to the wheel rim.

Stock bikes don't come fitted with tubulars; they're specialist equipment designed for racing. It's easy to get hold of tubular tyres, but you'll need to fit the right wheels in order to use them.

Tubular wheels need tubular tyres to be glued onto the rim. While some amateur riders still use tubs, far more go for clincher or tubeless tyres as the system becomes easier to set up and more reliable. As mentioned, the pros are increasingly moving towards tubeless but tubs are still hanging in there.

Why? The main reason for sticking with tubs is that if you puncture, you can keep on riding in relative safety until your team car comes up to you, giving you a shorter chase back onto the peloton. A clincher or tubeless tyre isn’t glued onto the rim and once deflated, there isn’t much holding it onto the rim.

Generally, a tubular tyre and wheel system is also still lighter than the tubeless option.

On a bike that you see in a shop, you’ll always see clincher or tubeless tyres.

Long, low and narrow

This isn’t strictly a difference between shop bikes and pro bikes, as you can set your bike up in any way that you choose, but the number of pro riders with long, low and narrow positions is greater than you’d see on the average club ride.

Pro riders are generally 20-somethings who spend 20+ hours per week in the saddle and also stretch every day. That keeps them comfortable in what can look like back-breaking positions.

The bikes in a shop will be set up differently for one key reason: comfort. Generally, they will feature a wider and higher handlebar position that is also closer to the saddle. This will often be more comfortable for the average human who is buying the bike.

A good shop will always adjust the position for you, so you can replicate those super-low racer positions if you want. Just be ready to see a chiropractor when your back goes!

Drilling down into the detail

Frame-mounted race numbers.

Lars Boom - Tour de France Bianchi Infinito CV - race number

Pros' race bikes feature a mount to attach a race number. Honestly, this is less helpful to the viewers and race officials than it is to the mechanics. The rider's race number helps to identify whose bike is whose.

The number holders are never included with your shop-bought bike and are often a custom-made solution, though you can buy them.

Water bottles are marked

Before heading out, you and I won’t be taking a Sharpie to remind ourselves that we have Ribena in our bottles, but when a pro wants their specific energy drink over plain water, it is easier for the mechanic and sports director in the team car to identify what the bottle that they’ve just pulled from the cool box contains if it is marked with ‘M’ (mix) or ‘W’ (water). The letter or marking used changes from team to team.

Identical bikes on both team cars

Just bought a lovely new bike from the shop? How about two more identical machines to follow you through France on the roofs of the two team cars following the race? You know, just in case your gears are a little off today or you have a mechanical issue.

Bike too light? Use aluminium parts

If you have deep pockets then the bike you buy from the shop can be lighter than a pro bike. The pros can’t go lower than 6.8kg – that's a UCI rule – and if a pro bike is a bit light riders will often opt for an aluminium handlebar or stem to bring the weight up. These are also less likely to snap when there is a pile-up... and there are lots of pile-ups in the Tour de France.

Garmin dongles, bar tape and electrical tape

Speaking of pile-ups, when one occurs, GPS head units can often detach themselves from their mounts. Riders will use tape inside the computer’s mount, or a little strap to save their bike computer from going walkies.

The pro team mechanics will also put bar tape on the rider's pedals to stop any unwanted movement. Both are neat tricks that you can employ at home.

Does that part come with its own Sharpie?

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Look closely, especially at saddles and tyres, and you’ll see a whole load of fun has been had with a Sharpie permanent marker. If a rider doesn’t like the sponsor’s saddle and they’re an important rider then they will sometimes just use their preferred perch and scribble out the logo.

Tyres are a massive culprit for this. Many teams will use Continental’s Pro Ltd tyres even when sponsored by another brand. The poor mechanics have a lot of Continental logos to colour in but an eagle-eyed bike onlooker can usually spot them pretty easily.

Sponsor logos plastered everywhere

The bike that you buy in the shop will often come with a design that you love. Pro bikes often start with the same design, and then the sponsors of the jersey, groupset, wheels, power meter, brake pads and even the team owner’s family’s plumbing business get their logo on the bike. Some can end up looking a right mess, but not your shiny new bike... unless you too have a plumbing company.

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Thanks for an interesting article.

I've always enjoyed watching motorsport partly because of the coverage of the technical and mechanical side of the sport.

I've been watching some of the TDF as I've been off work sick this week and haven't seen anything about the equipment they are riding.

I haven't riden a drop bar road bike for 25 years and although I love MotoGP/WSBK etc I've never owned a race replica but it's interesting to know how similar the equipment available at the local dealer is to what the pros ride.

Probably the same ish on motorbikes.

Probably all W's, or all M's. A team won't use W and M, just one or the other, such as M for mix, and nothing for water.

Paul J wrote: The 'M' and 'W' system for the water bottles doesn't seem like a brilliant idea - just judging by the bottles in the photo. Are they 2 Ms? 2Ws? 1 M and 1W?

Reminds me of one of my favourite rugby stories: a lad who was playing hooker for Cambridge was invited to a trial session for a Welsh team; they told him that the lineout calls were a word beginning with A for front, E for middle and O for back. When it came to the first call, he shouted "Oedipus!" He wasn't asked back, they don't like smartarses in the valleys, look you.

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Pogačar beats Van der Poel in a dominant win at Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar of the UAE Emirates team crosses the finish line to win the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege Bastogne Liege, in Liege, Belgium, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar of the UAE Emirates team after crossing the finish line to win the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege Bastogne Liege, in Liege, Belgium, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Tadej Pogačar proved too strong for Mathieu Van der Poel as he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling classic with a solo breakaway on Sunday.

Pogačar attacked 35 kilometers (22 miles) out to win cycling’s oldest classic for the second time, after victory in 2021, and made up for last year when he broke his left wrist in a crash.

“I’m happy that I can finally win this race again,” the 25-year-old Slovenian said. “It’s beautiful to finish like this.”

The two-time Tour de France champion waved to the crowd as he approached the finish line well clear. French veteran Romain Bardet finished second and Van der Poel led a mass sprint to the line to finish third.

Liège–Bastogne–Liège is one of the five “monuments” in one-day cycling with the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, the Tour of Lombardy and Milan-San Remo. Van der Poel won Roubaix two weeks ago but has not won Liège and Lombardy.

Pogačar beat Van der Poel last year to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) and they have won six monuments each.

The 254.5-kilometer (157.8-mile) trek, starting and finishing in the eastern Belgian city of Liège in chilly conditions, featured 11 small hills and played to Pogačar’s elite climbing skills. He pulled ahead in a small group with Van der Poel one minute behind.

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Van der Poel’s group caught Pogačar with 70 kilometers remaining to form a main peloton. But with Pogačar’s UAE Team Emirates setting a fast tempo at the front, Pogačar attacked again and no rival could catch him.

He clocked 6 hours, 13 minutes, 48 seconds with Bardet 1:39 behind and Van der Poel 2:02 back.

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Tour de France Winning Bikes by Year (1903 to 2023)

36 different bike brands won the Tour de France in 110 editions. In this article, cycling fan Alex Lee breaks down the top 12 bike brands that have won at least 3 times.

Jonas Vingegaard Cervelo S5 at Tour de France 2023

Jonas Vingegaard rode a Cervélo bike to his second Tour de France overall win in 2023 with SRAM Red eTap AXS electronic groupset and Reserve Wheels.

Depending on the stage profile, Jonas Vingegaard’s bike can be a Cervelo R5, S5, or P3.

Cervélo R5 is an all-rounder, lightweight road race bike for the mountains.
Cervélo S5 is an aero bike for the flat stages.
Cervélo P5 is a time trial bike that Jonas rode to win the Stage 16 ITT.

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Pinarello – 15 wins

L’auto – 10 wins, peugeot – 10 wins, gitane – 9 wins, trek – 10 wins, alcyon – 7 wins, eddy merckx – 5 wins, automoto – 4 wins, bianchi – 3 wins, colnago – 3 wins, helyett – 3 wins, la sportive – 3 wins, tour de france winning bikes by year.

Throughout 110 editions (up to 2023), the Tour de France has been won by 36 different bike brands . Many of these brands are unknown to cycling fans today. Few bike brands, such as Colnago, Pinarello , Specialized , and Trek , are synonymous with cycling fans today.

The road bike industry has undergone massive change and innovation in the past 20 years by introducing new technologies such as electronic shifting , carbon fiber frames, disc brakes, and tubeless tires .

This article will go back in history and explore all the Tour de France winning bikes .

Pinarello has a long history in cycling, dating back to 19534, when it was founded by Giovanni Pinarello in Treviso, Italy. With 15 Tour de France wins, Pinarello is the most successful bike brand at the Tour de France.

Pinarello’s dominance at the Tour de France can be summed up in two eras.

Mid-1990s. Miguel Indurain won four consecutive Tour de France from 1992 to 1995, followed by Bjarne Riis (1996) and Jan Ullrich (1997).
Mid-2010s. Team Sky (Ineos-Grenadiers) won seven Tour de France with Bradley Wiggins (2012), Chris Froome (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017), Geraint Thomas (2018), and Egan Bernal (2019).

Today, Pinarello’s top-of-the-line bike is the Pinarello Dogma F .

L’Auto (now L’Equipe) is not a bike brand but the French newspaper that started the Tour de France in 1903.

From 1930 to 1939, Henri Desgrange, the newspaper’s owner, required all riders to paint their bikes’ downtube with L’Auto as part of the marketing campaign and publicity stunt to increase the race profile.

During that period, riders competed based on national teams, so there wasn’t any commercial conflict of interest.

Today, most of us know Peugeot as the French automotive brand. Peugeot started making bicycles way back in 1882 and won their first Tour de France with Louis Trousselier in 1905 and their last win came in 1977 with Bernard Thévenet.

In the past 50 years, the bicycle arm of Peugeot has gone through various ownership. Today it’s part of Cycleuope, which owns bike brands such as Bianchi and Gitane.

Here’s an interesting fact; Peugeot has a complete bike lineup from road to mountain, city, kids, and electric bikes.

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Gitane is a French bike brand synonymous with racing from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. All nine of Gitane’s Tour de France wins occurred during this period with legendary French riders such as Bernard Hinault (4), Jacques Anquetil (2), Laurent Fignon (2), and Belgian Lucien Van Impe (1).

Today, Gitane is part of Cycleuope, which owns the Bianchi and Peugeot bike brands. Gitane produces mostly city and mountain bikes today. They don’t have much presence outside of France.

Founded in 1976, Trek is one of the leading bike brands today with its men’s and women’s World Tour teams.

Trek’s first Tour de France win was in 1999 by Lance Armstrong. For the next seven years until 2005, Lance Armstrong dominated the Tour de France, helping to raise Trek’s profile in the United States and worldwide. In 2012, all seven of Lance’s Tour de France wins were nulled.

Trek’s other three Tour de France wins were with Alberto Contador in 2007, 2009, and 2010 although the 2010 win was later nulled.

Trek offers the riders three types of road bikes; Trek Emonda (lightweight), Trek Madone (aero) and Trek Domane (endurance), and the Trek Speed Concept (TT).

Alcyon was a French bicycle, motorcycle, and automotive brand active from 1903 to 1954. They sponsored their own cycling team from 1905 to 1959 under different names such as Alcyon-Dunlop, Alcyon-Soly, Alcyon-Armor, and Alcyon-Leroux

Their first Tour de France win was in 1909 with François Faber, a Luxembourgian rider. Their last win was in 1929 with Belgian Maurice De Waele. From 1930 onwards, the Tour de France organizers required the teams to paint their bikes’ downtube with L’Auto, the newspaper that started the Tour de France.

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Eddy Merckx is no stranger to cycling fans. He’s widely known as the most successful cyclist of all time , winning the Tour de France (5 times), Giro d’ Italia (5 times), and 34 Tour de France stages .

The Eddy Merckx bike brand was only started in 1980 after he retired. Eddy Merckx was riding bikes built by Masi and Kessels with his name painted on the downtube for his five Tour de France wins.

In 2008, Eddy Merckx sold all his shares in the company to Sobradis, a Belgian holding company. In 2017, another Belgian company, Race Productions, which owns Ridley Bikes, took over Eddy Merckx after struggling with sales for the past decade.

Automoto was a French bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer that started in 1902. It was the dominant bike brand in the mid-1920s, with four consecutive Tour de France wins from 1923 to 1923 with three different riders.

In 1930, it was bought by Peugeot and sadly discontinued in 1962.

Bianchi is the oldest bicycle manufacturing company today. It was founded in Italy back in 1885 by Edoardo Bianchi who was a 21-year-old medical instrument maker.

All of Bianchi’s three Tour de France wins were achieved by Italian riders. Fausto Coppi won in 1949 and 1952 and Marco Pantini won in 1998. Bianchi was present at the World Tour with Team Jumbo-Visma (2014 to 2020) and Team BikeExchange (2021.

Team Arkea-Samsic will ride the Bianchi Oltre (aero) and Bianchi Specialissima (lightweight) at the 2023 Tour de France.

Today, Bianchi bikes are known for their Celeste color, also known as Bianchi Green.

Colnago has a long history, dating back to 1952. It was founded by Ernesto Colnago near Milan, Italy. In May 2020, Chimera Investments LLC, based in the UAE, acquired a majority stake in Colnago.

Colnago’s first Tour de France win was in 1960 by Italian rider, Gastone Nencini. It was a long 60-year wait for their second win until Tadej Pogačar won two consecutive Tour de France in 2020 and 2021. He also won the Best Young Rider and Climber Classification in these two years riding the Colnago V3Rs .

In 2023, Tadej Pogačar will be riding the Colnago V4Rs in an attempt to win his third Tour de France General Classification .

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Helyett is a little-known French bicycle manufacturer started by the Picard brothers in 1926. It took its name from a lead character from a late 19th-century play, Miss Helyett, which is why the Helyett logo has a young women’s face on it.

Frenchman, Jacques Anquetil won three of his five Tour de France onboard a Helyett bike in 1957, 1961, and 1962.

La Sportive’s three Tour de France wins occurred right after World War 1, from 1919 to 1921. Right after the war, Europe was in bad shape and many bicycle manufacturers were either out of business or didn’t have the manufacturing capabilities.

The remaining brands include Alcyon, Armor, Automoto, Clément, La Française, Gladiator, Griffon, Hurtu, Labor, Liberator, Peugeot, and Thomann came together. They provided more than half the peloton with various bicycles and components so that the Tour de France can take place.

Once each brand recovered from the aftermath of World War 1, La Sportive disbanded in 1922.

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What Does a Pro’s Rest Day Look Like During the Tour de France?

We take a detailed look at pros’ methods for maintaining stamina during a stage race like the Tour.

So, we dug into how top cyclists get through those long weeks of racing by picking the brains of pro team staff members and pro cyclists themselves. Even if you don’t have a stage race on the schedule, you can learn from the Tour de France rest day tactics—plus, it’s fun to find out what exactly happens after a stage finish.

Rehydrate and Refuel

If you watch the finish line of any stage, you’ll notice that soigneurs (those team staffers at the finish line) are quick to pass bottles to the riders as they cross the line. Often, they’re filled with a carb-based sports drink that includes protein in it, though some may contain straight water or just electrolytes , depending on the rider’s preference (and how nauseous they are post-sprint).

When the next race is less than 24 hours away, immediately getting hydration and fuel back in the tank is vitally important, says Human Powered Health’s dietitian Mathis Fluit. Because races like the Tour require switching hotels almost every stage—meaning the riders won’t have immediate access to their rooms—riders will often have another meal or hefty snack , like rice and chicken or granola and yogurt , on the team bus heading back to the hotel.

Spin the Legs Out Immediately

You may have seen riders get back onto their bikes after finishing a stage—on stationary trainers or rollers , that is. And you might be wondering why the heck riders are finishing 100-plus mile stages and then riding some more. It seems like they’ve already cycled enough, right?

But as Human Powered Health’s pro rider, Marjolein van’t Geloof, who’s a physiotherapist in addition to being a WorldTour bike racer, explains, often riders finish with a sprint , so they actually need a few minutes to cool down and prep their legs for another day of racing—an easy session on the trainer will do that.

“It’s really important to get on rollers and spin out your legs , just for 10 to 15 minutes,” she says. “You’re helping your legs flush the lactate out and set yourself up to feel better the next day.”

Team buses are often equipped with a shower, so riders are able to quickly clean up and get changed after a stage—important for hygiene and avoiding saddle sores , which is critical for getting through a multi-week race.

Canyon//SRAM’s Alice Towers says that once racers get to the hotel postrace, the team staff will have already checked in for riders and put suitcases in their respective rooms. That often means riders head straight to their rooms to relax, snack , take a longer shower, or have a nap .

Eat All the Carbs

Riders need to be eating steadily throughout the day, on and off the bike, says Fluit. Most of their calories will come from simple carbs , typically in the form of white rice, pasta, and oatmeal.

Riders limit fiber , and because of that, vegetables like broccoli will only appear in small quantities at night. Typically, both right after the race and dinner later on include rice- or pasta-based meals, often with chicken or red meat as the protein source . “It’s not necessarily even tomorrow that riders need to worry about when it comes to eating. They’re thinking about seven stages from now,” says Fluit. “If you’re low on calories or carbohydrates for one day, that’s going to catch up with you after a few days.”

Get in Protein, Too

Cyclists push their muscles to their absolute limit in a race like the Tour de France, and that means recovery requires protein in order to repair that damaged tissue. There’s an endurance athlete cliché of chicken breasts and rice for every meal, and it’s surprisingly accurate if you look at how Tour racers eat the night after a stage. They’ll also be drinking protein in their recovery shakes —usually between 20 and 30 grams in a bottle, along with carbohydrates and electrolytes—says Fluit.

Plan on Early Bedtimes

“The main thing for recovery is just getting as much sleep as you can possibly get,” says Phil Gaimon, former WorldTour pro and host of his new podcast, Watch the Tour de France with Phil Gaimon. “Nothing is better than an extra 15 minutes of sleep. Racers know that and so they’re focused on getting to bed as early as possible.” Because of this, many riders travel with their own pillows, eye masks, and ear plugs—and are also just great sleepers!

Limit Social Media

Some riders are fine scrolling the Twitter comments (*shudder*). Others prefer to keep their phones on airplane mode. But for the most part, riders have a routine with how they treat newsfeeds and social media during these races.

“I avoid checking any news about the race,” says Canyon//SRAM’s Kasia Niewiadoma. “I like to be as minimally distracted as possible, because I know that the more I read, the more stories that are created in my head and the more I’m thinking about it. And that just keeps me awake at night. We talk about the race at the team meeting, of course, but I don't want to do any extra investigation around it.”

Take an Ice Bath

Tadej Pogačar made headlines this year with his speedy postrace ice baths, but he’s not the only one who relies on them.

“I was always a big fan of the ice baths , which the team didn’t enable at all back then,” Gaimon says. “I’d have to make eight laps of taking the ice bucket from the hotel to my bathtub. And eventually, my teammates would also want to use the bathtub after me! It definitely helps after a hot stage. It reduces your inflammation and relaxes your central nervous system. I would always sleep better if I did the ice bath. And I see a lot of racers doing it now.” (Gaimon later created IceLegs in order to make cooling off easier for riders.)

Get a Massage

The WorldTour teams all have team physiotherapists, massage therapists, or soigneurs on staff to help riders recover faster with daily massage after each stage. “It’s the best part of the day!” says Canyon//SRAM’s Elise Chabbey, who’s also an M.D. “Most riders will get a massage, but the type of massage depends on what’s happening the next day. If the next day’s stage is not so important, the therapist can really push on the legs to try to release the muscles. But if the next day is really important, they’ll be a bit more gentle. It’s a really nice time during the hectic week: It’s a moment where you can really relax and think about something else and talk about something else.”

Set Yourself Up at Night to Ride in the Morning

Remember how Gaimon mentioned getting as much sleep as possible? That means having everything ready to roll for the next morning: Kit laid out, knowing exactly what you’re having in terms of coffee and breakfast —anything that buys you a few more minutes of sleep in the morning.

“If we had to have bags out of the room and be at breakfast at 8 a.m., I would have all my stuff packed and ready to go with my alarm set for 7:55 and literally roll out of bed and into the breakfast room,” he says.

Spin on Rest Days

You’d think on a rest day , riders really, really wouldn’t want to pedal their bikes. And yes, some will skip the ride in order to allow minor irritations, like saddle sores or road rash from a crash to heal, but many will opt for a very relaxed-paced spin to flush out the legs. These rides are short and social—and as Gaimon notes, many teams will use them as a chance to do events with sponsors.

Otherwise, riders will spend most of their rest days with legs up, relaxing and (no surprise here) eating.

Find a Way to Mentally Bounce Back

The top-level pros don’t get where they are by bemoaning a race gone wrong. As any pro cyclist will tell you, you lose many, many more races than you win. That means if a stage doesn’t go according to plan, you discuss it with the team at the evening team meeting, then you move on.

“To be honest, all the bad days make me more motivated and stronger,” says Niewiadoma. “You learn from races, and when you make a mistake, you really don’t want to find yourself in that position again. So that makes you want to be better the next day.”

Get Comfortable With Monotony

Imagine you just rode more than 100 miles up a bunch of mountains, then sprinted your heart out at the finish line. And that you’d been doing that for two weeks straight. Sure, that massage, quick spin to flush out the legs, and a healthy meal made by the team chef while chatting with your teammates and/or loved ones via FaceTime sounds great. But the reality?

“Typically for most riders, it’s rice and chicken post race, back to the hotel for a massage and then dinner,” says Derek Gee , the young Canadian who became one of the most talked-about riders of the Giro d’Italia in 2023. “For me, I was completely cracked on eating rice every day so I finished every stage with yogurt and cereal and I never really enjoy massage or find it helpful. So my postrace was just lying in bed and relaxing, eating more cereal.”

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Tour de France cycling tours in 2024: behind the scenes of cycling’s biggest race

Are you considering a Tour de France cycling tour for 2024?

Wondering whether to go DIY or opt for a Tour de France tour package?

Or perhaps you’re just intrigued as to what it takes to plan a trip to the world’s biggest cycling event?

This interview with Clément Cicuto, Sports Tours International’s General Manager for Europe, digs into the detail of planning the best Tour de France cycling tours.

Clément has been organising Tour de France holidays for Sports Tours International since 2011. His vast experience of the event means he has a ton of fascinating insights to share on everything from how to pick the best hotel for the stages you want to see, to what being a premium Tour de France tour operator means in practice.

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1. Why are Tour de France cycling tours so special?

The Tour de France is the world’s most famous bike race and watching it live is a magical experience. There’s simply nothing like seeing the icons of the sport at a summit finish or on the streets of Paris, in real life.

Of course there are lots of ways you can watch the spectacle, but if you want a really special experience of the Tour (the kind of unique experiences that are normally reserved for the pros), you need to go with an official Tour de France operator. I explain more about official operators for Tour de France tours 2024 below .

1.1 Experience the tour like a pro

One of my favourite memories of a recent Tour de France trip was in 2015. We arrived at the mountain top finish and, as usual, it was a tiny area full of people and buses.

Our clients were cycling to the finish that day; we saw them come over the finish line, take photos on the podium and then be directed to the special hospitality area amongst all the dignitaries and sponsors, just hours before the peloton arrived. When we went to the buses, ours was parked amidst all the team buses, bikes and riders.

Our clients were so happy to be able to speak with the pros and get some really special photos – you don’t get closer to the action than that!

1.2 Once-in-a-lifetime experiences

There’s nothing like the feeling of the buzz on the coach at the end of the day, after everyone’s had a really unique and special experience. It’s an honour to be providing these outstanding experiences to our clients.

Cyclists climbing the slopes of the mountains on Tour de France

2. What kind of Tour de France bike tours will you offer in 2024?

We offer Tour de France official tours and we try to cover all of the key stages of the Tour de France each year. We offer both Tour de France spectator tours and trips where you can ride and watch.

You can find all of our trips on our website, here.

2.1 Grand Depart

The Grand Depart in 2024 will start in Florence, pass through Piedmont and end in Emilia Romagna. Stages 1 to 3 are Florence to Rimini, Cesenatico to Bologna and Plaisance to Turin. This is the first time the Tour has started in Italy, which makes catching the Tour here a particularly unique experience. Expect incredible scenery, picturesque villages, and passionate supporters.

Sports Tours International is offering a four night tour that includes access to the Relais Etape mid-stage hospitality area on Stage 1, access to the Izoard finish hospitality area on Stage 2 and access to the Village Depart area on Stage 3 .

Check out the four-night spectator tour – sporting weekends don’t get much better.

The Tour de France’s most memorable moments are often in the Alps.

We’re particularly excited to offer a trip that will take our cyclists from the Alps all the way to the finish in Nice. It includes four mountain stages, including stage 19 (Embrun to Isola 200 via the Cime de la Bonnette) and stage 20 (Nice to Col de la Couillole with a mountain top finish at Col de la Couillole) which are set to be key moments in the race. Our guests will also enjoy final day hospitality at the stage 21 time trial between Monaco and Nice. More details here.

2.2 Finish in Nice

Due to preparations for hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, the Tour de France will not finish in Paris this year. It’s the first time in its 121 year history that the Tour hasn’t finished in the Paris region!

Instead, Le Tour will finish with a time trial in Nice. It’s the first time since 1989 that the Tour has finished with a time trial that has the potential to topple the leader.

We offer a three day weekend trip with Tour de France hospitality access on Saturday (Izoard Finish) and Sunday (Grandstand Finish). More details here .

Surely every serious Tour de France fan has to experience this unique event?!

Cyclists cycling side of the hill on a Tour de France

2.3 Bespoke and custom getaways to the Tour de France

And finally, we also offer bespoke experiences – whether for a small group or 100 people.

Usually groups come to us knowing when they’d like to go and how many people the trip is for.

We’ll come up with an outline for what we can suggest. That might include a stage in an official Tour de France car, a Tour de France helicopter experience, access to the start village and stage finish or VIP finish hospitality.

We can also create special packages that put together different trips and experiences. There are some great options for those that aren’t riding too.

You can find full information about each trip on our website .

Tour de France at stage 21 on the Champs Elysees

3. What does it mean to be an official Tour Operator of the Tour de France?

There are six official Tour de France Approved Operators for the UK. Of these only two are Diamond tour operators (the rest are gold, silver or bronze level). Of course Sports Tours is at the Diamond level and this means Sports Tours International gets the first choice for experiences for our clients.

3.1 Approved Operators

We often find there’s quite a lot of confusion about what being an approved operator means.

The answer is that the Approved Operators get priority access to Tour de France experiences that non-Approved operators can’t get.

VIP Hospitality

Approved Operators can book VIP hospitality areas at the stage starts, finishes, and along the racecourse.

An example is the Izoard VIP access area. It’s usually within 200m of the finish and centres around big food and drink trucks parked in a great spot with a VIP viewing area. There will also be a terrace, tables, chairs, free food, beer, champagne – and of course a TV to follow the race. Our clients will be mixing with the sponsors, dignitaries and organisers.

There are also other hospitality experiences such as a high quality four course meal with wine, with the professional riders passing within the last five kilometres of the stage.

Riding closed roads

Approved Operators can also get permission to ride on the race route ahead of the pros when the road is closed to the general public and cross the finish line.

We also offer clients the experience of meeting the Tour de France organisers at the Flamme Rouge marker, with 1 kilometre before the finish. They then escort us with the official car across the finish line just three hours or so before the pro race crosses.

Podium photos and other extras

Approved Operators can receive permission to take photos on the official podium.

There are also additional extras such as the option to ride in the Tour de France official car.

Our clients often tell us that these experiences make their trip unforgettable.

They mean that our clients can do a lot more with their day – for example they don’t need to get to the race four hours early to make sure they can get a spot by the barriers.

It also means they’re not caught out by last minute changes to the road closures. For example when the police in Tignes made a last minute decision to close the road the night before, it sadly meant many people were caught out – but not guests with an Approved Operator.

Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France 2022

3.2 Diamond level Approved Operators

Of the Approved Operators, only two are diamond level Approved Operators in the UK – and we are one of them.

This means we have unlimited access, and first call on the experiences mentioned above.

For example if there are a limited number of spaces at the hospitality area at a summit finish, like Alpe d’Huez that’s always really popular, we get first call on the places; this means our clients don’t miss out on the best bits of the Tour.

So if we get a request for a bespoke trip for 20 cyclists that want to be at the top of Alpe d’Huez on race day, our premium status means that we should be able to accommodate that. In contrast, the non-diamond operators might get given less tickets to an experience or be asked to pick a different stage finish. The diamond level operators get priority.

3.3 Weekly contact with ASO

During the ten months between October and the start of the Tour de France, we have weekly contact with ASO to discuss arrangements for the Tour. Sometimes it’s group briefing calls, sometimes it’s calls with our contacts directly.

They are really helpful in providing huge amounts of detailed information that we need to make sure our trips run smoothly for our clients. For example which routes we should take to the Tour de France hospitality areas, exactly where the premium operator parking is at the finishes, maps and addresses.

They also suggest things that could be a great experience for our clients and help us ensure our clients have a more amazing experience than they expected.

Cyclists in a mountain road on the Tour de France bike tour

4. What makes your Tour de France cycling holidays special?

We work really hard to make sure we offer the best tour de France cycling tours on the market. Our motto is “our experience makes yours” and we really believe this is true.

Our staff have a huge amount of knowledge and experience of the Tour de France – well over 50 years experience if you combine it together! It’s not just the hosts and guides our clients meet, but the people that our clients don’t always see – people like me!

I have been planning Tour de France trips for Sports Tours for fourteen years now and in total Sports Tours have been running Tour de France tour experiences for over twenty years (that’s twenty years of feedback to hone what we offer!).

I think this really makes a difference in the end product. The route changes each year and it’s only because of my and my team’s personal knowledge of the logistics for the Tour and connections that we can get the best accommodation and experiences for our guests.

The fact that we’re based in France and speak the language means we can have a very close relationship with the organisers and hotel owner. We have our own local knowledge of how things work in France that can really make the difference.

Finally, our guides are all passionate cyclists who love the Tour and looking after our guests. They make our guest experience unforgettable and deliver a first class service.

4.2 Support

We think we have the best logistics out there – we’ve got a fleet of minibuses and vehicles with bike racks and trailers, driven by French people that know their country and the race extremely well.

4.3 Diamond level Approved Operators

I’ve said a lot about the benefits this status has for our clients, so I won’t repeat that. However it does give us flexibility to ensure we can increase our numbers even when other operators have sold out their trips.

We try and incorporate each of the different VIP experiences described above within one of the four day three night Tour de France holiday packages. Usually it will be a different experience each day.

Three premium operators of the Tour de France tour packages

4.4 Larger numbers brings benefits for our clients

Every year we bring more than 500 clients to the Tour de France. We can do this because we’re diamond level Approved Operators and because our knowledge and planning means we can flex our team to ensure we still deliver the highest quality, unique experiences.

One of the reasons that it’s good for our clients that we have lots of clients, is that it means we can afford that diamond level operator access that provides the unique experiences. We can also justify services that other operators with less clients can offer. For example we can have more guides on the road with different speed riding groups. Or if we know we have a group of Spanish cyclists we’ll make sure we have a Spanish host.

We have more staff so we can be more flexible, for example if someone wants to spectate instead of ride or ride a longer or shorter route.

Finally, our clients tell us that they love the opportunity we provide them to meet other cycling fans from all over the world during their trip. The diversity of the countries our clients have come from makes for lots of interesting conversations and sometimes even lifelong new friends!

4.5 Based in the UK

We’re based in the UK, with an office in France and Ireland, and have all the necessary licences to operate in France, which many of our clients find reassuring.

We offer ABTA bonding too, just in case things go wrong. For example our clients won’t lose their money if the event doesn’t take place for some reason.

Take a look at all of our Tour de France trips on our website .

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5. How does your Tour de France trip planning process work?

Planning our Tour de France bicycle tours is always a challenge because the route is different every year.

The upside for our clients is that it means they can book a trip with us every year and it will always be unique.

5.1 Finding the hotels

The first step in our planning process is to find the perfect hotels for our trips.

This is one of the most complicated areas to sort out because we can’t wait for the course to be announced to book the accommodation. If we did that, it would be too late and all the best places would have gone!

So we have to work on rumours of where the Tour de France route will go next year. We often have to take some risks and book hotels without having certainty on the route. It can be a bit stressful, but it’s mitigated by our extensive experience of planning these trips and we’ve never gone wrong yet.

We get calls ahead of time from our friends on the ground – for example our local French guides, hotel partners and contacts at tourist offices in the host towns. They tend to have the best knowledge about what’s likely to happen with the route and this means we can book the best accommodation before everyone else!

There’s more information on what we look for in our hotels, below .

5.2 Experiences

Once we’ve sorted out the hotels, we consider what hospitality and experiences we can build into the trip to ensure it’s really special for our clients.

We plan the best daily rides and climbs our cyclists can do to get to the Tour de France event. We flex these depending on our clients’ level of experience and fitness. We also plan unique activities for when it’s the Tour’s rest days.

Some clients ride, some don’t. If they ride, it’s up to them how far they go as we can accommodate non-riders in our support vehicles. Often it’s between 10 and 100km each day, but it’s up to them. We always have e-bikes available too so they can always jump on an e-bike if they’re not as fit as they thought! Our mechanics are always on hand to help with any bike problems.

5.3 Transport and suppliers

After accommodation, it’s time to arrange all the logistics, transport and transfers.

We work with suppliers like bike rental companies, we book restaurants and plan Tour de France merchandising for our clients.

We also prepare a detailed staffing plan to ensure we’ve got the best team on hand throughout each trip.

5.4 Itineraries

With these things in place we then create a detailed itinerary. The version clients see on our website is the brief version of the itinerary. We send a really detailed version to our clients about three weeks before the trip.

5.5 Working hand in hand with ASO

Everything we do is against the backdrop of the weekly calls and meetings we have with ASO. These start in October when the route is announced and continue all the way to the Tour itself. We have an excellent relationship with them and this means we can ensure the experiences we offer are the best, that the transport is slick and our itineraries create a unique trip our clients will remember forever.

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6. How do you choose the hotels for your Tour de France holidays?

Picking the right hotels is key to the success of our trips.

6.1 Location, location, location

We look for a central location compared to the Tour de France route. This avoids our clients having to check in and out of a new hotel every day, which is not very relaxing and it’s very time consuming.

We also look for hotels that are accessible from an international airport, have lots to see around them, great views and good guided ride options.

6.2 Good quality

Our ideal hotels are good quality 3 or 4 stars with a secure room for the bikes. We aim to choose hotels that are family run as we find they offer a more authentic experience. The owners also often have a better understanding of what we need in terms of food and they’re great at connecting with our clients.

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We also make sure our hotels offer an excellent breakfast and evening meal. In the morning it’s important for getting a busy day off on the right note and in the evening it’s got to be somewhere that’s good for a celebration!

6.4 Pro teams

Sometimes we are able to book our clients into the same hotels as a Tour de France pro team, which is really exciting.

We’re always on the lookout for where the pros will be staying and sometimes we get tips from the hotel owners that they’re going to get a pro team. Also in some towns we know which teams were allocated which hotels the previous time the Tour visited and usually they get allocated the same hotels again. It’s one of the benefits of booking with us – that we are so familiar with the history of the Tour and use this to maximise our clients’ experience.

Likewise, on normal years when the Tour visits Paris, everyone always loves the Mercure Hotel we stay at the Arc de Triomphe. It’s 200m from the Tour de France which is perfect.

BMC bikes outside the sports tours international hotel at the tour de france

7. How to go to the Tour de France: DIY versus a Tour de France package trip?

It can be tempting to plan your own Tour de France cycling trip. That can work well if you’re happy to just watch a stage and don’t mind making getting there, waiting, watching and going home the sole focus for your day.

However if you’re looking to get more from this great annual sporting event, an organised Tour de France trip is the way to get the perfect trip.

There are so many things that you can do on a tour with an Approved Tour de France Operator that you can’t do alone. It’s the things I mentioned above , things like having accreditation to ride the race route on closed roads, getting access to VIP areas and hospitality, having everything planned with the right information from the organiser which you can’t find online and having great hotels that are well-placed for the route.

A trip might only be three nights away in July, but you’re getting the benefit of a year’s worth of planning – and our twenty years of experience before that!

8. Where can people find more information?

You can get more information about Sports Tours’ many Tour de France cycling trips on their website .

Clément and the team would also be very happy to answer any questions – just contact them at +44 (0)161 703 8161 or [email protected] .

A huge thank you to Clément for sharing such an insightful behind the scenes look at what goes into planning a Tour de France trip.

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Pogacar wins Liege with epic solo break, launching bid for Giro d’Italia and Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege bike race on Sunday thanks to a solo break 30km from home launched on a steep climb and sustained to the finish line.

Issued on: 21/04/2024 - 17:07

Ahead of Pogacar 's Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double bid the 25-year-old Slovenian blew the opposition away with a maverick acceleration that none could answer on the 254km race in the Ardennes forests that marks the end of the spring classics.

Billed as a duel between Pogacar and winner of Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders Mathieu van der Poel, the Dutchman came in a commendable third but was far from going shoulder-to-shoulder for the title.

Frenchman Romain Bardet was second, also solo 1min 39sec off the pace with Van der Poel leading a bunch home at 2min 02sec.

Another pre-race favourite was Briton Tom Pidcock, who was 10th on the day after a mechanical problem at a key moment hindered his day.

The win puts to bed Pogacar's fall here last season that broke his wrist and blighted his Tour de France bid.

"It was an emotional day of riding for me," a drained-looking Pogacar said.

"Not just because of my hand but also because two years ago just before the race Urska's mother died, so I was riding for her today," Pogacar said referring to his professional cyclist partner Urska Zigart.

Pogacar also won here in 2021 and this was his sixth one-day Monument win with three wins at the Tour of Lombardy and his 2023 Tour of Flanders triumph.

Champion Remco Evenepoel, former winner Primoz Roglic and Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard would all have been suited to this course but are injured after a mass fall at the Tour of the Basque Country.

Pogacar came into the race fresh from altitude training and at the start line said he had "no regrets about not racing la Fleche", referring to the frozen and drenched midweek race in the same region.

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One of the most important pieces of equipment on a pro’s bike is the tires. The tires affect the ride comfort, feel, grip, and most importantly speed, especially during a time trial towards the end where seconds matter.

So naturally, many cycling fans are curious what tires their favorite pro teams will be riding for this year’s Tour de France.

In this article, we’re going to explore exactly that.

When it comes to high-performance road racing tires, there are just a handful of tire brands that really stand out.

Leading the pack this year is Continental (6 teams) and Vittoria (6 teams) among the 22 participating teams. The rest is made up of Pirelli (4 teams), Specialized (3 teams), Michelin (2 teams) and Maxxis (1 team).

The other leading tire brands that aren’t ridden by the pros at the Tour de France are Schwalbe and Goodyear.

Continental

For the past decade, Continental tires have clocked up the most Grand Tour victories as part of their sponsorship for Team Sky (now Ineos Grenadiers). The pros ride either the Continental Pro LTD tubular tires or the new Continental GP5000 S TR tubeless tires.

These Continental Pro LTD tubular are very rare and limited to the pro teams who are racing on the highest levels. While the Continental GP5000 S TR is available to the public, availability is very scarce at the moment.

Watch out for the likes of former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and former Giro d’Italia winner Nairo Quintana rolling in these tires.

Tire Model : Continental GP5000 S TR, Continental Pro LTD tubular
Teams on Continental Tires : Bahrain Victorious, Groupama FDJ, Ineos Grenadiers, Intermarché Wanty Gobert Materiaux, Movistar Team, Team Arkea-Samsic
Available at : Competitive Cyclist , Amazon , Wiggle

Italian tire maker Vittoria has been a mainstay in the pro peloton for the past 10 years with their tires improving with each iteration. For this year, the pros will ride the Vittoria Corsa G2.0 tubular which is very supple at 320 TPI. This tire comes in the tubular, clincher, and tubeless versions and is widely available to the general public.

Expect to see Primoz Rodglic fighting for overall the win with defending champion Tadej Pogacar and Caleb Ewan sprinting towards victory on these very fast tires.

Tire Model : Vittoria Corsa G2.0
Teams on Vittoria Tires : Astana Qazaqstan Team, EF Education Easypost, Lotto Soudal, Team BikeExchange Jayco, Team Jumbo Visma, Team DSM

Long-time tiremaker and F1 tire provider, Pirelli made its entry into bike tires in 2017 and hasn’t looked back since. With over 110 years of experience making tires, you can be sure that there is a lot of research and development that has gone into their Pirelli P Zero Race SL tubular which will be ridden by four teams.

They’re available to the general public in tubular, tubeless, and clinchers in 26c, 28c, and 30c widths.

Tire Model : Pirelli P Zero Race SL
Teams on Pirelli Tires : AG2R Citreon Team, Alpecin-Fenix, Trek Segafredo, UAE Team Emirates

Specialized

Earlier in 2021, Specialized sponsored teams BORA Hansgrohe and Deceuninck Quick-Step made a commitment to run on clinchers for all races except the Spring Classics.

This decision might go against the general understanding that tubulars are preferred for racing. That remains to be seen but up until now, clinchers have had some major victories such as Kasper Asgreen winning the 2021 Tour of Flanders and Peter Sagan at the Giro d’Italia .

They will be running the S-Works Turbo RapidAir with latex inner tubes as latex tubes are well-known for having similar riding characteristics as a tubular tire, albeit being porous.

Tire Model : S-Works Turbo RapidAir with latex tubes
Teams on Specialized Tires : BORA Hansgrohe, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team, Total Energies
Available at : Competitive Cyclist

Goodyear is another longtime tiremaker who made its entry into cycling as recently as 2018. Being the new kid on the block, Goodyear only focuses on clincher and tubeless tires.

Hence, the riders will be riding the Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport, their top of the line, 120 TPI tubeless tires. They’re available in black and tan colors with 26c and 28c sizes.

Tire Model : Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport tubeless ( More info )
Teams on Goodyear Tires : Team Qhubeka Assos
Available at : Competitive Cyclist , Wiggle

A leading brand in mountain bike tires, Maxxis will be in this year’s Tour de France with 4x winner Chris Froome’s Israel Start-Up Nation team. A solid performance from the team will definitely increase Maxxis’ stature among performance road tires especially with the Maxxis High Road SL tubeless tires.

Tire Model : Maxxis High Road SL tubeless
Teams on Maxxis tires : Israel Premier Tech
Available at : Amazon

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Lotte Kopecky to miss Tour de France Femmes with Olympics the main goal

Lotte Kopecky will skip the Tour de France Femmes this year due to the race starting straight after the Paris Olympics.

Her SD Worx-Protime DS Danny Stam told Sporza that the timings between the end of the games and the start of the race in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will make participation impossible. The Olympics wrap up in the French capital just one day before the Rotterdam Grand Départ .

"The omnium ends on Sunday afternoon, the Tour starts on Monday morning. It is almost impossible to do that properly," Stam said. "Combining those two events would also be a very difficult task mentally."

After ticking off victory at Paris-Roubaix Femmes , the Olympic Games are now the big target for Kopecky this summer. The Belgian will be a favourite for the gold medal in the women’s road race as well as in other events on the track, including the Omnium.

Kopecky wore the race leader's yellow jersey for much of last year’s Tour de France Femmes. The Belgian won the opening stage and then held the race lead up until the closing stages before the race was won by her teammate, Demi Vollering . She eventually finished second.

Kopecky was thought to have an eye on this year's edition after it was revealed at the route presentation that the course would include sections on her home roads of Belgium. Stage three uses part of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège course and stage four departs from Bastogne.

However, she hinted at the time that there was a chance she could miss the race due to the significance of the Olympics and her commitments in the Omnium.

"When I see the course, I definitely want to ride. The fact that it goes through Belgium is also a very nice thing. On the other hand, the Tour is every year while the Olympic Games are only once every four years. There are also very nice goals coming up after the Tour, so it is very unclear at the moment," she said

"The switch from track to road is not a problem in itself, that is not my biggest fear. The Tour in itself is simply very tough and after such an omnium you have not only been physically very deep, but also mentally."

As well as winning Roubaix this Spring, Kopecky also won Strade Bianche in early March . She is set to ride the Tour of Britain Women in June and the Giro d’Italia Donne before the Olympics get started.

It was announced on Monday that SD Worx and Protime had extended their sponsorship of the team to 2028, with Lorena Wiebes also signing a new contract with the team that would keep her there to the same year. Specialized will continue until 2028 too, while Vollering will leave the team at the end of this year .

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Lotte Kopecky to skip Tour de France Femmes after Olympics, SD Worx confirm

World Champion will finish Omnium one day before start in Rotterdam

Lotte Kopecky wore the yellow jersey for six stages at the Tour de France Femmes in 2023

SD Worx manager Danny Stam confirmed that World Champion Lotte Kopecky will not take part in the Tour de France Femmes this year.

Kopecky was unsure whether she could race the Tour this year because the Olympic Games in Paris finish one day before the Tour de France Femmes Grand Départ in Rotterdam. Winning a medal at the Olympic Games is one of Kopecky's top priorities this season.

"The omnium ends on Sunday afternoon, the Tour starts on Monday morning. It is almost impossible to do that properly," Stam told Sporza .

"Combining those two events would also be a very difficult task mentally."

Kopecky won the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in 2023 and held the maillot jaune until the penultimate stage to the Col du Tourmalet when she lost touch on the final climb and the overall lead passed to teammate Demi Vollering.

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At the Tour de France route presentation, Kopecky said she wanted to race the Tour because it has two stages that run on Belgian roads - stage 3 uses part of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège course and stage 4 departs from Bastogne.

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Kopecky put an emphasis on the Spring Classics this year knowing the decision on whether to race the Tour or not would come after. She won Strade Bianche, Nokere Koerse and Paris-Roubaix this year as well as the UAE Tour Women in February.

Her schedule includes the Tour of Britain Women (6-9 June) and Giro d'Italia Women (7-14 July) before the Olympics in Paris. She will set her sights on the World Championships in Zurich in the latter part of the season.

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Canary Islands

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Top Destinations

French Alps

French Pyrenees

Gran Canaria

Italian Alps

Mediterranean

Picos de Europa

Spanish Pyrenees

Cycling Camps

EPIC Trans-Challenges

Gran Fondos

Hospitality

Private Trips

Trans-Challenges

Aire St Michel

Allt Chreaga Dubha Waterfall

Alpe d'Huez

Alpe di Neggia

Alpe di Poti

Alpe di Siusi

Alt de Sant Grau

Alto Basurero

Alto da Castanheira

Alto da Pedrada

Alto de Alfarnatejo

Alto de Arguayo

Alto de Aritxulegi

Alto de Bikotxgane

Alto de Buenavista

Alto de Escrita

Alto de Fataga

Alto de Gredos

Alto de Hijas

Alto de Izpegi-ko Gaina

Alto de la Colladiella

Alto de la Comella

Alto de la Cubilla

Alto de la Falla

Alto de la Faya Los Llobos

Alto de la Horca

Alto de la Llama

Alto de la Mona

Alto de la Pileta

Alto de la Robellada

Alto de la Union

Alto de las Frias

Alto de Lazar

Alto de Letras

Alto de Los Villares

Alto de Moncalvillo

Alto de Moncelo

Alto de Nano

Alto de Pantanillo

Alto de San Cipriano

Alto de Tarrenyes

Alto de Ubal

Alto de Xarotos

Alto del Cedro

Alto del Chocho

Alto del Escobero

Alto del Monachil

Alto del Navazo

Alto del Tabor

Alto del Tasajo

Alto del Tenebredo

Alto del Torno

Alto do Lagarto

Alto El Angliru

Alto El Caracol

Alto El Cordal

Alto Estadero

Alto La Colladona

Alto La Farrapona

Alto Lestaio

Alto Maria Gomes

Alto Medina

Alto Pantanillo

Alto Santa Elena

Altu de Santu Mianu

Aratena from Riu Sa Piana

Ayacata Viewpoint

Badia a Coltibuono

Badia a Montemuro

Badia Coltibuono

Balcon d'Aunis

Barragem do Alvao

Basilica di Superga

Bealach na Ba

Belvedere Monte La Nave

Bemelerberg

Bocca di Marsolinu

Bocca di Vezzu

Bocca d'Ominanda

Borgata Pamparato

Borgata Silio

Brennerpass

Bruncu Spina

Cabeco da Calcedonia

Cagigas Plantadas

Cala Gonone

Caltabellotta

Cap de Formentor

Cap de Long

Carretera de la Cabra

Castel Viscardo

Castellar de n'Hug

Castellina in Chianti

Castello di Brolio

Castelnuovo

Castelnuovo Nigra

Casteltermini

Castillejos

Cava de Fanna

Cerdeirinhas

Četena Ravan

Chalet du Lac Besson

Champagny-en-Vanoise

Charmant Som

Chinaillon Le Grand-Bornand

Cima Sappada

Cirque de Troumouse

Col Bagargiak

Col d'Agnel

Col d'Agnes

Col d'Allos

Col d'Aspin

Col d'Aubisque

Col de Bacinu

Col de Bagargui

Col de Bavella

Col de Belle Granaje

Col de Braus

Col de Buis

Col de Celaccia

Col de Chateauneuf

Col de Chaud Clapier

Col de Cornille

Col de Elgol

Col de Fontbelle

Col de Fouchure

Col de Foureyssasse Sud

Col de Granon

Col de Grosse Pierre

Col de Joux Plane

Col de la Biche

Col de la Bonette

Col de la Cayolle

Col de la Chaine

Col de la Chaudiere

Col de la Clarté

Col de la Colmiane

Col de la Colombiere

Col de la Core

Col de la Couillole

Col de la Creueta

Col de la Croix Blanche

Col de la Croix de Fer

Col de la Croix des Moinats

Col de la Croix

Col de la Croix Fry

Col de la Croix Morand

Col de la Croix Rouge

Col de la Croix St Robert

Col de la Forclaz de Montmin

Col de la Forclaz de Quiege

Col de la Joux Verte

Col de la Ligne

Col de la Lombarde

Col de la Loze

Col de la Machine

Col de la Madeleine

Col de la Madone

Col de la Mort d'Imbert

Col de la Pertie

Col de la Pierre Saint Martin

Col de la Ramaz

Col de la Sausse

Col de la Schlucht

Col de la Sentinelle

Col de la Sinne

Col de la Vaccia

Col de la Vayède

Col de Latrape

Col de Lautaret

Col de Lauwy

Col de L'Avernaz

Col de L'Echelle

Col de L'Encrenaz

Col de L'Epine

Col de Leschaux

Col de Lingous

Col de L'Iseran

Col de Lizarieta

Col de Luitel

Col de Marie-Blanque

Col de Marmare

Col de Marocaz

Col de Mente

Col de Meyrol

Col de Montfuron

Col de Murs

Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles

Col de Palomieres

Col de Peguere

Col de Perty

Col de Peyresourde

Col de Plainpalais

Col de Plan-Bois

Col de Port de Tarascon

Col de Porte

Col de Portech

Col de Portet d'Aspet

Col de Portet

Col de Quatre Chemins

Col de Richemond

Col de Romme

Col de Sabot

Col de Sainte Anne

Col de Salvi

Col de Santa Lucia

Col de Sapois

Col de Saraille

Col de Sarenne

Col de Seize

Col de Sorba

Col de Soulor

Col de Spandelles

Col de St Ignace

Col de St Raphaël

Col de Tamie

Col de Tarter

Col de Tentes

Col de Terramont

Col de Turini

Col de Val Louron-Azet

Col de Valouse

Col de Vars

Col de Vence

Col de Verde

Col de Vergio

Col des Aravis

Col des Ares

Col des Borderes

Col des Champs

Col des Glieres

Col des Hares

Col des Hayes

Col des Pres

Col des Saisies

Col des Trois Termes

Col d'Ichere from

Col d'Ichere

Col d'Ispeguy

Col d'Izoard

Col du Ballon d'Alsace

Col du Calvaire

Col du Chat

Col du Chaussy

Col du Chioula

Col du Corbier

Col du Corobin

Col du Firstplan

Col du Frêne

Col du Galibier

Col du Glandon

Col du Grand Ballon

Col du Grand Colombier

Col du Grand Cucheron

Col du Grand Taillet

Col du Granier

Col du Granon

Col du Lautaret

Col du Maquisard

Col du Marais

Col du Marocaz

Col du Mollard

Col du Mont Bel-Air

Col du Petit Ballon

Col du Pillon

Col du Platzerwasel

Col du Portillon

Col du Rosier

Col du Tamie

Col du Telegraphe

Col du Tourmalet

Col du Trébuchet

Col La Roque-Alric

Col le Debat

Col St Anne

Coll d'Alforja

Coll de Bracons

Coll de Bucs

Coll de Burgueres

Coll de Canes

Coll de Caselles

Coll de Collfred

Coll de Comadevaques

Coll de Condreu

Coll de Fores

Coll de Josa

Coll de la Batallola

Coll de la Buixeda

Coll de la Creueta

Coll de la Gallina

Coll de la Garga

Coll de Pal

Coll De Puymorens

Coll de Porrera

Coll de Pradell

Coll de Prades

Coll de Rates

Coll de sa Batalla

Coll de Sa Gramola

Coll de Sentigosa

Coll de Serra Seca

Coll de Sobirana

Coll de Soller

Coll de Subirana

Coll dels Reis

Coll den Bleda

Coll des Grau

Coll des Pi / Es Grau

Coll d'Orient and Coll d'Honor

Coll Fornic

Coll Ordino

Collá de Arniciu

Collada de Beixalis

Collada de Moandi

Collada Mohandi

Collado de Carmona

Collado de Hoz

Collado de Igena

Collado de Ozalba

Collado de Zardon

Colle del Lys

Colle del Nivolet

Colle dell' Agnello

Colle della Fauniera

Colle della Maddalena

Colle della Scala

Colle delle Finestre

Colle di Lana

Colle di Sampeyre

Colle di Valmala

Colle Gallo

Colle San Carlo

Colle Santa Lucia

Colletto Basso di Isasca

Colli di San Fermo

Collsuspina

Colma di Sormano

Cormet de Roselend

Corso Principi Di Piemonte

Cortals d'Encamp

Cote au Roux

Côte d'Auribeau

Cote de Bellaire

Cote de Bohissau

Cote de Buisson

Cote de Cherave

Côte de Colombiès

Cote de la Haute-Levee

Cote de la Redoute

Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons

Cote de La Vernaz

Cote de Langueux

Cote de Laoul

Côte de Moyrazès

Côte de Peyrouse

Cote de Plérin

Cote de Razal

Cote de Saint-Nicolas

Cote de Stockeu

Cote d'Ereffe

Crieff Road

Cruce Bailadero

Cruce Pico del Inglés

Crucero San Jose

Cruz de Tejeda

Cruz del Carmen

Cruz San Antonio

De Buisson Rond

Degollada de La Aldea

Degollada de las Yeguas

Dervaig Hill

Dientner Sattel

Donji Humac

Drynie Hill

Duke's Pass

Dunning Glen

Edinbane Climb

El Chagualo

Encinas Borrachas

Era Artiga de Lin

Ermita del Cristo de Balaguer

Eyserbosweg

Falla Lobos

Faschinajoch

Filzen Sattel

Fontana Sa Mela from Sologo

Forcella Aurine

Forcella di Monte Rest

Forcella di Pala Barzana

Forcella di Priuso

Forcella Franche

Forest of Alyth

Fornos de Algodres

Fuentes de Cesna

Gairn Sheel

Gairo from Riu Sant Andrea

Garajonay Cruce

Geulhemmerweg

Glaubenbielenpass

Glen Quaich

Glen Salach

Glen Tarbert

Gorges de la Nesque

Gornji Humac

Gornji Majkovi

Grimpée de Venon

Grimpee d'Hery

Grimselpass

Grosse Scheidegg

Grossglockner-Edelweissspitze

Grossglockner

Gualan Dubh

Guia de Isora

Gurnigelpass

Hahntennjoch

Heiligenschwendi

Hinterwaldberg

Hochtannbergpass

Hourquette d'Ancizan

Iacu Piu from SP18

Justistalstrasse

Kanarieberg

Kranjski Rak

Kuna Peljeska

Kuthai Sattel

La Catedral

La Chambotte

La Cobertoria

La Ensillada

La Escalona

La Fatarella

La Fredonia

La Morera de Montsant

La Super Planche des Belles Filles

La Victoria

Lac d'Aumar

Lac de Bise

Lacets de Monvernier

Lago di Cancano

Lagos de Covadonga

Lake Misurina

Lanusei from Bari Sardo

Las Lagunillas

Le Grand Margès

Le Toit du Var

Lenzerheidepass

Les Alpilles Sud

Les Bossons

Les Deux Alpes

Llanos de la Pez

Llosa de Camacho

Loch Dhugaill

Loch na Draipe

Los Cierros

Los Machucos

Lugar De Pereira

Luz-Ardiden

Madonna del Coletto

Marquetalia

Masca Summit

Mata de Albergaria

Miradoiro do Ézaro

Mirador del Fitu

Mont Colombis

Mont de Lans

Mont du Chat

Mont Revard

Mont Saxonnex

Mont Semnoz

Mont Ventoux

Montagne de Lure

Montant de Tost

Monte Amiata

Monte Calderaro

Monte Crostis

Monte Del Agua

Monte Grappa

Monte Padrio

Monte Ragogna

Monte Rufeno

Monte S'Ospile

Monte Teide

Monte Tuttavista

Monte Zoncolan

Montée Boyat

Montee de Bisanne

Montee de Bourdeaux

Montee de Charlaval

Montee de la Selle de Fromentel

Montee de Lancon

Montée de Peille

Montee de Puget

Montee d'Ilhan

Montée du Pont St Nicolas

Montée St Laurent

Montée St Michel

Monti Cimini

Coll de Obac

Mount Teide

Mûr De Bretagne

Muro de Aia

Muro di Sormano

Notre Dames des Graces

Nufenenpass

Oberalppass

Odcep Pavlič

Orune from Ponte Marreri

Ostanfahrt pass

Oude Kwaremont

Oz-en-Oisans

Panex Plambuit

Panzano in Chianti

Partidas Guaico

Pas de la Figuière

Pas de Souloumbrie

Pasja Ravan

Pasja ravan

Passo Brocon

Passo Campolongo

Passo Cereda

Passo Cibiana

Passo Colla

Passo Costalunga

Passo Croce Boi from Nuraghe Gilorthi

Passo del Bratello

Passo del Cason di Lanza

Passo del Chiodo

Passo del Cirone

Passo del Giogo

Passo del Silara

Passo Del Tomarlo

Passo della Presolana

Passo della Raticosa

Passo delle Erbe

Passo di Correboi

Passo di Monte Croce Carnico

Passo di San Bernardino

Passo di Zambla

Passo di Zucca Trinita

Passo Duran

Passo Duron

Passo Falzarego

Passo Fedaia

Passo Gardena

Passo Gavia

Passo Genna Ramene from Santa Maria Navarrese

Passo Ghenna Silana from Urzulei

Passo Ghisallo

Passo Gobbera

Passo Incrociati

Passo Lavaze

Passo Manghen

Passo Mortirolo

Passo Pinei

Passo Pordoi

Passo Praderadego

Passo Presolana

Passo Raticosa

Passo Rolle

Passo San Antonio

Passo San Boldo

Passo San Marco

Passo San Pellegrino

Passo Santa Donna

Passo Sella

Passo Staulanza

Passo Stelvio

Passo Tre Croci

Passo Valles

Passo Valparola

Passo Valparolo

Passo Vivione

Passo Zambla

Pavlicevo Sedlo

Peña Cabarga

Peñas de Aya

Penhas Douradas

Petra Longa Salvini

Peyrusse-le-Roc

Pian del Lupo

Pian delle Merie

Piancavallo

Piano Battaglia

Piau-Engaly

Pico de las Nieves

Pico del Inglés

Pico Veleta

Picón Blanco

Pino do Val

Pinos de Galdar

Pizzu Silixi from Gairo

Poggio di Sugame

Poggio Rosa

Port de Balès

Port de Bérnia

Port de Cabus

Port de Confidres

Port de la Bonaigua

Port de la Mussara

Port de Lers

Port de Llo

Port de Pailheres

Port de Ransol

Port de Sa Creueta

Port de Tollos

Port de Tudons

Port del Cantó

Port d'Envalira

Port des Canonge

Portella Del Morto

Portillo de Lunada

Postalmstrasse

Pousada Caniçada-Gerês

Pré Richard

Presa del Paralillo

Puente Aures

Puerto Alto del Garajonay

Puerto de Alisas

Puerto de Azazeta

Puerto de Azpegi

Puerto de Boyar

Puerto de Canencia

Puerto de Connio

Puerto de Cotos

Puerto de Erjos

Puerto de Izpegi

Puerto de La Aldea

Puerto de la Braguia

Puerto de la Cruz de Linares

Puerto de la Magdalena

Puerto de la Morcuera

Puerto de la Rasa

Puerto de la Sia

Puerto de la Ventilla

Puerto de Larrau

Puerto de las Abejas

Puerto de Las Estacas de Trueba

Puerto De Las Palomas

Puerto de Lunada

Puerto de Navacerrada

Puerto de Navafria

Puerto de Orduña

Puerto de Otxondo

Puerto de Palombera

Puerto de Panderrueda

Puerto de Panderruedas

Puerto de Pandetrave

Puerto de Peña Negra

Puerto de Peñas Blancas

Puerto de Peñas Blancas & Los Reales

Puerto de Pozo de Mujeres Muertas

Puerto de San Glorio

Puerto de San Lorenzo

Puerto de Torvizcón

Puerto de Zaldiaran

Puerto del Boyar

Puerto del Mazuco

Puerto del Sol

Puerto del Viento

Puerto d'Otxondo

Puerto El Dormio

Puerto El Ponton

Puerto Encinas Borrachas

Puerto Herrera

Puerto Jimena de Libar

Puerto La Braguia

Puerto Los Alazores - Cara Alfarnate

Puerto Martinez

Puerto Montejaque

Puerto Vitoria

Pupnatska Luka

Ratagan Pass

Rocca di Papa

Rocca Priora

Rocca Romana

Romanyà de la Selva

Route de Saint Savin

Rovt Pod Menino

Sa Pedra Bianca from Piras

Sa Pedrissa

Sal Radicofani

Salita Gino Bartali

Salita Louison Bobet

Salita Marco Pantani

Salita Verduno

San Benedetto da Certalda

San Cristobal

San Francesco di Lula

San Gimignano

San Giorgio from Gairo

San Martin de Bada

San Martino di Castrozza

San Pantaleo from Mulino di Arzachena

Santa Barbara

Santa Elisabetta

Santa Isabel do Monte

Santa Isabel

Santa Mariña

Santa Pellaia

Santiago del Teide

Santuari Mare de Deu del Mon

Santuario de Acebo

Sao Cosmado

Saut deth Pish

Schallenberg

Scollino Badia Coltibuono

Seebergsattel

Sella Cereschiatis

Sella Chianzutan

Sella Ciampigotto

Sella Valcalda

Senhora da Graca

Serra de Alvelos

Serra Vermelha

Sheriffmuir

Soriska Klanec

Spomenik Borcu Nob

St Gervais Mont Blanc Le Bettex

St Gotthardpass

Steenbeekdries

Strevčeva Peč

Superbagneres

Talana from Riu Mortorinai

Taquisara from Riu San Girolamo

Tavertet - L'Avenc

The Goat's Path

The Lecht Road

The Schiehallion

Tierra del Trigo Mirador

Timmelsjoch

Top of the World

Topol Pri Medvodah

Torre de la Bastilla

Torrinheiras

Tossal dels Diners

Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Truc d'Arbe

Tunel Cumbre

Turó del Home

Tuttavista from Galtelli

Umbrailpass

Val d'Enfer

Valico Arcuerì from Seui

Valico del Morellino

Valley of the Tears

Vallombrosa

Valter 2000

Via Dogliani

Vico d'Elsa

Vidova Gora

Villa Belvedere

Villars-sur-Ollon

Zillertaller Hohenstrasse

April 27 2024

Gravel BALI

From beaches to jungles, mountains, and active volcanoes, we take you away from the crowded tourist areas to the seemingly untouched Bali, and through villages where time appears to have stood still.

May 04 2024

Mallorca Cycling Camp

Ride the spectacular Sierra de Tramontana, from Formentor to Port d’Andratx

May 05 2024

Gravel Tuscany with BWR

Famous for it’s hilltop towns, Chianti wine, cypress trees, great food and Italian style, Tuscany is also home to the strade bianche and some of the best gravel and Beyond Tarmac rides in Europe.

May 18 2024

EPIC Trans Scotland

An incredible journey from the magnificent Isle of Mull through Royal Deeside, Speyside, Loch Ness and the UK’s toughest climb, Bealach na Ba.

EPIC Trans Pyrenees

Discover the natural beauty of one of Europe’s most celebrated cycling terrains. Cross the highest peaks in the Pyrenees, conquering legendary Tour de France climbs every day. Includes Tourmalet, Aubisque, Aspin, Peyresourde, Pierre St Martin, Jaizkibel and many more!

Trans Pyrenees

May 26 2024

Gravel Scotland Highlands

Our route has been devised by Ed Shoote, author of the book “Gravel Rides Scotland”. He’s ridden 1000s of miles of Scottish gravel and has hand-picked the very best for this unique tour.

June 01 2024

EPIC Trans Swiss

It’s really hard to match Switzerland for it’s incredible scenery, unique charm and the sheer volume of iconic and challenging climbs. An absolute must for any avid cyclist who loves to climb.

VIP Porto to Costa da Morte

Our latest VIP trip features a sensational ride from the mountains of Northern Portugal and Galicia to the spectacular Costa da Morte.

Please note: this trip is only open to repeat guests and their friends.

June 02 2024

Gravel Scotland Borders

Another gravel masterpiece designed by Ed Shoote, author of the book “Gravel Rides Scotland”. Follow this stunning gravel ride from Coast to Coast through the best of Southern Scotland and Northern England.

June 09 2024

EPIC Trans French Alps

Test yourself on the battleground of the world’s greatest race. Includes the newest paved climb in the Alps, the massive Col de la Loze, first introduced at the 2020 Tour de France and now rated the toughest climb in the French Alps.

Trans French Alps

You’ve seen the pros do battle on the most famous climbs of the Tour de France. This is your opportunity to conquer the very same climbs as you ride this magnificent route across the French Alps.

EPIC Trans Dolomites

Discover the breathtaking landscapes and majestic mountain passes that have featured in so many epic Giro d’Italia stages. Includes the Stelvio, Mortirolo, Gavia, Zoncolan, Giau, Pordoi, Fedaia and many more!

Trans Dolomites

Discover the breathtaking landscapes and majestic mountain passes that have featured in so many epic Giro d’Italia stages. Includes the Stelvio, Mortirolo, Zoncolan, Giau, Sella, Gardena and many more!

June 16 2024

Gravel Girona with BWR

While Girona is a mecca for road cyclists, the true allure lies beyond the popular paved routes frequented by many PRO cyclists. Experience the authentic beauty of this captivating region by going Beyond Tarmac. Discover hidden gems and embrace the charm of Girona and its surrounding Catalan countryside for a cycling adventure that goes off the beaten path.

June 26 2024

2024 TDF K/QOM Challenge – Grand Depart in Italy

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Italy. Witness the Team Presentation and LIVE race-viewing of the Opening Stage in Florence and Stage 2 in Bologna.

2024 TDF by E-BIKE – Grand Depart in Italy

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Italy. Witness the Team Presentation and LIVE race-viewing of Stage 1 in Florence and Stage 2 in Bologna.

June 29 2024

2024 TDF K/QOM Challenge – Italian & French Alps

LIVE race-viewing of the key Alpine stages in Italy and France during the first week of the Tour de France. Witness the Tour LIVE on the Col du Galibier and enjoy VIP access to the Stage Finish in Turin. Ride the Colle del Nivolet – and of course Alpe d’Huez!

July 09 2024

2024 TDF K/QOM Challenge – Pyrenees

LIVE race-viewing of the key Pyrenees stages during Week 2 of the Tour de France. Witness the Tour LIVE on the iconic climb to Pla d’Adet and enjoy VIP access to the Stage Finish in Pau. Ride the Col d’Aspin, Col de Peyresourde, Port de Bales – and of course the Tourmalet!

2024 TDF by E-BIKE – Pyrenees

July 15 2024

2024 TDF K/QOM Challenge – Ventoux, Alps & NICE

A unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the Finish of the Tour de France in NICE. Experience the Grand Finale LIVE in Nice, conquer Mont Ventoux, witness the penultimate stage LIVE on the last climb, and stay in luxury 5-star hotels throughout.

2024 TDF K/QOM Challenge – Ventoux, Alps & NICE (Riders ONLY)

2024 TDF by E-BIKE – Provence, Alps & NICE

July 19 2024

2024 TDF K/QOM Challenge – NICE Weekend

A unique, 4-day trip to experience the Final Weekend of the Tour de France in NICE. Watch the penultimate stage LIVE on the Col de la Couillole, witness the Final Stage Time Trial and stay in a luxury 5-star hotel just 100m from the Finish Line!

2024 TDF by E-BIKE – NICE Weekend

August 10 2024

EPIC Trans Cantabrian Mountains

Conquer the legendary climbs of the Vuelta a España in this incredible week of cycling in the Cordillera Cantabrica. Includes Lagos de Covadonga and the Angliru, the toughest climb in pro cycling.

August 11 2024

2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

LIVE race-viewing of 5 stages including the Opening Stages in Rotterdam and the Queen Stage Finish in ALPE D’HUEZ!

August 18 2024

Gravel Iceland Westfjords

Ready for a real adventure? Join us on this gravel trip to Iceland and feel the power of raw nature.

August 31 2024

September 02 2024

Vuelta a España

Welcome to the heart of Spain, where the Vuelta a España 2024 promises an unforgettable experience. Dive into the renowned world of Spanish cycling with breathtaking climbs, thrilling race action, and the allure of Asturias, Basque Country, and Rioja’s Northern regions. Cap it off with the Grand Finale in Madrid.

September 07 2024

September 08 2024

September 21 2024

EPIC Trans Provence-Alpes

Featuring the Col de la Bonette, the highest paved through road in the Alps, and Mont Ventoux, the Giant of Provence, this is not a trip for the faint of heart. In addition to being one of our toughest challenges, it’s also one of the most spectacular with an incredible mix of high mountain passes, river gorges, high Alpine and Provençale terrain. A must-ride for the avid cyclist!

September 28 2024

September 29 2024

October 06 2024

Trans Tuscany

The quintessential Italy, Tuscany is famous for hilltop towns, Chianti, cypress trees, great food and the ultimate in Italian style. But it’s also home to some of the most spectacular cycling in Europe.

October 12 2024

Trans Andalusia

The quintessential Spain, Andalusia is famous for flamenco, fiestas, bulls and “pueblos blancos”. But it’s also home to some of the most stunning and challenging rides in Europe.

EPIC Trans Andalusia

October 20 2024

EPIC Trans Portugal

Take the high road across this quiet country’s wondrously diverse terrain. Enjoy the magnificent scenery, historic villages and traffic-free roads – and of course it wouldn’t be Thomson terrain without a few big climbs.

Gravel Portugal with BWR

A spectacular ride on the cliffs high above the Atlantic Ocean and through the Monchique mountains, the Algarve, in the south of Portugal, has some of the best Beyond Tarmac riding in Europe.

November 02 2024

Gran Canaria Cycling Camp

Gran Canaria has it all: big mountains, endless sunshine, perfect temperatures and wonderful 4-star hotels to rest and recharge at the end of the day. Little wonder that so many pro riders spend the early winter months training here.

Canary Islands 2-week Cycling Camp

Not sure whether to choose the Gran Canaria Camp or the Tenerife & La Gomera Camp? Then why not do both.

November 09 2024

Gravel Morocco

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22: Uno-X | Dare VSRu | £5600 / $7115

21: Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | Cube Litening | £6543 / $8315

=19: Groupama-FDJ | Lapierre Xelius SL | £8000 / $10,150

=19: Bahrain Victorious | Merida Reacto/Scultura Team | £8000 / $10,150

18: dsm-Firmenich | Scott Foil RC | £9199 / $11,750

17: Alpecin-Deceuninck | Canyon Aeroad CFR | £9799 / $12,450

16: Movistar | Canyon Aeroad | £9999 / $12,750

15: Israel-Premier Tech | Factor Ostro VAM | £10,500 / $13,350

14: Cofidis | Look 795 Blade RS | £10,600 / $13,500

13: Lotto Dstny | Ridley Noah Fast/Helium | £10,700 / $13,650

12: Arkéa-Samsic | Bianchi Oltre | £11,928 / $15,150

11: Team Jayco AlUla | Giant Propel | £11,999 / $15,250

10: Ineos-Grenadiers | Pinarello Dogma F | £12,400 / $15,750

9: Astana Qazaqstan | Wilier 0 SLR | £12,480 / $15,860

=7: EF Education-EasyPost | Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 /SystemSix | £12,500 / $15,885

=7: Jumbo-Visma | Cervélo S5 | £12,500 / $15,885

=4: BORA-hansgrohe , TotalEnergies and Soudal Quick-Step | Specialized S-Works Tarmac | £13,000 / $16,520

3: AG2R Citroën | BMC Teammachine | £13,800 / $17,540

2: UAE Team Emirates | Colnago V4Rs | £14,000 / $17,800

1: Lidl-Trek | Trek Madone SLR 7 Gen 7 | £14,500 / $18,450

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Richard Carapaz’s Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71 – 7.395kg

Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon Aeroad CFR – 7.945kg

Jonas Vingegaard’s Cervélo S5 – 7.195kg

Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago V4Rs – 7.245kg

Alexander Kristoff’s Dare VSRu – 7.735kg

Simon Clarke’s Factor O2 VAM – 6.925kg

Alexis Renard’s Look 795 Blade RS – 7.535kg

Egan Bernal’s Pinarello Dogma F – 7.385kg

Ben O'Connor’s Prototype BMC – 7.345kg

Caleb Ewan’s Prototype Ridley – 7.500kg

Mark Cavendish’s Wilier Filante SLR – 7.760kg

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