Velo’s Ultimate 2025 Tour de France Bike Guide
All the bikes, components, and gear used by the 23 teams in cycling's biggest race.
Team analysis by Bernard Thévenet, two time winner of the Tour de France. COUNTING ON O’CONNOR The team managed by Vincent Lavenu won’t be changing its plans and will rely on its leader Ben O’Connor, fourth in the 2021 Tour de France, when he won the stage into Tignes. Following that success, the Australian showed great resistance for the rest of the race, but was unable to confirm last year after suffering two heavy crashes before retiring. He can target a place in the top five, although the podium is likely to be out of his reach. With the likely participations of Oliver Naesen, Greg Van Avermaet and Benoît Cosnefroy, he won’t lack for strong support. It would be good for the latter if he could win a stage. He needs that boost to his palmarès! Team Info General Manager: Vincent Lavenu Sponsors: Insurance corporation; French car manufacturer Team Founded: 1992 Bike: BMC Drivetrain: Campagnolo Wheels: Campagnolo Clothing: Rosti Team Leaders: Ben O’Connor (Aus), 27 Support Riders: Lineup yet to be confirmed. Team News & Analysis
All the bikes, components, and gear used by the 23 teams in cycling's biggest race.
When Tudor Pro Cycling needed one more rider to fill out its roster, American ace Warbasse fit the bill.
'It's in the process of being transformative': UAE Emirates is leading the WorldTour's race to decipher its data with an AI bot that could accelerate strategy decisions and open doors to 'micro-training'.
Van Rysel's new aero bike wasn't exactly a secret before, but we're now one step closer to its official launch.
Breakout rides at the Vuelta, Olympics give O'Connor a tailwind for his Tour de France ambitions with new team Jayco-AlUla: 'I can perform like that again next year for sure.'
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Tech wizards and performance PhDs are optimizing pro cycling with mind-blowing models that make winning margins.
American star on hunt for deal to stay in WorldTour for 2025: 'I want to keep racing the biggest races.'
Decathlon wants to become the next Nike or Specialized, and it's got equal ambitions for its cycling team: 'They want to win the world's biggest races in the next four years'
Australian rider to head to Jayco AlUla with heightened ambitions after dazzling Vuelta performance.
Twice finishing fourth in grand tours, can Aussie climber hold on for podium spot? 'Still two very important days.'
Despite another gutsy defense, Australian seems to accept that his chances of winning the Vuelta are diminishing by the day: 'I had no power.'
A 20-second penalty to Primož Roglič gives Aussie an unexpected cushion in GC crunch-time: 'You can guarantee tomorrow he’ll go all-in to get it back.'
O'Connor and Gall try to balance ego and ambition as fight for red jersey heats up at Vuelta a España: 'We both have our goals.'
Australian continues as race leader but Roglič landed big blows Friday. ‘It is nice when you go good.’
'It happens a lot in cycling': Road blockage debate heats up after O'Connor deletes his Twitter account in wake of social media firestorm.
'Yellow cards' fly after controversial blocking incident provokes spill at Vuelta a España.
Vuelta a España leader is heading elsewhere for 2025, leaving a big gap in team leadership.
Australian race leader remains upbeat looking towards upcoming stage: ‘It should be more suited to me’.
Stephen Barrett clear on Australian race leader’s qualities: ‘He’s come fourth in the Giro, he’s come fourth in the Tour.’
Stage 6 breakaway talisman delivered Kuss to overall victory in 2023, will it be enough for O'Connor? '5 minutes is a lot.'
It's rare that these kind of horizontal moves — one rider out, another rider in — works out so well for all parties involved.
Two stage wins have harvested more than 43,000 euros for an underdog team, while Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team languishes at the bottom with only 2,390 euros.
‘My sprint is still good enough to win’: 33-year-old speedster returns to the Tour wiser, stronger, and chasing his 2020 prowess.
A new Van Rysel aero road bike, new saddles from Specialized and Cadex, a new Poc helmet, wheels from Black Inc, and more found at the Tour de France 2024.
Watch out, the aero gains are coming for your road bike tires now!
Pogačar made things look easy. Who else impressed at the Giro d'Italia?
Irishman racks up first wins of 2024 in treble at Four Days of Dunkirk: 'That's why I am still here.'
The world's most wanted road bike? Replicas of the Van Rysel RCR Pro ridden by Decathlon Ag2r-La Mondiale sold out within hours of coming available for public pre-order.
Decathlon-Ag2r releases French rider from contract from suspension starting last month: 'I have always been an honest, upright, and clean rider.'
Van Rysel is just six years old, but the French bike brand has already landed on the WorldTour.
Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale is going all in on riding the best possible equipment.
Step aside, Eurobike, Belgium's national consumer bike show now sits as the bike geek event I'll attend every year.
Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale undergoes reinvention in quest to return Sam Bennett to Tour de France glory in 2024.
Bennett’s new coach Stephen Barrett talks comebacks, training clues and high-aiming ambition.
Love them or hate them, the AG2R brown bib shorts were certainly unique. They’re in good company for controversial fashion choices.
What are Campagnolo up to? Where are they trying to position themselves in the market? And are they even relevant in the industry today?
Irish sprinter says he is determined to turn things around after three frustrating years.
The French team unveiled a new-look kit to go with its new name, confirmed it will ride Van Rysel's RCR and XCR bikes in 2024. Sam Bennett, Victor Lafay, and more confirmed on roster.
The Swiss bike brand will continue its sponsorship of the Tudor Pro Cycling ProTeam after extending its deal for six seasons.
The long-running French team confirmed a new wave of contract extensions, but without any major arrivals so far for 2024.
Like many in his generation, the former US champ laments the domestic racing scene: 'I’d like to see a comeback of some of those races.'
That prototype time trial bike with BMC and Red Bull logos? Yeah, it was the new BMC Speedmachine.
The 25-year-old Tour de France rookie just won the hardest climbing stage of the race.
The prototype BMC and Red Bull bikes that AG2R Citroën Team are riding in the Tour de France have a number of interesting component choices.
Follow all the Tour de France hype ahead of the Bilbao 'grand départ' on July 1.
Only three riders from Soudal Quick-Step remain, and Andrea Vendrame also leaves the Giro ahead of stage 11.
Van Avermaet butted heads against Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen, and delivered the Olympic Gold medal in 2016.
Bike tech isn't as crazy different as it used to be at the Hell of the North, but a keen eye can spot some interesting adaptations for the cobbles.
Stan Dewulf got a nasty surprise as he crashed out of the chase group at the cobbled race.
After 11 years in the pro peloton, the former US champ has made himself student of the sport as he researches training, tech, nutrition.
The Ag2r-Citroën team donned a retro look for its racing bibs for Saturday's big race on the white roads of Tuscany.
Former US national champion saw 2022 derailed by injuries and illness – now he's back and racing toward the Giro d'Italia.
Belgian welcomes GC riders at classics but jokes that he'd prefer Tadej Pogačar didn't come: 'he has one leg more than I do and one lung more than I do.'
A look at all of the men's and women's WorldTour team kits unveiled so far.
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Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Co. build back for 2023 in first team camps of winter – here's what they do, and why they choose Spain.
Van Avermaet celebrates Belgium's newest cycling superstar: 'We can expect a lot more from Remco in the future.'
French WorldTour team quick to confirm there's no interest in signing veteran Colombian currently battling tramadol charges in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Australian mulls over missed opportunity on stage 18 of race.
AG2R-Citroën loses two riders after Jaakko Hanninen and Andrea Vendrame test positive for COVID-19.
Australian relishing chance to test form on final climb.
Marc Sarreau's win on the opening day of the Tour Poitou-Charentes hit a big milestone for the longstanding team.
O'Connor takes long view on Vuelta GC battle: 'You don't want to burn your matches early.'
Former US champion pens one-year extension with French outfit that he joined in 2019.
Recovered from his Tour injuries and COVID-19, Australian wants to go on the attack and complete grand tour stage win trilogy in Spain.
Now in his prime years, Jungels is moving to a team that feels like a natural fit for both parties.
Tour de France stage winner links up with German team as his career continues to improve after a difficult period.
The incident comes at a bad time for the US rider, who was slated to race the Vuelta a España next month.
Don't read the fine print too closely.
The French team is down to three riders for the closing stages of the 2022 Tour de France, Bora-Hansgrohe's Kämna and Cofidis' Walscheid also exit.
Stage 9 winner to ride new BMC Teammachine SLR Mpc with frameset price of €12,000.
Crash injuries prove too much for Australian to continue
The Luxembourg rider almost missed the Tour de France due to a late positive COVID test.
Tadej Pogačar's teammate Vegard Stake Langen and climber ace Geoffrey Bouchard become first riders struck by coronavirus.
Australian sensation trying to avoid 'nothing crashes' that can torpedo a GC contender in the first week.
Bob Jungels allowed to race after UCI medical team rules he is not infectious, despite a positive COVID-19 test Wednesday.
Team boss confirms American rider Larry Warbasse would not be selected as a replacement following recent COVID bout.
The Belgian says it is going to take a few days to get over the disappointment of missing out on the Tour de France for first time since 2013.
The AG2R-Citroën rider targets podium at the Critérium du Dauphiné and confirmation at the Tour de France that last year was no fluke.