Pro Bikes: This 1998 Fondriest Took Bobby Julich to Third Place in the Tour de France
Bobby Julich rode countless bikes in his 20-year career, but only kept a special handful.
Here we take a close look at the bikes used by professionals at the top of the sport, from world champions like Filippo Ganna and Julian Alaphilippe on the road to world record setters like Ashton Lambie on the track to the new crop of gravel racers.
Bobby Julich rode countless bikes in his 20-year career, but only kept a special handful.
What goes into dialing in the bike for the time trial world champion? It's more than some really cool paint.
One race, two different approaches to bike choice. BWR CA continues to be one of the hardest off-road races to choose equipment for.
See how the world champion has his bike set up for the classics.
From aero chainrings to 1x drivetrains and more, Bora-Hansgrohe is taking advantage of all the latest SRAM gear on its Specialized Tarmac SL8 bikes.
Gomez Villafañe is dominating the off-road race scene this season. Here's the bike that she rode to her latest win at SBT GRVL.
The Danish sprinter and classics specialist picked up his first career Giro d'Italia stage aboard this Trek Madone.
He may be the oldest rider in the Giro, but his ride is thoroughly modern.
Cannondale specially painted EF Education-EasyPost's bikes for the Giro d'Italia.
What modifications did the new team make for Paris-Roubaix?
Killips is racing, and winning, on a steel bike in a sea of carbon.
Honsinger will vie for another year in the national champ's jersey tomorrow.
The Hagens Berman Axeon rider took on Big Sugar Gravel aboard BMC's new race-oriented gravel bike.
Just a year after transitioning from World Cup XCO to endurance racing, Cole Paton finished fourth overall in the Life Time Grand Prix series
Grant is retiring at the end of the season, after a nearly 10-year career in which she was a five-time marathon MTB national champion and two-time winner of the Leadville 100
The recently-retired Irish WorldTour pro is going all in on gravel.
At Big Sugar Gravel, we took a look at the Grand Prix series winner's gravel bike
The rainbow-jersey contender is riding a souped-up road bike at the inaugural event.
You'll be hard pressed to find another rider who makes more use of the entire Canyon range of bikes than Mathieu van der Poel.
The mountain and gravel cyclist turns to this lightweight bike for gravel grinders.
Cromwell races for Canyon-SRAM on the WorldTour, but is no stranger to gravel events.
The young American was on track for a top result before being derailed by a late crash.
Swenson has been looking a class above this season, whether on MTB or gravel.
The spring classics specialist traded in his road bike for some late summer gravel.
The Colombian climber is on a new team and bike for 2022.
Max piloted the bike to victory at Belgian Waffle Ride Asheville.
She rode this bike to sixth place in her first attempt at the race.
Specialized once again turns to its classic mountain bikes for paint inspiration.
The Slovakian will make his gravel debut at Unbound before returning to Europe for the Tour de France.
This throwback-style Colnago paint job takes inspiration from Kansas for gravel cycling's premier event.
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Take a closer look at the Bora-Hansgrohe GC rider's bike for the Giro d'Italia.
A Shimano satellite button is positioned inside the hood of his Dura-Ace lever.
A unique titanium hardtail for a unique bike racer.
A look at the differences between a professional cyclist and triathlete's bikes for racing against the clock.
While not the most renowned bike brand in the world, Cube certainly knows how to put together a race-winning machine.
A complete Shimano build with two common WorldTour tweaks.
Golden touches for the Olympic road champion Richard Carapaz, who is racing for the overall win at the Giro d'Italia.
12-speed rings on an 11-speed crank plus Cavendish's signature single sprint shifter.
The aero road bike with pink and green highlights that will be raced by the Dutch rider in his quest to wear the race leader's pink jersey.
Custom colors — and 11-speed shifters — for the winner of the 2017 maglia rosa, and recent Olympic silver in the time trial.
Colnago's first time trial bike with disc brakes will be available this fall, the brand says.
Enve launched Custom Road and All Road bikes last year. This is something different.
A little creative filing to bridge the gap between integrated and non-integrated components.
Aggressively rotated levers for the aggressively riding Spaniard.
In the world of marginal gains, less aero drag means more speed.
Technology long used on Prologo saddles and recently launched on gloves shows up on EF Education-EasyPost's TT bars.
Erica Clevenger's Cannondale SuperSix EVO Hi-Mod Dura-Ace with a few modifications.
Shimano GRX, Ultegra, and Dura-Ace share space with SRAM's Quarq on Stites' aero bike.
Paris-Roubaix's third-place finisher has a unique solution to Shimano's 12-speed power-meter shortage.
Tubeless tires again ridden to victory in the Roubaix velodrome.
An aero bike with a narrow cockpit and fat tires for the Hell of the North.
Trek-Segafredo is two for two at Paris-Roubaix Femmes with a Domane built with SRAM Red, Pirelli tubeless, and a single chainring.
Veteran mechanic Jac-Johann Steyn explains his team's gearing and tire configurations, and the thinking behind them.
A close-up look at the Amstel Gold Race-winning bike — with 30mm Continental tubeless tires and a full Shimano Dura-Ace 9250 group — to be raced at the ‘Hell of the North.’
Double bar tape, 30mm tires and more for the ‘Hell of the North.’
Major changes include elimination of the seat mast, front IsoSpeed and adjustment on rear IsoSpeed.
Lizzie Deignan's winning bike from the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes.
We're back in the pits after nearly two years of restricted access. Here's the first of many pro bike check videos over the coming season.
52x10 on the Dutch superstar's aero bike with adjustable-width handlebars.
Wahoo Powerlink power-meter pedals for the Wahoo team.
Rutsch, 11th at the 2021 Paris-Roubaix, will be riding his 58cm SuperSix EVO at the Tour of Flanders in support of former race winner Alberto Bettiol.
Typically wax and oil are used exclusively of one another. But not here.
Van Aert's sidewalls painted with silicone, but not for durability.
A 54/40 on the Dutch superstar's aero bike.
While his teammates ride 53t rings and Vittoria tires, Campenaerts does his own thing.
The Greek god of the winds invoked at three points on the sprinter's bike.
CeramicSpeed parts abound on the Italian sprinter's Factor Ostro VAM. Will his velocita ascensionale media (VAM) be fast enough over the Cipressa and Poggio to contest the final sprint?
Personalized cockpit touches and an enormous top gear on the Trek Emonda SLR eTap.
Unreleased tubeless tires, an older generation power meter, and a single sprint shifter.
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB rider finishes sixth on old bike after new bike shows up the night before.
3D-printed aerobars (one of which came loose), oversized pulley wheels, and slick tires for the 103-mile gravel race.
Cervélo's upcoming aero bike with a mix of power meters and wheels, depending on the day.
Getting to know the new Aussie Champ.
Two key differences on the Colnago V3Rs from what he used to win the Tour de France.
We look at the bikes, groupsets, wheels, and equipment of the 2022 Women's World Tour peloton.
Alaphilippe switches from tubes to unmarked tubeless for Strade Bianche.
With the WorldTour season underway once again, here's what the top men's teams are riding in 2022.
Position tweaks from a day in Specialized's wind tunnel pay dividends in Algarve.
Wooden rims, a unique position, and an adjustable stem highlight Taylor's race bike