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.
Pro Bike
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.
Remco Evenepoel’s Time Trial Bike Is Fit for a World Champion
What goes into dialing in the bike for the time trial world champion? It's more than some really cool paint.
Gallery: The BWR California Winning Bikes of Matt Beers and Sofia Gomez Villafañe
One race, two different approaches to bike choice. BWR CA continues to be one of the hardest off-road races to choose equipment for.
The Bike That Mathieu van der Poel Took to E3 Saxo Classic Victory: His Blindingly Fast Canyon Aeroad
See how the world champion has his bike set up for the classics.
Pro Bike Gallery: Bora Hansgrohe’s Decked Out SRAM Equipped Specialized Tarmac SL8
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.
SBT GRVL pro bike check: Sofia Gomez Villafañe’s Specialized S-Works Crux
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.
Pro bike check: Mads Pedersen’s Trek Madone SLR 9
The Danish sprinter and classics specialist picked up his first career Giro d'Italia stage aboard this Trek Madone.
Pro bike check: Domenico Pozzovivo’s Factor Ostro Vam
He may be the oldest rider in the Giro, but his ride is thoroughly modern.
Bike check: Rigoberto Uran’s Cannondale Supersix Evo Lab71
Cannondale specially painted EF Education-EasyPost's bikes for the Giro d'Italia.
Team bike check: Q36.5 Pro Cycling’s Scott Foil
What modifications did the new team make for Paris-Roubaix?
Pro bike gallery: Austin Killips’ NICE Bikes CX
Killips is racing, and winning, on a steel bike in a sea of carbon.
Pro bike gallery: Clara Honsinger’s national champion edition Cannondale SuperSix Evo CX
Honsinger will vie for another year in the national champ's jersey tomorrow.
Pro bike gallery: Michael Garrison’s BMC Kaius 01 ONE
The Hagens Berman Axeon rider took on Big Sugar Gravel aboard BMC's new race-oriented gravel bike.
Pro bike gallery: Cole Paton’s Scott Addict Gravel
Just a year after transitioning from World Cup XCO to endurance racing, Cole Paton finished fourth overall in the Life Time Grand Prix series
Pro Bike Gallery: Rose Grant’s Juliana Quincy
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
Pro bike gallery: Nico Roche’s Bianchi Impulso Pro
The recently-retired Irish WorldTour pro is going all in on gravel.
Pro bike gallery: Haley Smith’s Ibis Hakka MX
At Big Sugar Gravel, we took a look at the Grand Prix series winner's gravel bike
Pro bike gallery: Sofia Gomez Villafañe’s Specialized Roubaix for the UCI Gravel World Championships
The rainbow-jersey contender is riding a souped-up road bike at the inaugural event.
Revealed: Mathieu Van der Poel’s Canyon Grizl for the UCI Gravel World Championships
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.
Pro bike gallery: Russell Finsterwald’s Specialized Crux
The mountain and gravel cyclist turns to this lightweight bike for gravel grinders.
Pro bike gallery: Tiffany Cromwell’s Canyon Grail CF SLX
Cromwell races for Canyon-SRAM on the WorldTour, but is no stranger to gravel events.
Pro bike gallery: Magnus Sheffield’s Pinarello Bolide F for the UCI Road World Championships elite time trial
The young American was on track for a top result before being derailed by a late crash.
Pro bike gallery: Keegan Swenson’s Santa Cruz Stigmata
Swenson has been looking a class above this season, whether on MTB or gravel.
Pro bike gallery: Niki Terpstra’s Specialized Crux
The spring classics specialist traded in his road bike for some late summer gravel.
Pro Bike: Esteban Chaves’ Cannondale SuperSix EVO
The Colombian climber is on a new team and bike for 2022.
Sarah Max’s Prototype Argonaut GR3 Gravel Bike
Max piloted the bike to victory at Belgian Waffle Ride Asheville.
Sarah Sturm’s Specialized S-Works Crux for Unbound Gravel
She rode this bike to sixth place in her first attempt at the race.
Alison Tetrick’s retro 1984 Team Stumpjumper themed Specialized Diverge for Unbound Gravel
Specialized once again turns to its classic mountain bikes for paint inspiration.
Peter Sagan’s Specialized S-Works Crux for Unbound Gravel
The Slovakian will make his gravel debut at Unbound before returning to Europe for the Tour de France.
Nathan Haas’s throwback Colnago G3-X might be the coolest bike at Unbound Gravel
This throwback-style Colnago paint job takes inspiration from Kansas for gravel cycling's premier event.
Pro bike gallery: Pello Bilbao’s Merida Scultura Team
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Pro bike gallery: Wilco Kelderman’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7
Take a closer look at the Bora-Hansgrohe GC rider's bike for the Giro d'Italia.
Richard Carapaz has a Di2 shifter inside his shifter at the Giro d’Italia
A Shimano satellite button is positioned inside the hood of his Dura-Ace lever.
Two never-evers come together with Ashton Lambie’s Affinity Ti GP
A unique titanium hardtail for a unique bike racer.
Gallery: Comparing Cameron Wurf’s Pinarello Bolide time trial and triathlon bikes
A look at the differences between a professional cyclist and triathlete's bikes for racing against the clock.
Pro bike: Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert’s Cube Litening C68x
While not the most renowned bike brand in the world, Cube certainly knows how to put together a race-winning machine.
Gallery: Arnaud Démare’s Giro-stage-winning Lapierre Aircode DRS
A complete Shimano build with two common WorldTour tweaks.
Gallery: Olympic champion Richard Carapaz’s Pinarello Dogma F Disc
Golden touches for the Olympic road champion Richard Carapaz, who is racing for the overall win at the Giro d'Italia.
Gallery: Mark Cavendish has unreleased wheels, tires, and a tiny Garmin on his Giro bike
12-speed rings on an 11-speed crank plus Cavendish's signature single sprint shifter.
Giro d’Italia: Mathieu van der Poel’s custom-painted Canyon Aeroad
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.
Giro d’Italia: Tom Dumoulin’s Cervélo P5 disc time trial bike
Custom colors — and 11-speed shifters — for the winner of the 2017 maglia rosa, and recent Olympic silver in the time trial.
Gallery: Colnago’s latest TT1 prototype time trial bike unveiled ahead of the Giro d’Italia
Colnago's first time trial bike with disc brakes will be available this fall, the brand says.
Gallery: Alexey Vermeulen won BWR CA on this unreleased Enve bike with unreleased Kenda tires
Enve launched Custom Road and All Road bikes last year. This is something different.
Gallery: Custom cockpit shaping for Aleksandr Vlasov’s Specialized Tarmac
A little creative filing to bridge the gap between integrated and non-integrated components.
Gallery: The bike of 19-year-old Juan Ayuso, who is sitting fifth at Tour de Romandie
Aggressively rotated levers for the aggressively riding Spaniard.
Gallery: Lots of tape to smooth the air on Sepp Kuss’ Romandie TT bike
In the world of marginal gains, less aero drag means more speed.
Gallery: Neilson Powless races Romandie TT with Prologo CPC grip on his bars
Technology long used on Prologo saddles and recently launched on gloves shows up on EF Education-EasyPost's TT bars.
Gallery: DNA Cycling’s Cannondale SuperSix EVO
Erica Clevenger's Cannondale SuperSix EVO Hi-Mod Dura-Ace with a few modifications.
Gallery: Tyler Stites’ Argon 18 Nitrogen Disc at the Redlands Bicycle Classic
Shimano GRX, Ultegra, and Dura-Ace share space with SRAM's Quarq on Stites' aero bike.
Paris-Roubaix podium bike gallery: Stefan Küng had 12-speed rings on his 11-speed Shimano meter
Paris-Roubaix's third-place finisher has a unique solution to Shimano's 12-speed power-meter shortage.
The winning bike of Paris-Roubaix: Dylan van Baarle’s Pinarello Dogma F
Tubeless tires again ridden to victory in the Roubaix velodrome.
Matej Mohorič is the one big name on 32mm tires at Paris-Roubaix
An aero bike with a narrow cockpit and fat tires for the Hell of the North.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes gallery: Elisa Longo Borghini’s winning Trek Domane
Trek-Segafredo is two for two at Paris-Roubaix Femmes with a Domane built with SRAM Red, Pirelli tubeless, and a single chainring.
Paris-Roubaix tech: Tire liners, straight chain lines, and big rings at EF Education-EasyPost
Veteran mechanic Jac-Johann Steyn explains his team's gearing and tire configurations, and the thinking behind them.
Paris-Roubaix 2022: Michał Kwiatkowski’s Pinarello Dogma F
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.’
Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon Aeroad CFR for the 2022 Paris-Roubaix
Double bar tape, 30mm tires and more for the ‘Hell of the North.’
New and unreleased Trek Domane spotted ahead of Paris-Roubaix under Trek-Segafredo
Major changes include elimination of the seat mast, front IsoSpeed and adjustment on rear IsoSpeed.
To tube, or not to tube? Pirelli’s advice for pros at Paris-Roubaix and beyond
Lizzie Deignan's winning bike from the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes.
Video: A look at David Gaudu’s road and time trial bikes
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.
Gallery: Annemiek van Vleuten’s Canyon Aeroad
52x10 on the Dutch superstar's aero bike with adjustable-width handlebars.
Gallery: Marjolein Van ‘t Geloof is racing Shimano Ultegra at the Tour of Flanders
Wahoo Powerlink power-meter pedals for the Wahoo team.
Gallery: Jonas Rutsch rides a 170mm stem on his Cannondale SuperSix EVO
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.
Gallery: Why mechanics sometimes put oil on Alexander Kristoff’s waxed chain
Typically wax and oil are used exclusively of one another. But not here.
Gallery: Wout van Aert’s special tire treatment revealed
Van Aert's sidewalls painted with silicone, but not for durability.
Gallery: Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon Aeroad
A 54/40 on the Dutch superstar's aero bike.
Dwars door Vlaanderen gallery: Victor Campenaerts goes for broke with 58t ring, waxed chain, and special tires
While his teammates ride 53t rings and Vittoria tires, Campenaerts does his own thing.
A world champ’s Gent-Wevelgem-winning aero bike: Elisa Balsamo’s Trek Madone
The Greek god of the winds invoked at three points on the sprinter's bike.
Gallery: Giacomo Nizzolo’s steed for his dream of Milan-San Remo victory
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?
Gallery: Quinn Simmons’ Trek Emonda SLR 9 eTap
Personalized cockpit touches and an enormous top gear on the Trek Emonda SLR eTap.
Gallery: Mark Cavendish’s single-sprint-shifter Specialized Tarmac SL7
Unreleased tubeless tires, an older generation power meter, and a single sprint shifter.
Gallery: Emily Newsom’s Cannondale Topstone at The Mid South
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB rider finishes sixth on old bike after new bike shows up the night before.
The winning bike of The Mid South: Lauren De Crescenzo’s Colnago G3-X
3D-printed aerobars (one of which came loose), oversized pulley wheels, and slick tires for the 103-mile gravel race.
Gallery: Primož Roglič’s unreleased Cervélo S5
Cervélo's upcoming aero bike with a mix of power meters and wheels, depending on the day.
Pro bike: A green and gold Liv Langma for Aussie champ Nicole Frain
Getting to know the new Aussie Champ.
Gallery: The winning bike of Tadej Pogačar at Strade Bianche
Two key differences on the Colnago V3Rs from what he used to win the Tour de France.
Team bikes of the 2022 Women’s WorldTour
We look at the bikes, groupsets, wheels, and equipment of the 2022 Women's World Tour peloton.
Gallery: Julian Alaphilippe’s Strade Bianche Tarmac SL7 with unmarked tires
Alaphilippe switches from tubes to unmarked tubeless for Strade Bianche.
Team bikes of the 2022 men’s WorldTour
With the WorldTour season underway once again, here's what the top men's teams are riding in 2022.
How Remco Evenepoel changed his TT position before crushing the Algarve TT
Position tweaks from a day in Specialized's wind tunnel pay dividends in Algarve.
Pro bike: Major Taylor’s 1903 Peugeot track bike
Wooden rims, a unique position, and an adjustable stem highlight Taylor's race bike