The Hottest Bikes & Tech At The Tour De France 2025

It’s that time again – the biggest bike race in the world is about to begin! On the ground at the Grand Départ in Lille, Dan Lloyd is getting the lowdown on the hottest tech and freshest bikes that the pros will be using over the next 3 weeks…

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 – Intro
00:24 – Philipsen’s and Van Der Poel’s Canyon Aeroads
02:16 – New Enve wheels for Pogačar
04:35 – Factor watercolour bike
08:11 – Factor aero bike
08:49 – Total Energies on INEOS team cars 👀
09:17 – Geraint Thomas’ Pinarello
10:37 – Oquo wheels on Arnaud de Lie’s Orbea
12:22 – Cool paint job for Lidl-Trek
12:57 – Not 1, but 2 new Cervélos!
15:57 – Conclusion

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It’s that time of year again. The tour to France has rolled around and you know what that means. I’ve been rugby tackling press offers out the way. Just moving mechanics aside to get you lot the latest and greatest tour to France tech. Here we go. Excuse me. Would it be possible to take a look at No, no, no. That’s fine. That’s fine. I was only joking. They have let me look at a couple of very special bikes. So, we’ve got here the Canyon AR CFRs of Jasper Phillips to my right and Matcha Vanderpool to my left here. They both got special paint jobs for the race this year. As you can see, Yasper’s very dark with some subtle gray detailing which looks great up close. Matcha is predominantly white, but there is some gold fleckling there within the frame and the forks as well. Of course, I’ve been doing the bar measurement check, so Matcha has nothing to worry about next year. They measure 44 cm outside to outside and far in excess of the 32 cm needed internally between the hoods at the top there. Uh your Jasper though will have to change his. So 40 cm outside to outside. That’s no problem. But between the hoods it’s just 30 cm which means you’d have to move them out by a centimeter each to make the new regulations for next year. Gearing fairly standard 54 to outer chain rings. Do wonder whether Yas will use something bigger for the sprint stages. uh both rocking the brand new Wahoo Element bulk computers at the front. Uh they’re also having the Pirelli P0 Race TLR RS tuber tires in a size 30C. Most teams of course running the wider tires at this point. And finally, the other thing that really stands out on both these bikes is just how slammed their stems are. Uh really aggressive positions, particularly for Yasper here. It’s a 120 mm stem. I think it is horizontal, but it almost looks like it’s pointed down towards the front wheel. I almost forgot this. Unbelievable. Is the chain waxed? Are these chains waxed? Absolutely. I actually can tell before I’ve even touched it. There’s a whole heap of wax on there, but I am going to give it a quick feel anyway. Oh, yes. That’s wax. Bridge will be pleased. This is what Sai shaves his ankles with. You are looking at one of two bike choices that Tade Pagatcha has uh for the tour to France on the road stage this year. Both obviously from Konago. This is the V5 RS. He’s also got the Y1 RS which we hope to show you shortly. But the reason I’ve grabbed this one is because it’s sporting some brand new wheels from Envy. Uh these are the SCES 4.5 Pros. They don’t replace the 4.5 SCES from before. They will still be used on the flatter and more rugged stages, but the aim with these brand new wheels was to make them lighter whilst retaining all the aerodynamic properties. They’ve achieved that. These are close to 200 g lighter than the 4.5 SCES. Uh most of that comes from the rims, 50 g each, totaling 100 g. Uh the hubs are a total of 60 g lighter, and the rest of the weight saving comes from the spoke nipples and also from the deck house. They’re not made out of vinyl anymore, but rather miler, I think it is, which is apparently uh quite a bit lighter. Uh so these come in at 1295 g versus 1,490 g for the other wheels. Uh slightly narrower rim width. So we’ll be using 28 mm condi tires on these. But on the other ones on the flatter stages, some brand new Conti 30 mil tires. Again, I’m hoping to get them for you in a little while. Uh also some redesign of the internals of the hubs. You can see the anodized silver on the outside, but internally they’ve reduced the spring and ratchet weight to make it roll a little bit nicer. These are the original Envy SCS 4.5s that the team’s been using for quite some time. On them are these brand new Continental Archetype tires. They’ve come in a size 30 mm. And on these rims, they look absolutely humongous. Developed in conjunction with UAE Emirates, they basically requested this size of tire. Uh they’re lighter, 35 g each lighter than the predecessor at 275 g. And they’ve got a really low rolling resistance as well in the black chili compound. And the reason I’m wearing this Met helmet is also new. Uh this is the Met Trena 3K carbon. I didn’t want to put the one on with the rainbow bands cuz I don’t really deserve it. But you can see there’s a slight difference at the front of the helmet. Met have now got their own wind tunnel which they’re using to develop their products. And you would imagine that this is a result of that. Come over to the hotel of Israel Premier Techch and the team’s been kind enough to give us some time with Mike Woods Factor Ostro Watercolor Bike called Watercolor for very obvious reasons. All of the teen riders at the Tour to France have got a brand new paint job. And they’re all subtly different because whilst they’re the same colors, all of their factor bikes have been painted by hand. So none of them are exactly the same. Some of them have a bit more pink on certain parts of the frame and forks. Others have more of the turquoise blue, etc. But I think you’ll probably all agree with me when I say I think it looks absolutely stunning. Uh other parts of this bike, I’m doing a bit of a crank length audit. So whilst Primos Road is stuck on 170s, Mike Woods has gone down to 165s. And that’s despite the fact that as many of you will know, he is a rider that very much likes to stand out of the saddle most of the time when he’s going up the climb. So he obviously doesn’t find the the lack of leverage a problem when he’s doing that. Also going to do a handlebar width check to see how many bikes are within the new UCI rules that are going to be implemented in January next year. So measurements done. Uh just to remind you what the new rules are going to be from the 1st of January 2026. Uh the handlebar width at the end of the drops measured outside to outside has to be no less than 40 cm. Absolutely no problem for Mike Woods here because these measure close to 44 cm outside to outside. However, there’s also the rule that between the inner parts of the hood, it can be no less than 32 cm. These currently measure 31. And incidentally, I did also measure Primos Raglitch’s bars earlier on. They’re exactly the same measurements as Mike Woods here. So, 44 bars, but between these two 31 cm. So, for these two riders specifically, all they’re going to need to do is move their hoods out half a centimeter each and they’ll be within the new regulations. But, as the mechanic here was telling me, these bars are far from extreme. A lot of riders using far narrower bars and might have even more angle with the hoods to try and get themselves more aerodynamic. So, it’s going to be pretty much impossible if you’re using a 40 cm outside to outside bar, which is the limit of the new regulation, to have your hoods pointed in at all. They’re going to have to be almost dead straight or in fact probably almost pointed out very slightly. And also someone was just saying to me the new Campanola group set the hoods really come in. So they’re going to be at a distinct disadvantage because if they do strictly measure them from the mo innermost point of the hoods, it’s going to be very hard to make them wider than 32 cm. So going to be interesting for the teams and riders next year in what they do. Apparently, of the eight riders here for Israel Premier Techch, currently only three of their riders are going to meet these new regulations. Now, along with the brand new paint job, Mike Woods is also rocking a brand new Celotalia saddle. Uh this is the latest SLR. It’s the fourth generation to be precise, shorter than the previous model. In fact, this is quite close to the UCI limit and also quite a bit lighter than the previous model too. It’s also got a new base shape and that has come about through the in excess of 100,000 data points that they’ve now got from their ID match bike fit system. Uh this one is called the carbon. Looks fairly standard on the upper, but they’ve also got a couple of new 3D printed uppers which Alex Peyton took a look at this one as well. So if you want all the details of these brand new towels, you can find them right now on the Gin Tech channel. Almost forgot to do the wax chain check. I would have got in a lot of trouble with Ollie Bridgwood if I hadn’t done that as Here we go. Oh, I’ve got absolutely no idea. Now, the bike that every media outlet wants to get up close and personal with is the brand new Factor Aerobike behind me, but as yet is unnamed and it’s also unreleased. So, this is about as close as we’re going to be able to get. You can see why everybody wants to get a closer look though because it’s one of the most striking bike releases I think we’ve seen in quite some time. Certainly since that Kono Y1 RS that came out at the start of the year. We know it’s fast as well because Jake Stewart took his first ever World Tour win in a sprint finish in front of the likes of Jonathan Milan at the Critier Nof. But when we can get a closer look at it, we will do we’ll bring it straight to you. Not strictly tech news, but one of the first things that struck me when we came to the Inos Grenaders Hotels was that all their vehicles, their trucks, their bus, their cars, etc. have already got this brand new livery on. Familiar to many of you, of course, because Total Energy sponsor a French team and have done for many years. Uh this has been a rumor for a long time that they’re going to be co-sponsor of the Inos starting from next year. So, I was slightly surprised to see this already on there, but they did officially announce that news just a week or so ago. Uh, this will be the last bike that Garant Thomas rides at a Grand Tour. As many of you will know, he’s retiring at the end of the season after the Tour of Britain. And so, I thought I’d take a look at it. Also, because we did a pro bike with Garren Thomas’ Pinelloo F8, it was all the way back in 2015, which is obviously 10 years ago. So, there’ll be a full video comparing that one versus the one that he’s riding at this year’s Tour to France. So, stay tuned for that. Uh nothing massively different to what he’s been using for the last year or two, but I have done another crank audit as well as handlebar width audit for you because I know that’s what you’re after. Uh he’s actually doing 172.5 cranks, which is down 2 and 12 mm in 10 years, but obviously nowhere near as short as a lot of the pros are using at the moment. In terms of handlebar width, these would meet UCI regulations in terms of the fact they’re 42 cm measured edge to edge at the end of the drops here, but they’re well outside the regulations when you measure between the hoods here. Just 28 cm. So, if you were to continue racing next year, you’d have to move those out by 2 cm each. It would be quite a dramatic position change for somebody that spends so much time on their bike. Uh, he’s got a name sticker here. Nothing out of the ordinary, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen name stickers on wheels before. You can see one just down here on the rear. And I’ve seen it as well for Sam Watson’s and Ben Swift’s bikes over there. Just come to visit Lotto and I’ve managed to get my hands on the bike that belongs to the Belgian beast on a bike that is Arno Dele. Now, those of you who watched our tech feature from the UAE tour back in February will have already seen this paint design from his Orbea Orca Arrow. So, that remains the same. I still think it looks absolutely stunning. I’m a big fan. One of the things that is different though compared to the bikes that we looked at at the UAE tour are the wheels. So, Aqua, which is a brand in its own right, but under the group of Orbe have just released three LTD wheel sets. They come in three different sizes. So, you’ve got the 50, the 57, which you see here, and then the 80. So, in this particular model, they come in at a pair at 1,460 grams with an internal rim width of 23 mm. They got CNC machined hubs. And the really cool thing is that you can disassemble them by hand for maintenance. I’ll show you that just now. The reason you’re able to do all of this maintenance by hand only is because there are no threaded parts on these hubs at the back here. And so, you can just remove it all piece by piece. Grease it as you wish. That’s pretty cool, isn’t it? The other great thing about these wheel sets is that they are assembled entirely by hand at their factory down in the bass country. You can also see in those internals that there’s a patented Shark 2 45 to be precise ratchet system there in the rear hub. Uh the other difference are these bars and stems. So, it’s the first Orbeea integrated cockpit. Really light at just 314 g and made purely for wireless electronic group sets. Also, plenty of room here at the front for the larger head units that plenty of riders seem to prefer these days. These are head turners, aren’t they? This is Tomcoin’s Trek Madon SLR Project One bike in the same color scheme that the rest of the team will be using for that same model throughout this year’s tour to France. Uh, it’s called Cooler and I think you’ll agree there are lots of colors on this bike. I really like it. I’ve got to say uh it’s not just limited to the pro team riders though. Uh, if you’re a general member of the public, this will be available to buy on the Trek website as well. One other thing of note I’ve just spotted is that he’s got his blip changes mounted on the underside of the top part of the barge there, which you don’t see all that often. Two more brand new bikes for you. In the blue corner to my left is the brand new Sevel S5 of double tour to France champion Yonis Vinegor and to my right the Sele R5 brand new again of doubled Parise winner Matteo Jorgensson of the United States. Uh now whilst the silhouettes of these bikes look very similar to their predecessors I’ve been told just now by the engineers that they’re pretty much all brand new. I’m going to start with the R5 here to my right, Jorgensson’s bike. And now the team requested toll that they change the geometry so that these two bikes max up exactly the same. Obviously they wanted to keep the handling characteristics but that means that for the R5 the stack height is lower and the reach is longer and it means it’s far easier to change from one bike to the other. Uh they’ve also made this bike lighter and even in Matteo Jorgensson size that I’ve got here. He’s a large rider centime taller than me in terms of saddle height. It comes in at just over 6.8 8 kg without the bottles that you see here. And when they put in the even lighter weight reserve wheels for the mountains, they’re actually going to have to add some weight on to meet the UCI’s minimum weight requirements. Now, although this one weighs in at what it needs to at 6.8 kg, I’ve also been told that off the shelf without pedals, this new R5 in a size 56 comes in at exactly 6 kg. Uh but it’s with the power meter and the bottle cages and the pedals which obviously you need plus the transponder apparently which is included in the weight that this gets up to 6.8 kg. Uh Jonas Vigod bike. We’ve got a full probe bike coming where you will get all the details but I’ll go through a few now. Uh with this one obviously they wanted to retain at least the same aerodynamics as the predecessor and the handling characteristics but also a key requirement from the team was to make it lighter. Well, they have made it lighter, but they’ve also made it more aerodynamic. So, tested at 30 mph, this one’s got a 6.3 watt saving versus the previous model. Uh, the fork blades down here are actually heavier than they were before, but they are more aerodynamic. That is a big part of what that saving comes from. But for the rest of the frame and the cockpit here at the front, they have managed to make uh some significant improvements in terms of the weight. Handling characteristics, as I said, remain the same. But it’s not just the frame set that is different. Uh these wheels from Reserve, which is part of Sevel, are also brand new as well. Uh so on this S5, they’ve got the 57 at the front and a 64 at the back. So that is 1 mm deeper at the back and 5 mm deeper at the front. And also just been shown a new wheel which has got carbon bladed spokes. I don’t think it’s any lighter or more arrow, but the riders in testing really like the way it handled on the descents, saying it felt a lot stiffer. So crank length audit. Jonas Vinegar was spotted at the Wild Algarve with 160s and I can indeed confirm he’s using very short 160 mm cranks. Matteo Jorgensson despite his stature is only running 165, so the same crank length as Pagatcha. Well, that brings us to the end of this video, but we’ve got so much tech from ahead of the tour to France. There’s going to be a part two, so keep your eyes out on Gen Tech for that. If you enjoyed it, we would massively appreciate clicking on the thumbs up button down below. See you soon.