Tour de France 2025: 21 Rennrad-Highlights im Detail – Canyon, Specialized, Colnago, Shimano & mehr!

Tour de France Bikes 2025 – Teil 2! Wir sind live dabei beim Grand Départ der Tour de France 2025 in Lille – Jan & Thomas führen euch exklusiv durchs Technik-Paddock! Von Carbon-Spezialitäten über maßgefertigte Cockpits bis hin zu Helm‑Innovation: wir zeigen euch, was die Profis im Peloton wirklich fahren!

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00:00 Grand Départ der Tour de France 2025: Wir sind im Team-Paddock
00:23 EF Education-EasyPost – Cannondale SuperSix EVO Lab71 von Kasper Asgreen
01:58 Neuer POC Cytal Light Helm beim EF-Team
02:13 Uno-X mit Ridley Noah Fast und Aero-Trend
03:28 Tudor Cycling mit der neuen BMC Teammachine SLR01 von Matteo Trentin
05:22 Groupama-FDJ mit dem Wilier Filante in Glitzer-Lackierung und mit Aero-Cockpit
06:25 Canyon Pop-Up Café in Lille mit Neuheiten
07:36 Red Bull-Bora-Hans Grohe: Specialized Tarmac SL8 von Primož Roglič
10:58 Soudal-Quick Step mit Specialized Tarmac SL8 von Remco Evenepoel in der Olympia Edition
12:26 Aero-Optimierung bei Castelli für Remco und Tim Merlier
14:57 UAE-XRG mit dem Colnago V4RS und Y1RS von Tadej Pogačar
18:00 Auch Colnago: Pogacars Zeitfahrrad mit 62er Kettenblatt und Custom-Cockpit
20:01 Cofidis: Look Blade RS mit Campagnolo 13-fach von Emmanuel Buchmann
21:59 Tudor mit der BMC Teammachine R mit DT Swiss ARC von Fabien Doubey
23:17 Picnic-PostNL mit Lapierre Xelius DRS von Pavel Bittner
24:34 Picnic-PostNL mit dem Zeitfahrrad von Frank van den Broek mit Scope Wheels
25:48 Israel-Premier Tech mit dem Factor Ostro VAM von Pascal Ackermann
26:42 Factor Prototyp Aero-Bike bei der UCI-Kontrolle
27:18 Lotto mit Orbea Orca Aero neuen OQUO RA-57 Laufrädern
28:53 Nutrition-Tape statt Streckenplan auf den Cockpits bei Lotto
29:50 Arkéa-B&B Hotels mit Bianchi Oltre RC im Sportwagen-Look
30:58 Ineos Grenadiers mit Pinarello Dogma von Filippo Ganna
32:12 ARD-Übertragungssetup auf der Tour: Technik-Talk mit dem Team um Thorsten
33:03 Goldenes X-Lab AD9 bei XDS-Astana – von Alexander Vinokurov
34:00 Movistar mit Canyon Aeroad im 1x-Setup von Eric Mas
35:44 Shimano Service-Bike mit Dropperpost und klassischem Setup
36:55 Abschluss und Verabschiedung vom Grand Départ 2025

👉 Teil 1 der Tour de France Bikes 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV3h0WvqXe0

The Tour de France starts in Lille and we’re out and about in the team bus paddock at the Grand Depart, taking another look at the latest team bikes for you. Yesterday we were already out and about in hotels and took a picture of Remco Evenepoel’s bike, as well as bikes from Red Bull Bora Hans Grohe and Tadej Pogacar. Watch the video, here we go! So, we have Capsar Asgreen’s Cannondale Super 6 Evo Lab 71 here, and it’s basically a standard team bike with no special modifications, but it’s still exciting because he’s using a 56/40 chainring, which means he has really big chainrings here, an FSA Powerbox, or rather a Vision Powerbox as a power meter, 172mm cranks, and an 11-tooth 34-tooth cassette at the rear. And yes, new Vision wheels here too, and we have 30mm Vittoria tires on the wheels. I think the cockpit is really cool because it has that translucent carbon finish. It almost looks like a camouflage pattern and I really like the whole design of the cockpit. Askren also rides the additional buttons on the cockpit. And what else I saw: the brake pads are definitely not the standard Shimano brake pads, green pad carriers, it could be that they are Swiss-Top pads, which Education First uses here, and a 3D-printed saddle, Fizik Argo, and Caspar Asgreen’s bike. The paint job is a highlight anyway, of course. The buses are even cooler, almost cooler than the bike I think, with this playing card design, but the bike is also a highlight. Wahoo Speedplay pedals with these dimples at the bottom here too. Here we have something brand new from Poc, namely the Cytal Light helmet, which the EF team is riding here. In mega pink. We’re at UNO-X and UNO-X’s team bike is the Ridley Noah Fast, the fairly new Ridley Noah Fast, and they haven’t been riding it for long. What’s striking about the bike is, firstly, the aero tire at the front, a Continental 1.1.1, and it’s mounted on DT Swiss ARC wheels. I don’t think they’re the brand new wheels, but I’m not sure. Yes, it could be. DT Swiss ARC 1100 wheels, just replaced. You can see the frame shape; it’s an all-out aero road bike, clearly the Ridley Noah Fast. There are a lot of Norwegians on the team, and here we’ll take another look at the chainring size: 55 to 44 and an FSA Powerbox power meter. And now let’s take a look at this cockpit and how it’s made. It goes right up here. And yes, that also has aerodynamic reasons. There’s a new trend with aero cockpits: they’re not made so flat anymore, but when they’re long, they go up a bit too. In terms of aerodynamics. I mean, how long is it? Yes, exactly. But I think it’s a bit smaller and longer here. So maybe 1.70 meters. Wow, very compressive. It’s specially made. Then we’ll have a good tour. Thanks.
The first bus with an external coffee machine that I’ve found at this Tour de France. Tudor Cycling. And yes, we’ll see if we can find a bike too. The new BMC Team Machine SLR01. And yes, we’re of course with Tudor Cycling, who are riding the bike now. Just released. Here’s Matteo Trentin’s bike. I must say I’m a personal fan of Matteo. And yes, it’s equipped with a SRAM groupset. And SRAM Red, of course. SRAM Red AXS 2×12 groupset. And they ride 2×12 too. 52.39. Very classic crankset at the front. DT Swiss ARC wheels with Schwalbe Pro One tires. And in the special pro version, too, which you can recognize by that blue stripe. And whenever you see that blue stripe, you know it’s a tire made specifically for pros. And yes, I don’t think it’s the new Aerotan tire yet. But it could be. Typical of the BMC Team Machine. The new BMC Team Machine also features these bottle cages, which somewhat mirror the shape of the frame to improve the bike’s aerodynamics. I think the bike looks great too. It has a sleek look, with low seat stays. And here’s another nice detail. I’ve often seen white lines like these on the seat post to mark the exact saddle height. Tudor Cycling has its own stickers for it. This raised section is also very classic. If you take a look at it, I’d guess it’s 20 centimeters. So it sits really low up front. And it also uses the additional shifters. We stopped for a moment at the Wilier Filante SLR from Groupama FDG. And why? You’ll see if Thomas really focuses on the paintwork. It’s an ice splatter paint job, like the ones that are a bit fashionable these days, like we’ve seen on Canyon. And it glitters amazingly in the sun. It looks really beautiful the way the bikes are positioned here. And the cockpit is also painted. I haven’t seen that very often on this tour. Actually, not at all. And then we take another look at the wheels. Miché wheels. And the guy is Kleos. And they’re fitted with Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT tires. So also the time trial tire on this bike. And the Filante SLR is the aero road bike, the aero all-round road bike from Wilier. And by the way, here’s Valentin Madouas’s bike in frame size L, which we just looked at. I also like these special lock rings here, which can only be opened with a special key. And yes, I don’t know why the teams go to all this trouble, but yes, they do need a special key. Canyon is here. Canyon has a pop-up store in the only cycle café here in Lille. And from the outside it looks pretty exciting. Lots of cyclists are here; all cyclists are welcome. We have rides every day. And we go in, and there’s something exciting. There’s a Canyon Aeroad here in the new paint job that’s already being sold in the USA. And it’s a copper color. We’ve already seen new colors at Canyon today. On the team bikes of Alpecin Deceuninck and Movistar. And that color is only available in the US for now. But we asked when the range would come to Germany. And they told us in a few weeks. And when we look around the café a bit, we see that the new 999 euro road bike is hanging there too. And the new Canyon Grizzle, which is currently being presented. We have videos of both bikes on the channel. And yes, I really like it. Canyon has even brought out its own newspaper especially for the Tour. This is the Cycle Café in Lille with Canyon. We are at the Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe team camp. And with an impressive number of buses and team trucks around us, the center of attention here is Primus Roglic’s bike. The Tarmac SL8, S-Works Tarmac SL8, of course. And in the lightest version. Still one of the lightest aero all-round road bikes in the peloton with those classic tube shapes. The bike has a few special features. Firstly, there is the new Roval Rapid CLX3 carbon wheelset. Specialized has once again dug deep into its bag of aero tricks and developed different rim profiles. They also use carbon spokes from Aris. The rim width on these wheels is 21 millimeters. And Specialized has designed the rim profile differently. Unusual. You may be familiar with rim profiles that are narrower at the front than at the rear. This allows for better steering at the front. More crosswind stability. And to maximize the aerodynamic advantages at the rear. And Specialized goes the exact opposite way and says: Yes, we’ll make the wheel higher at the front. In this case, 51 millimeters. This is the aero all-round wheelset. 51 millimeters on the CLX3. And 48 millimeters at the rear. So flatter at the rear than at the front. Because they say you can get the most aero advantages at the front. By the way, the nipples on the wheelset are made of titanium. So they saved a lot of weight there too. Yes, and this wheelset is optimized for 28 millimeter wide tires. And Specialized actually says it’s for the Turbo Rapid Air. But here: Primoz is running the Turbo Cotton in 30 millimeters. And you can see here: typical Specialized. I haven’t seen it this extreme from any other manufacturer. The transition from the tire to the rim is like that. The rim even protrudes a little over the tire. That’s also natural for aerodynamics. I’ve already checked the cranks. Primoz Roglic uses a 170 millimeter crank. One centimeter more than Jonas Vingegaard. Although Primoz is actually shorter. So he’s not quite on the shorter side of the crank spectrum. But yes, I think that would be the normal length by classic standards that he would ride. By the way, Specialized and Roval say that the rim flange of the new wheels has also been optimized for robustness. It has a hooked profile. That means it has a hook and is a bit wider. So you can literally see that it’s wider. And that’s designed for greater robustness. And now we’re going back to the team truck. Because that is the biggest food truck I’ve seen so far. Even bigger than the Visma-lease-a-bike team truck. And of course, with the sponsors it’s somehow necessary to have a really prestigious kitchen for the team. By the way, the new design for Team Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe. Here’s the blue bike. It looked a bit different before, if you remember. It was white. It’s supposed to be an homage to the Equipe Tricolore, the French national team. And the colors can also be found in the bike design. How do you like it? Feel free to write it in the comments. And yes, what do you think of the design? We were able to get hold of Remco Evenepoel’s bike. Not the one with the special paint job, which was also just unveiled for the Tour de France. But this bike is the bike with the paint job for his Olympic medal. And yes, of course, gold like the medal. And even gold here on the seat post. And he’ll be riding this bike in the Tour de France too. He’ll only be riding the newly painted bike for the first few days and will then switch to this one. And let’s take a quick look. We’ve already seen the new Roval Rapid wheels on the Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe bikes. CLX3. And here, Remco appears to be riding the Sprint version with the taller rim, with the 64mm high rim at the front. And the rear rim is correspondingly flatter. The rim width on these rims is the same for Remco too. Apparently, he prefers the Turbo Cotton tires to the Rapid Air TLR tires. So, also the lighter tire here at Remco. Yes, Remco will also be using a standard Roval Rapid cockpit at the start. Here is the Wolfback logo. That’s the nickname for Soudal Quickstep. It has been for years. Otherwise, the Specialized Power Mirror saddle is on board. 3D-printed. Now with this closed saddle cover than before. And yes, apart from that, the paintwork is what really makes this bike shine. Something else completely different apart from the bike. Really exciting. I just spoke to the aerodynamics engineer from the team’s clothing manufacturer, Castelli. And just today they’re holding a press conference on the topic of aerodynamic optimization for Remco Evenepoel and also for Tim Merlier, who also rides on the team. They looked at the riding positions and the clothing of both riders and optimized the aerodynamics again. And there were very interesting results for Tim Merlier. Tim Merlier is the team’s sprinter. And they wanted to develop a new suit for him that was specifically optimized for the dynamic movements of a sprint. That doesn’t mean just using a dummy, but really optimized for Tim Merlier sprinting. And so they had 13 new suits tailored. They went to the wind tunnel in Milan with Tim Merlier and looked at all the riding positions. And here’s a brief summary of the most interesting results. One thing is: Tim Merlier has a super consistent riding position. When he had a suit on, he – yes, they could imagine almost no differences in the riding positions between the various measurements. So when he’s sitting, he sits super straight on the bike. And the next exciting thing is almost even more spectacular. Because you’d think that if someone gets out of the saddle to sprint and puts their elbows so far out, then the aerodynamics are gone. But it was different with Tim Merlier. He actually rode faster in the sprinting position in the wind tunnel, meaning he had a lower CwA value than in the sitting position. And that’s really astonishing. And people have speculated why that might be the case. It could be because he has really narrow hips and spreads his elbows wide in the sprint. And that gives him enough space for the air to flow through. And that gives him an advantage in the sprint, a real advantage due to his body shape, you could say. And as for the suit: They found out that he’s just as fast in the standard time trial suit he usually wears. That’s also the fastest suit in the sprinting position, the San Remo 8S. And that’s what he’ll be wearing. And there’s a new suit for Remco Evenepoel too. And it makes him 2% faster. So he’ll have a 2% lower CwA value. Yes, and I’m excited. Tim Melier will, of course, be aiming for victory in the first stage of the Tour de France. And the goal really is to take the yellow jersey here. And I’m curious to see if he has an advantage over the other sprinters. Tali Pogacar’s Colnago V5RS is surrounded by a lot of heat. And a quick look at it. New are the Enve SES 4.5 Pro wheels with a new inner rim width. And not quite as deep a rim profile as the SES 4.5 you already know. Lighter hubs. The whole hub set should weigh around 298 grams. Long stem, of course. Pogi is using a 165 mm crank here. Duraace crank, of course. Special ceramic bearings. And a 54-40 chainring combination. Also a Fizik-Argo 3D-printed saddle. And of course, his Hulk sticker with world champion shorts on the stem. Not on the bike are the Continental Archetype tires that Conti just introduced. Specially for Team UAE XRG Emirates. And yes, they aren’t mounted here. These are the Grand Prix TTs, which we ‘ve already seen on many bikes here on the Tour. The reason for this is that the new Enve SES 4.5 Pro wheels are optimized for 28 mm wide tires. The bike that so many of you have asked us to profile: Tadej Pogacar’s Colnago Y1RS. And this is, of course, as you can see, the aero racing bike in the stable. I think it’s really cool how the front of the bike moves forward. And when you turn the handlebars, this part in front of the head tube turns with it. And then you can see how Colnago is written behind it. I’ll just do it. You can see Colnago again there. I think it’s really cool. And yes, here you can see Tadej’s name on the cockpit. The cockpit also has a very special shape, of course. It’s not to everyone’s taste. There have been very mixed reactions. And also brand new on the bike is a 3D printed bracket. We were able to see it in a bit of detail on the team truck. For the Wahoo Element Bolt 3. And yes, that also ensures that the aerodynamics, that all the aerodynamics that went into this cockpit, aren’t wasted here again. Tadej is also riding the Shimano Dura Ace Di2 2×12 groupset with additional shifters. It almost goes without saying. If Shimano is on board, then of course Shimano Dura Ace Di2. 54, 40 crank mounted at the front and 11 34 cassette. That’s pretty much the standard that all the teams use. Dura Ace pedals too. Let’s take another look at the frame. Enve SES 4.5 wheels. And we just saw on Tadej Pogacar’s other bike that he was using these new Enve SES 4.5 Pro wheels. And these wheels are optimized for 30 mm wide tires. And this one also has a 30 mm wide tire on it. Namely the new Continental Archetype tire, which was actually developed specifically for the UAE team. In collaboration with Conti and is currently probably one of the fastest tires in the peloton. Definitely the fastest Continental tire currently on the market. One last look at the saddle, perhaps. Fizik Argo. And 3D printed. The same saddle was mounted on the other bike. And I think they stuck the sponsor on here just so you can see it. Because otherwise it wouldn’t be on the standard saddle at all. Ceramic bearings are also on board, like the other bike. I can’t think of much else to say. How do you like the bike? Feel free to write it in the comments. The world champion design on the Y1 RS from Colnago for Tadej Pogacar. Yes, anyway, here is Tadej Pogacar’s time trial bike. A time trial weapon, you would have to say. I find it less exciting about the bike, but rather whether he will be able to beat Remco Evenepoel with this bike. Because that is kind of the big question for the time trials at the Tour de France. And yes, the exciting part for me. There’s also a 3D printed saddle like on the other bikes we’ve seen. No Hulk on the cockpit, but self-cut inserts on this aero trailer cockpit. Not quite as close together as I’ve seen here at the Tour de France. These trailers were obviously made especially for Tadej. Because everything here, you can see from the structures that it’s hand-laminated. And these foam paddings are also tailored to him rather than industrially manufactured. And there’s an additional gear button installed on each side. Otherwise, the cockpit looks pretty standard. The base cockpit, that is. And of course, there’s an integrated drinks bottle down here. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone drink from it in a time trial. Correct me in the comments if you’ve seen it. Yes, NW-SES wheels and really high up at the front in this case. And narrower Grand Prix TT tires, Grand Prix 5000 TT tires than on the other bikes. Judging by the looks, I’d guess 25 millimeters. And NW-Pro hubs with those silver bearings, which we’ve already seen on the other wheel. Yes, Tadej Pogacar’s time trial bike. A really fast piece of equipment. And of course, he’s using a really big chainring on this bike. 62 teeth made of carbon. And the teeth themselves are also made of carbon. So you can’t do many kilometers with it. Yes, and then I took another look. The front wheel has a rim depth of 90 millimeters. So, really deep on the front wheel too. So, there’s a traffic jam in the paddock, and we’re just going through to Cofidis to look at the Look bikes. Look, Cofidis, as Hannes would say. This is Emmanuel Buchmann’s Look for Team Cofidis. Lucky that we found this bike, just like Emmanuel Buchmann’s. And he’s using 172.5 millimeter cranks, as I just saw. Yes, the bike has a new paint job. First appeared for the Tour de France now. And yes. And also the only bike in the peloton with the new Campagnolo Super Rekord 2×13 groupset. I’ll try to see what gearing he’s using. Campagnolo Bora Ultra, wheelsets attached. Selle Italia saddle. Custom cockpit from Look. And yes, there’s a lot going on here. Look pedals too, of course. And now they’re cordoning things off. So, a quick look at Emmanuel Buchmann’s bike again. That’s it. We also spotted a 3D-printed Direct Mount bracket on Emmanuel Buchmann’s Look. And also, yes, you can see, they’re adjusting the wheels. A quick look at Emmanuel Buchmann’s Look 795 Blade RS. We haven’t shown you the T-Machine R from WMC yet. We’ve already been to Tudor Cycling, but we haven’t seen the Team Machine R yet. Here it is again. This is the team’s All Out Aero road bike. So, they’ve brought both bikes with them. And here is Fabienne Wienhardt’s bike. And equipped with the new DTCs ARC 1100 wheels with the revised rim profile. And the Schwalbe Pro in the Pro version. Pro Pro tires, so to speak. With the blue stripe. Bye. Yes, you can see, the striking feature of the T-Machine R is this flared fork at the front. And yes, of course, there’s also a very long stem on this professional racing bike. WMC bikes with Time pedals at Tudor Cycling. And Tudor Cycling has just switched to SRAM groupsets. So one more team with SRAM drivetrain in the peloton. And behind them is Marius Mayrhofer’s bike from Germany. One more thing about the bikes. I only see Team Machine R models on display here at the start. That means the team will be using this bike exclusively for this flat stage. That was a bit unclear yesterday when we shot the video. But now it’s clear: only Team Machine R will be at the start. We’re at Picnic Post NL. The team that switched to Lapierre bikes this year. And in front of me is the Lapierre Xelius DRS. The new team bike. An all-round aero racing bike. Lightweight yet aerodynamic. And this is Pavel Bittner’s bike. And let’s first look at the stem. It’s actually quite long. Also, yes, the bike is available in builds starting at 6.8 kg. So the bike can be built so that it’s exactly at the UC minimum weight. Mounted here are 28 mm wide Vittoria Corsa Pro tires. I’m not sure whether they’re tubeless or not. We’ll ask a mechanic about that. The team uses Wahoo Bolt computers. More of a compact version from Wahoo. And on this computer, which doesn’t belong to this bike, I saw that a stage from the Giro was just saved. With an average of 29.7 km/h. And a top speed of 90 km/h. Absolutely crazy. Yes, and the wheels are well-designed for high speeds. Pavel Bittner is a sprinter. I just measured them again. They’re 60 mm deep rims. So they still fit the UC limit, which is supposed to be 65 mm soon. And here’s a 28 mm tire on it. So, I just quickly asked Frank van den Broek’s time trial bike for a look. And here you can see it. Not as high a camber as I would have thought, given the way people ride. So the trend is clearly toward less camber. You can see that the arms are mounted quite high above the time trial handlebar. Frank van den Broek has a wide gear ratio of 56 to 44. Disc at the rear, Scope Wheels on the bike. Scope Atec. Yes, and that’s definitely higher than 65 mm. But it’s still allowed in time trials. These new UCI rules, which you may have heard of . As you’ve read, they only apply to mass start and cross-country events. Another interesting detail on Frank’s bike is these additional shifters. I think everyone uses them by now, since they’re attached to the top of the booms. The armrests are pretty close together. And I’ve just learned that most riders these days simply use cassettes from 11 to 34. So, closely spaced gears aren’t as important anymore. Simply the widest possible gear range for the demanding stages of the Tour. We’re at Israel Premier Tech and Israel Premier Tech. Pascal Ackermann is riding there, one of the riders who has a chance of a sprint win in today’s Grand Depart , maybe not, but certainly coming in way up front. And he’s riding the Factor Ostro VAM, the aero racing bike from Factor in a fantastic new paint job with a kind of watercolor design, let’s say. Designed in pink and light blue. Every bike is painted differently, so everything is unique, even on the team bikes, but also in the series, where the bike is also available. And yes, equipped with Shimano Dura SDI 2, 2×12 setup, probably in the standard setup, which we couldn’t see very well here, but he found the information in the article. And yes, the Factor Ostro VAM at Israel Premier Tech. Yes, and then you can see how the prototype, which we were able to film briefly yesterday, is being checked by the OCI for new falsifications, maybe it’s engine testing. I’ve also seen how they sometimes look under the top tube for switches. Yes, he could see on the tablet if something was installed, but it always said zero the whole time. We already showed you the Factor Prototype Aero road bike in detail at Eurobike. It’s at the start here in the Tour de France. It’s already won a stage in the Dauphiné. And yes, as I heard, it will also be at the start of the first stage of the Tour de France. Among other things, to help Pascal Ackermann sprint. A very quick look at this bike. Of course, this wide fork. Black Ink wheels with 62 mm rim height and this really characteristic shape with the wide fork blades. And the wide rear end really for the aerodynamic shape. Lotto Team and Lotto rides with Orbea bikes and I was excited to see what they’ll bring to this stage, to the flat stage. And it’s the Orbea Orca Aero. This bike has been in the peloton for a while now. Orbea’s all-out aero racing bike, and you may know it in the production version with this tank under the down tube, which you can click on to further increase aerodynamics. But it’s not there here, just the two normal water bottles. And what’s also interesting: Orbea has new wheels, which they’ve now taken directly to the Tour de France. They’ve probably been riding with the team all year. Orbea RA-57 Limited wheels are mounted here on the Orbea Orca Aero. These are the second highest wheels in the setup, really the all-out aero wheels, which the O-Team won’t care about next year either. And yes, there are Orbea’s own hubs in there, also in an interesting color, I think. Orbea produces the hubs in Spain. Everything except the ball bearings and the rims is made in Spain. All of Oquo’s wheels are also made in Spain. Yes, and we’ll take a closer look at the bike. A few more details about the bike. This bike has a 56/40 chainring combo mounted. Shimano DuraAce Di2 setup. Almost certainly with the L34 cassette at the rear. What’s also interesting is that the FSA system is used for power measurement. Own cockpits from OC Components, the Orbea brand. And the wheelset, by the way, is mounted with 23 mm inner width, 29 mm wide Vittoria Corsa Pro tires. And you can see here that they fit really well on this special Oquo rim with its mini hook, as Oco calls it. So it’s aerodynamically optimized in that respect as well. You know those stickers on racing drivers’ cockpits. And what we just saw at Orbea isn’t a route map, as you might normally expect, but they simply stuck the nutrition plan for that stage directly onto the cockpit. This means they can see exactly what they need to eat and when. Arkea is also competing here with an aero racing bike, the Bianchi Ultra RC. And you can see what happened at the front: the team always has to remove the aero fins that the production model has during races so that it complies with the Uzi rules. And what’s exciting about the bike is that it has an amazing paint job, a bit like Metallic Celeste, I’d call it. What’s also exciting about the bike is that it even has these aero fins on the fork. So it really looks like a sports car, even at the rear; the rear is designed to look like a real sports car. Yes, Bianchi was pretty early on too, with this special cockpit with air vents at the front. They started with it right after Cervelo and equipped the bike with a Shimano Durace DI-2. Two 12-speed setups, but I haven’t had a chance to look at the chainrings yet. I was able to take a closer look at the tires; they’re 30 mm Vittoria Corsa Pro, which puts the team among the teams with the wider tires in the peloton. UAE has roughly the same tire width, although it’s a Conti shared with the new Arc. And what we’ve also been able to take a look at are the chainrings. They’re using a 54.40 gear here. So, not quite as big a gear on this one, at least not on this Bianchi Ultra. So, now the riders are coming in and they’re going to register. So, we’re at Ineos Grenadiers and right behind this man is Filippo Ganna’s bike. And of course it’s the Pina Renault Dogma, and yes, you can see what a big frame Ganna is riding. The bike is really well-known, it’s also a single-seater that’s been around for a long time. And yes, it’s really very close. There’s always so much going on at Ineos, and he’s riding the Continental Grand Prix TT tire, just as almost all the teams here opt for the time trial version of the Grand Prix tire, and putting speed ahead of puncture resistance in this race. Maybe they’ll change things later, but today on the first stage of the Grand Prix TT, they’re making changes to all the bikes that didn’t share the arc. And only UAE has that. The Pina Renault Dogma, definitely one of the most controversial bikes, formally in the peloton. I like these curved shapes, but what do you think of them? Okay, after all the hot bikes, we’ve now found a hot vehicle, Thorsten’s vehicle. You’re here for ARD and doing the broadcast? Exactly. Is this your first Tour de France? No, it’s already my third. I’ve been there twice, and today is the start of the third. And what are you doing from now until when? From now until the finale in Paris in 21 days. Okay, and what do you have in your handcart? Beer? Music? Uh, no, unfortunately it’s not Father’s Day. That’s all our mobile technology, starting with satellites, oh nonsense, uh, wireless antenna for the camera, command higher. I see a Fritzbox here, I see.
It’s a Fritzbox, it’s got a large battery pack in it, we need independent power, it’s got a live view. Uh, yes, we’re handling the entire broadcast for ARD with that. That means you and your presenter move from point to point, where you’re scheduled? Exactly. Start, finish, a presentation there, an interview here, whatever suits you. We only see the presenter on TV and how many people— you’re here now—I see another colleague of yours. Uh, around 30. 30, okay. And for your small team, are there four of you or three? So if a presenter is on the channel here… Four of you. Four of you, okay. Uh, you have your schedule beforehand and will, you know, You have to be somewhere by three. But we still have, we still have radio people, social media, uh, yes, quite a few people are coming together. Okay, amazing. Um, are you looking forward to the Tour de France or is it stressful? Are you nervous about it? Yes, it’s the hardest thing we do all year, but also the best. Okay, because the atmosphere is great and because it’s special? Yes, every day you see something new, from somewhere by the sea, and the next day 3,000 meters up on some mountain finish. Every day is unpredictable, but ultra-exciting. Okay, that sounds, sounds great. Definitely. Good, then I wish you a good Tour de France and maybe see you next year. Thank you. Bye. We’re at XDS Astana right now and the riders are registering, but here on the roof of the team vehicle is a very special bike, amazingly belonging to Alexander Vinokurov. That’s the X-Lab. X-Lab is a Chinese manufacturer that sponsors the team, and they actually have frames in their range that are as light as Specialized frames. Alexander Vinokurov apparently still values ​​his Olympic medal, the bike with the gold markings. He probably still rides here when he’s out with the team. Here on the team vehicle is Davide Ballerini’s bike at X-Lab, and it’s the X-Lab aero road bike. It has a frame weight of under 1000 grams, making it one of the lighter aero road bikes in the peloton. And you can see Davide Ballerini’s bike. Not as long a cockpit as you’d expect. And a flat down tube, of course. Here’s a slight aero sidecut in front of the water bottles. 54.40 cranks on this bike and relatively flat wheels. I think that’s because it’s the spare bike. The X-Lab AD9, by the way, is the model that’s said to weigh around 7.4 kg in this team setup. Not exactly how it says here, but that’s roughly the weight. And if you wanted to buy the bike, unfortunately you can’t in Germany, because X-Lab currently only sells it on the Chinese market. Behind me is Eric Mas’s bike at Mobistar, also in one of the new Canyon paint jobs. So, Canyon is aggressively promoting its custom paint program. And you can see these fine lines on the frame. Henrik Maas also rides the SRAM Red Axis in a mono setup. And we’ll take another look at his crank length in a moment. But I find it amazing that more and more teams here are switching to this mono chainring setup. He rides with a 54-tooth chainlatch. And the cockpit looks relatively wide for his height. So he no longer has that tendency towards super narrow seating. Yes, Enrik Maas’s Canyon Aero. Yes, and the team is riding SIP 454 NSW. Aero wheels. So here too, the all-out aero version is at the start for the first stage. And here, too, the Grand Prix 5000 TT. So, also the time trial tire. Yes, and then we stopped for a moment at Gregor Mühlberger’s bike. It also has a special paint job. A darker blue with light blue metallic sparkles. I really like that, too. Besides the violet metallic blue that Canyon has for the aero beast, I’d say this is my second favorite paint job. And there’s that again over there in a slightly different shimmering shade of blue. Yes, a lot of paint jobs here at the start. And by the way, the team uses time trial pedals. Yes, and here is the team vehicle of the Shimano service vehicle with a 52 39er Helden crankset. Very traditional. And Shimano DuraAce-DI2 equipment, but no large cassette in the service vehicle, instead I think it’s a 12, 11, 28er or something like that. Yes, but it looks light. So, what’s even more exciting about the bike is that it has a dropper post and a quick release. This means you can adjust it very flexibly to your bike size. It really is a bike for emergencies. And yes, just look at the frame. What bike could be hiding under that blue paint? Let us know in the comments. Yes, Remco Evenepoel just left for the registration. We’ve arrived at the sweeper truck and thus the end of this video. I hope I was able to give you some insight into Tour de France pro racing bike technology. I hope I saw and said everything correctly. If not, feel free to correct me in the comments. That’s it. Bye from the Grand Depart of the 2025 Tour de France from Lille. Ciao. See you next time.