Tour de France Tech

Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France stage-winning bikes — from Giant to Wilier, every bike the Manx Missile rode to his record-breaking 35 Tour stage wins

Spanning well over a decade and evolving from rim brakes and mechanical groupsets, how do Sir Mark Cavendish's stage-winning and record-breaking Tour de France bikes compare?

Sat, Jul 20, 2024 09:00
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What happens when a Tour de France rider punctures? From wheel and bike swaps to neutral support, here’s how pros get back on the road in rapid time

Surely the pros carry a puncture kit in their back pocket like we do then? Absolutely not! We go through the different options pros use to get back into the race after a puncture

Wed, Jul 17, 2024 10:42
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10 cycling trends NOT to copy from the Tour de France pros — do we really need huge chainrings, ceramic bearings and integrated everything?

Some things are best left to the professionals... there are plenty of things pro cyclists do that are worth taking inspiration from, but in this article we're focusing on what NOT to copy off the pros

Tue, Jul 09, 2024 10:26
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Got the nose (and wallet) to sniff out a Tour de France stage win? Dylan Groenewegen’s bizarre Scicon Batman aero ‘beak’ finally available to buy… for just £300 – but why was it banned in the first place?

The Jayco AlUla rider was sporting the ‘flexible and adjustable’ nose cover as he outsprinted the field in Dijon, three days after being told to remove it by the UCI

Fri, Jul 05, 2024 14:14
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Hooked vs hookless wheels at the Tour de France — which rims are the pro peloton hooked on in 2024?

Hookless rims have arguably been THE cycling tech topic this year, so we're taking a look at whether the pros roll on hooked or hookless rims at the biggest bike race on the calendar

Fri, Jul 05, 2024 12:52
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Cycling’s latest tech innovation? Super glue, apparently: Biniam Girmay’s Intermarché-Wanty team using glue to get around UCI rule on helmet covers at Tour de France

The Belgian squad’s new Uvex helmet features a detachable cover as part of its two-in-one aero and ventilation design – which has been outlawed by the UCI since 2012

Wed, Jul 03, 2024 12:12
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More pictures emerge of new Van Rysel aero bike with mysterious new front tyre

New Van Rysel aero bike is raced for the first time at the Tour de France plus some new rubber that we now know is the Continental Aero 111, touted as the 'world’s first aerodynamic tyre'

Tue, Jul 02, 2024 15:59
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A bridge too far? Scicon prices bizarre aero ‘beak’ at €350, as Dylan Groenewegen reveals UCI ordered him to remove nose cover during Tour de France stage

"I need to put if off, from the UCI... that was a big surprise! I think they saw me not pedalling and said, 'this is not fair, we need to stop these fast sunglasses'," the Team Jayco AlUla sprinter joked after stage three

Tue, Jul 02, 2024 09:20
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“This is getting ridiculous”: Bizarre aero ‘beak’ spotted attached to Dylan Groenewegen’s sunglasses at the Tour de France

The Scicon shades with a curious add-on, presumably for aero gains, are being worn by the Team Jayco–AlUla rider on stage 3, causing a stir on social media. Perhaps it won't seem so silly if he bags the stage win, though?

Mon, Jul 01, 2024 11:59
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Future Tour de France Tech: Can Ekoi’s radical PW8 system revolutionise bike pedals for the first time in 40 years?

Is this the future of bike pedals? We've been using the pedals which claim to be lighter, faster and easier to walk in...the claims sound good to us, but is there a catch?

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 10:46
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