Tour de France bikes: A complete equipment guide for the 2026 race

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Mathieu van der Poel may well race on a custom bike at this years race (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Canyon Aeroad CFR / Ultimate CFR / Speedmax (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: Shimano Dura AceTyres: Pirelli P Zero Race TLR SL-RClothing: KalasSaddles: Selle ItaliaFinishing Kit: Canyon / Selle ItaliaComputers: Wahoo

Alpecin-Premier Tech’s equipment package hasn’t changed for a long time and the team has enjoyed a lot of success aboard its Canyon Aeroad CFR bikes.

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Bahrain Victorious will be aiming high at this years race (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Bianchi Specialissima / Oltre / Aquila (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace / Elilee power meter cranks (Favero Assioma RS)Wheels: Vision Metron RSTyres: Continental GP5000 S TR / TTClothing: Alé / ValourSaddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: FSA, VisionComputers: Garmin

Bahrain Victorious swapped bike brands at the start of 2026 from long-time supplier Merida, to Italian brand Bianchi.

(Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: MMR Aelion SLR / MMR (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: VisionTyres: Vittoria Corsa ProClothing: GsportSaddles: Selle ItaliaFinishing Kit: VisionComputers: Wahoo

The first of five wildcard invitees to the Tour, Caja Rural ride bikes from Spanish brand MMR. MMR will field the Aelion lightweight/aero bike with a Shimano groupset and Vision wheels and cockpit. It doesn’t show a time trial bike on its site, so the team is likely to be on a repainted frame from another brand, or a prototype.

Cofidis has version 3 of Look’s lightweight/aero 795 Blade RS at this year’s Tour. (Image credit: Look Cycles)Bikes: Look 795 Blade RS 3, 796 Monoblade RS (TT)Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record 13Wheels: Campagnolo Bora UltraTyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro / SpeedClothing: ExteondoSaddles: Selle ItaliaFinishing Kit: LookComputers: Wahoo

The French team Cofidis use frames from the French manufacturer Look, which has just rolled out the third generation of its 795 Blade RS, a bike that it claims is lighter and 15 watts faster than its predecessor.

Van Rysel’s RCR-F bike has taken a number of wins this year already (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Van Rysel RCR-F / RCR-R / RCR-X (TT)Groupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: Swiss Side HadronTyres: Continental GP5000 S TR / TT / Aero 111Clothing: Van RyselSaddles: FizikFinishing Kit: Deda / Van RyselComputers: Wahoo

EF Education-EasyPost riders on the team’s easy to spot Cannondale bikes (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB 71 / SuperSlice (TT)Groupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: Vision Metron RSTyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro / SpeedClothing: AssosSaddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: FSA, VisionComputers: Wahoo

Groupama-FDJ riders now use Italian Miche wheels (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Wilier Filante SLR ID2 / Verticale SLR / Supersonica SLR (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: Miche Deva RDTyres: Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR / TTClothing: BioracerSaddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: WilierComputers: iGPSport

Lidl Trek’s package remains largely the same (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Trek Madone / Speed Concept (TT)Groupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: Bontrager AeolusTyres: Pirelli P ZeroClothing: SantiniSaddles: BontragerFinishing Kit: BontragerComputers: Wahoo

Lidl-Trek hasn’t changed its kit package again this year, riding the Trek Madone Gen 8, along with Aeolus wheels from Trek-owned Bontrager. It was one of the teams on SRAM before the brand’s groupsets started to nibble away at Shimano’s dominance in the WorldTour.

For a while, it rode with Time pedals, but it’s now back with Shimano, breaking with the SRAM theme. Trek uses the team to showcase its Project One custom paint and there’s another distinctive design this year.

(Image credit: Will Jones)Bikes: Orbea Orca Aero / Orca / Ordu (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: OquoTyres: Vittoria Corsa ProClothing: VermarcSaddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: OrbeaComputers: Garmin

Movistar have long had the same equipment setup (Image credit: Rhode Van Elsen / Stringer)Bikes: Canyon Aeroad CFR / Speedmax CFR (TT)Groupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: ZippTyres: Continental GP5000 S TR / TTClothing: GobikSaddles: FizikFinishing Kit: CanyonComputers: Garmin

The team has raced Pinarello Dogma bikes since its inception in 2010 (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Pinarello Dogma F / Bolide (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: ScopeTyres: Continental GP5000 S TR / TT / Aero 111Clothing: GobikSaddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: MOSTComputers: Garmin

(Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Scott Foil / Addict RC / Plasma (TT)Groupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: ZippTyres: Continental GP5000 S TR / TTClothing: EkoïSaddles: Selle ItaliaFinishing Kit: SyncrosComputers: Hammerhead

Following almost daily protests and a sponsor exodus, the Israel-Premier Tech team was reborn as NSN, Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta’s investment firm, which signifies Never Say Never. While many teams now have a women’s squad, NSN is exclusively male, although it funds a development squad alongside its WorldTour team.

Its ownership is Spanish/Swiss, with Swiss company Scott supplying its Foil RC aero bike and Addict RC lightweight bike, while SRAM is also well-represented with Zipp wheels and Hammerhead computers alongside its Red AXS groupsets.

French direct sales outfit Ekoï supplies various teams with its helmets and glasses, but for NSN it provides its clothing too. And to top it off, casual shoes for the entire team and staff, are supplied by Iniesta’s wife’s shoe brand, Mikakus.

(Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Pinarello Dogma F / Bolide (TT)Groupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: ZippTyres: Vittoria Corsa ProClothing: Q36.5Saddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: MostComputers: Garmin

Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello-Q36.5 pro team has a wildcard invitation to the Tour, and he’ll be looking to make his mark as he did in his debut 2022 Tour with his descending skills.

No prizes for guessing whose bikes they ride or who supplies the team’s kit. It’s another team on SRAM groupsets, and SRAM also supplies the Zipp wheels.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s leadership double-header could cause issues once the racing heats up (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL9 / S-Works Shiv (TT)Groupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: Roval Rapide CLX III / SprintTyres: Specialized Cotton TLRClothing: SpecializedSaddles: SpecializedFinishing Kit: SpecializedComputers: Garmin

More Specialized Tarmac SL9 frames found over at Soudal QuickStep (Image credit: Getty Images)Bikes: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL9 / S-Works Shiv (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: Roval Rapide CLX III / SprintTyres: Specialized Cotton TLRClothing: CastelliSaddles: SpecializedFinishing Kit: SpecializedComputers: Garmin

Australian National Champion Luke Plapp on his custom Giant (Image credit: MAAP)Bikes: Giant Propel Advanced SL / TCR Advanced SL / Trinity (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: CadexTyres: Cadex Aero / RaceClothing: MaapSaddles: CadexFinishing Kit: CadexComputers: Wahoo

While Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Soudal-QuickStep’s set-ups are dominated by Specialized, there’s a similar relationship between Jayco-AlUla and Giant, which supplies the team’s bikes, Cadex wheels and tyres and even its saddles.

The purple MAAP clothing colour remains, matching the bikes, but with electric green flashes added on the swap-out kit for the Tour. Along with the shouty logos on wheels and frames, it ensures the team stands out in the peloton.

Romain Bardet wore yellow at last year’s race (Image credit: Tim de Waele / Staff)Bikes: Lapierre Xelius DRS / Aerostorm DRS (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: Ursus Proxima / ScopeTyres: MichelinClothing: NaliniSaddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: LapierreComputers: Wahoo

Both of Visma-Lease a Bike’s bikes have been upgraded for the 2025 Tour. (Image credit: Dario Belingheri / Staff)Bikes: Cervélo S5 / R5 / P5 (TT)Groupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: ReserveTyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro / SpeedClothing: Yellow BSaddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: Vision / CervéloComputers: Garmin

After his resounding victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, Visma-Lease a Bike team leader Jonas Vingegaard will again be aiming to dethrone reigning champion Tadej Pogačar this year.

The team mainly rides the Cervélo S5 and Vingegaard can be seen steaming up the steepest summit finishes on the team’s aero bike, while other team members prefer the lightweight R5. He’s partial to a 1x drivetrain on his SRAM-equipped bike too, at least on flat stages.

TotalEnergies had an unreleased Cube bike at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Image credit: Will Jones)Bikes: Cube Litening Aero C68:X / Aerium TTGroupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: NewmenTyres: Continental GP5000 S TR / TT / Aero 111Clothing: BioracerSaddles: Selle ItaliaFinishing Kit: CubeComputers: Garmin

Tudor have the special ‘Masterpiece’ bike to use from BMC (Image credit: Tim de Waele / Staff)Bikes: BMC Teammachine R 01 / MasterpieceGroupset: SRAM Red AXSWheels: DT SwissTyres: Schwalbe Pro OneClothing: SportfulSaddles: Selle ItaliaFinishing Kit: BMCComputers: Wahoo

Tudor Pro Cycling, headed up by retired Tour star Fabian Cancellara, is another of the non-WorldTour squads at the race. Don’t be fooled, though; it has some very nice bikes and kit.

The Colnago Y1RS bike has to be one of the most striking time trial bikes in the race (Image credit: Dario Belingheri / Staff)Bikes: Colnago Y1Rs / V5Rs / TT2 (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace / Carbon-Ti chainrings and rotorsWheels: Enve SES ProTyres: Continental GP5000 S TR / TT / ArchetypeClothing: PisseiSaddles: FizikFinishing Kit: ColnagoComputers: Wahoo

The Dare bikes are all gloss carbon and exposed weave (Image credit: Future)Bikes: Ridley Noah Fast 3.0 / Dean (TT)Groupset: Shimano Dura-AceWheels: DT SwissTyres: Continental GP5000 S TR / TTClothing: FusionSaddles: PrologoFinishing Kit: Ridley / DedaComputers: Garmin

The Tour is cycling’s biggest shop window, so it’s a great marketing opportunity, showing products off and gaining attention.

We are constantly looking at new and unreleased equipment, which helps us develop a sense of what’s coming and what trends we can expect.

Wheelsets in particular have got a lot lighter over the last few years. Deep-section aero wheels with wide and round aero profiles are now not so very far off the weights of all-out climbing wheels of old.