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What is the black stick below the riders' saddles at the Tour de France?

Using a black stick, Dimension Data is providing Tour de France viewers with real time data analytics for every rider

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You may have noticed the black plastic stick jutting out from the back of riders saddle during the Tour de France and wondered what they are.

These are transmitters used by the Tour's official technology partner Dimension Data – the company that sponsor's the team of the same name – to collect real-time data from riders during the race.

First seen during the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2015 and the subsequent Tour, the collection device has been upgraded for 2016 to collect more data, including gradient, temperature and wind speed as well as a GPS tracker to give rider location and speed.

All data is received by Dimension Data's big truck, where the raw numbers are transformed into meaningful stats.

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The idea is that Dimension Data analyses the stats transmitted to provide viewers with enough data to enhance the viewing experience, as well as providing accurate position of all 198 riders for the calculation of time gaps.

So what does this all mean? It is not just broadcasters that have access to exactly where each rider is on the road at any given moment.

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In addition to watching the stage on television, you can either go to the Dimension Data website or use the Tour de France app to track the riders' position along with other data that may be of interest.

This article was updated for 2016

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Tour de France bikes: Who's riding what in 2021

A roundup of the bikes you will see at this year's Tour de France

The Tour de France is widely accepted as the most prestigious bike race in the world. The bikes in use at the Tour de France are up there with the very best that money can buy. 

All of the bikes used in the 2021 Tour de France are made from carbon fibre. That includes their frames, wheels and most of the components such as handlebars and seatposts. 

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won the 2020 Tour de France riding a Colnago - for the Italian brand's first-ever Tour win, no less - but there are plenty of other manufacturers in the race. In terms of bike frames, there are 19 different brands in the 2021 race, with three different manufacturers of groupsets and 15 different wheel brands. Each of these brands is continually innovating and improving in a bid to improve their products and outdo their competitors. To do this, they look at the various barriers that a rider needs to overcome in order to go faster. Aerodynamics is a big focus, but rolling resistance, friction and of course weight are key areas of attention. 

Tour de France bike weight

Cycling's governing body, the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), has long imposed a minimum weight limit of 6.8kg for the bikes in any of its sanctioned races - the Tour de France included. 

It was first introduced in the year 2000 to ensure manufacturers didn't cut corners on safety in a race for the lightest bike possible, and while the weight limit has been contested many times in the years since, the UCI has remained steadfast. 

In terms of the rule book, there is no upper limit on the weight of a Tour de France bike, but of course the lighter a bike is, the faster it will be when the gradient of the road starts to rise. All else being equal, a lighter bike will also accelerate more quickly and be easier to handle, so teams will do everything they can to get their bikes down to this 6.8kg limit, usually allowing 100 grams or so, to account for the discrepancy between their scales and the UCI's. 

The introduction of disc brakes on road bikes made this a tougher task, since the disc braking system is heavier overall, and the introduction of aerodynamic tube shapes has also yielded heavier frames, but even so, the weight of most bikes in the peloton will hover between 6.8kg and around 7.2kg. Some of the heaviest bikes will push closer to 8kg, but these will be aero bikes and will typically only be used on the flatter days, where weight is less of an issue. 

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Moreover, time trial bikes, with their deep tube shapes, rear disc wheels and deep section front wheels will weigh even more again. It's not uncommon for a time trial bike in the Tour de France to weigh in the region of 8-9kg, with the heavier time trial bikes nudging closer to 10kg. 

As a result of this minimum weight limit, manufacturers are no longer racing to make the lightest bike possible, and brands have instead focussed on the other areas for innovation. The result is a host of ongoing debates that continually simmer away, such as the rim vs disc brakes debate, the inner tube vs tubeless tyres debate, and more. 

Disc brakes vs rim brakes

The first of these debates doesn't centre around technology that speeds you up, but tech that slows you down: brakes. 

Disc brakes have been popular in mountain biking for well over a decade and over the past few years finally made their way onto the road. As of the start of this season, all but one of the major teams is using disc brakes. Most teams and their bike sponsors are wholly committed to the technology, while a few teams still have rim brake bikes in their fleet. 

Ineos Grenadiers are the sole representatives of #savetherimbrake and their talents continue to prove that the now out of favour technology is far from futile, but the fact remains that disc brakes are taking over. 

Many riders have an opinion on the matter, and former Ineos leader Chris Froome has made his point clear , but it's likely only a matter of time before the whole peloton is stopping with discs, perhaps as soon as next season.

Tubular vs tubeless vs clincher

Tyre technology came into the mainstream during last year's delayed Tour de France, when Specialized sponsored teams Deceuninck-QuickStep and Bora Hansgrohe took to the roads with a surprising choice of clincher tyres fitted with inner tubes inside.

For years, tubular tyres have been the favoured son in the peloton because they feature tyres that are glued to the rim. That means when they puncture, the tyre stays on the rim and allows a rider to continue until it is safe (or tactically preferable) to stop for a wheel or bike change.

Over recent years, tubeless tyres have been gaining popularity, since they promise to automatically repair any punctures, meaning that a rider doesn't need to stop at all. However, in the grass roots of cycling, from amateur racers to cycle commuters, the humble inner tube has reigned supreme for decades. 

With the improvement in tyre technology, rim design and the interface between the two, as well as the performance of tyres when fitted with latex inner tubes, the choice of clincher tyres was deemed the fastest option by Deceuninck-QuickStep and their wheel sponsors Roval. 

As for which technology will be most widely adopted in this year's race, only time will tell.

New bikes at the Tour de France

The Tour de France is the biggest bike race in the world and so is a global veritable shop window for cycling brands and team sponsors. Racing also makes for a thorough testbed for the durability of new tech and is often used by brands to test out prototypes prior to launch. 

Here at Cyclingnews , we'll be keeping our beady eyes on the race to seek out any of these prototypes and share what we find.

New Dura-Ace

One such new piece of technology that has already broken cover is the new Dura-Ace groupset from Shimano. Expected to be known as Dura-Ace R9200, the groupset was spotted on the bikes of Team DSM's riders at the Baloise Belgium Tour and is expected to be more widely adopted at the Tour de France. 

With the aforementioned shop window effect of the Tour de France, the biggest new tech releases we tend to spot at any edition of the race are new bikes. Last year, two brands (Factor and Canyon) used the race to test out their respective impending bike launches, and we expect it to be no different this year. 

After a recent sighting, the most widely anticipated is a new Pinarello Dogma , expected to be ridden by Pinarello-sponsored Ineos Grenadiers, but there are new bikes aplenty in the time trial scene, with a new Factor Slick spotted at the end of the Giro d'Italia and a new Trek Speed Concept used at the Critérium du Dauphiné.

In addition to the bikes, the summer so far has been a hotbed for new wheel launches. Almost all top-tier wheel brands have announced new wheels already, so we'll be keeping an eye on the rolling stock of teams' bikes to ensure nothing passes us by. 

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Road bikes: BMC Teammachine SLR01

Time trial bikes: BMC Warp TT 

Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record EPS

Wheels: Campagnolo

Clothing: Rosti

Saddles: Fizik

Finishing Kit: BMC

Computers: Wahoo

Alpecin-Fenix

Road bikes: Canyon Aeroad, Canyon Ultimate

Time trial bikes: Canyon Speedmax 

Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Disc

Wheels: Shimano (Aerocoach & Princeton Carbonworks are non-sponsor additions)

Clothing: Kalas Sportswear

Saddles: Fizik

Finishing Kit: Canyon

Computers: Wahoo

Astana-Premier Tech

Road bikes: Wilier Zero SLR, Wilier Filante

Time trial bikes: Wilier Turbine TT

Wheels: Corima

Clothing: Giordana

Saddles: Prologo

Finishing Kit: Wilier

Computers: Garmin

B&B Hotels p/b KTM

Road bikes: KTM Revelator Lisse, KTM Revelator Alto

Time trial bikes: KTM Solus

Wheels: DT Swiss

Clothing: Gobik

Finishing Kit: FSA

Computers: Bryton

Bahrain Victorious

Road bikes: Merida Reacto, Merida Scultura

Time trial bikes: Merida Warp TT

Wheels:  Vision

Clothing: Ale

Finishing Kit: FSA, Vision, Prologo

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Road bikes: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7

Time trial bikes: Specialized S-Works Shiv

Wheels: Roval

Clothing: Sportful

Saddles: Specialized

Finishing Kit: PRO, Specialized

Road bikes: De Rosa Merak, De Rosa Pininfarina SK

Time trial bikes: De Rosa TT-03

Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record EPS

Wheels: Fulcrum

Clothing: Nalini

Saddles: Selle Italia

Finishing Kit: Errea

Deceuninck-QuickStep

Road bikes: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7, Specialized Aethos

Clothing: Vermarc

EF Education-Nippo

Road bikes: Cannondale SuperSix Evo, Cannondale SystemSix

Time trial bikes: Cannondale SuperSlice

Wheels: Vision

Clothing: Rapha

Finishing Kit: FSA, Vision

Groupama-FDJ

Road bikes: Lapierre Aircode DRS, Lapierre Xelius SL

Time trial bikes: Lapierre Aerostorm DRS

Wheels: Shimano

Finishing Kit: PRO

Ineos Grenadiers

Road bikes: Pinarello Dogma F12 rim

Time trial bikes: Pinarello Bolide TT

Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 rim

Wheels: Shimano (Lightweight, Princeton Carbonworks & Aerocoach are non-sponsored additions)

Clothing: Castelli

Finishing Kit: MOST

Intermarché-Wanty Gobert

Road bikes: Cube Litening C:68X

Time trial bikes: Cube Aerium C:68 TT

Wheels: Newmen

Clothing: Santic, NoPinz

Finishing Kit: Cube

Israel Start-Up Nation

Road bikes: Factor OSTRO V.A.M

Time trial bikes: Factor Slick

Wheels: Black Inc, (Lightweight is a non-sponsor addition)

Clothing: Jinga

Saddles: Selle Italie

Finishing Kit: Black Inc

Computers: Hammerhead

Jumbo–Visma

Road bikes: Cervelo R5, Cervelo S5, Cervelo Caledonia

Time trial bikes: Cervelo P5

Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2

Wheels: Shimano (Vision & Aerocoach are non-sponsor additions)

Clothing: Agu

Lotto Soudal

Road bikes: Ridley Helium, Ridley Noah Fast

Time trial bikes: Ridley Dean TT

Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record EPS, C-Bear ceramic bearings

Wheels: Campagnolo

Finishing Kit: Deda

Movistar Team

Road bikes: Canyon Ultimate, Canyon Aeroad

Time trial bikes: Canyon Speedmax

Groupset: SRAM Red eTap AXS

Wheels: Zipp

Qhubeka Assos

Road bikes: BMC Teammachine SLR, BMC Timemachine Road

Time trial bikes: BMC Timemachine 

Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Disc, Rotor crankset

Wheels: Hunt

Clothing: Assos

Finishing Kit: BMC

Arkéa Samsic

Clothing: Craft

Team BikeExchange

Road bikes: Bianchi Specialissima, Bianchi Oltre XR4

Time trial bikes: Bianchi Aquila TT 

Wheels: Shimano, Vision

Road bikes: Scott Addict RC, Scott Foil RC

Time trial bikes: Scott Plasma

Clothing: Team's own (Keep Challenging)

Saddles: PRO

Finishing Kit: Syncros

Total Direct Energie

Road bikes: Wilier Cento10Air, Wilier Zero SLR

Time trial bikes: Wilier Turbine

Wheels: Ursus

Trek–Segafredo

Road bikes: Trek Madone, Trek Emonda

Time trial bikes: Trek Speed Concept

Wheels: Bontrager

Clothing: Santini

Saddles: Bontrager

Finishing Kit: Bontrager

UAE Team Emirates

Road bikes: Colnago V3Rs, Colnago Concept, Colnago C64

Time trial bikes: Colnago K-One

Computers: SRM

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Mathieu van der Poel's Tour de France bike is monochromatic, aggressive and hides a new seat clamp design

All-Shimano build is clean as a whistle

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Mathieu van der Poel started out his 2023 Tour de France campaign onboard this custom-painted Canyon Aeroad CFR.

The super-clean white bike is one of three bikes the Dutch multidiscipline superstar has ridden at this year’s race.

Van der Poel has since switched to his regular metallic-red Canyon Aeroad after racing this and a special-edition Raymond Poulidor tribute bike in the first week of the Tour de France .

While subdued, this all-white paintjob – officially dubbed ‘MvdP white’ by Canyon – is handsome in a muted sort of way.

Let’s take a closer look.

A go-fast cockpit for the world’s best lead-out man

The integrated cockpit of van der Poel’s bike is as good as slammed with only a teeny-tiny spacer sitting beneath the stem.

Though not as extreme as the setup used by some riders, van der Poel hasn’t been able to resist the urge to tilt his hoods slightly inwards in chase of further aero gains.

Jasper Philipsen’s lead-out man will want to ensure he’s efficient as possible when pushing watts in a sprint.

In terms of measurements, van der Poel's Canyon's CP0015 cockpit has an 11cm stem length, with the width-adjustable handlebar set at 40cm.

With many riders at the 2023 Tour running a 36cm or 38cm bar , that's a fairly conservative setup.

A neat 3D-printed out-front mount is fitted to the underside of the bar.

Seat clamp change made official?

Van der Poel’s Aeroad features an exposed expander wedge on the top tube just in front of the seatpost. A similar design is used on many of the best aero road bikes .

This design is different to both that seen on the existing consumer version of the Aeroad and the bike he rode to victory at Milan-San Remo .

The bike seen at Milan San Remo hid the expanding wedge inside the top tube. It is exposed on van der Poel’s Tour de France bike.

The original seat clamp – used on the consumer version of the Aeroad to date – adopted a design similar to that of the Canyon Ultimate, clamping as low as possible on the seat tube to enable the post to flex. This is said to improve rear-end comfort. The clamp was accessed from the rear of the bike between the seatstays.

Looking at the Canyon web store, it appears the change seen on van der Poel's latest bike has carried over to at least some of the brand’s top-end versions of the Aeroad.

A Selle Italia Flite saddle slammed all the way back on its rails sits atop the deep aero-profiled seatpost.

An all-Shimano build

Van der Poel's build is dominated by Shimano parts, covering both the groupset components and wheels.

When we saw van der Poel's bike at the Grand Départ in Bilbao, it featured Shimano Dura-Ace C50 wheels, shod with a pair of 28c Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR tyres .

Those tyres inflate to 29.3mm on the C50's 21mm internal rim width.

That's still wide by modern standards – but not as wide as the tyres seen on Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago V4Rs .

On Pogačar’s bike, the (nominally) 28c Continental Grand Prix5000 TT TR tyres inflate to 31.3mm (front) and 32.2mm (rear) on the 25mm internal rim width of the ENVE SES 4.5 wheels.

Back to van der Poel's bike, and the wheelset is paired with the near-ubiquitous Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 Di2 groupset , with van der Poel opting for 54/40t chainrings.

How much does Mathieu van der Poel's bike weigh?

The Aeroad is Canyon's aero road bike, with the Ultimate sitting alongside it at the top of the German direct-sales brand's range as a lightweight all-rounder.

We put van der Poel's bike on the BikeRadar scales at the Tour de France – and, in full team trim, it comes in at 7.94kg.

Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon Aeroad | Specs

• Frameset: Canyon Aeroad CFR MVDP
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9250 Di2
• Wheelset: Shimano Dura-Ace C50
• Tyres: Vittoria Corsa Speed, 28c (29.4mm measured), tubeless
• Cockpit: Canyon CP0015, 11cm stem, 40cm handlebar
• Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Boost Kit Carbonio Superflow MVDP Edt
• Weight: 7.945kg

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W ill Jonas Vingegaard ride the Tour de France or not? It's the question on the lips of cycling-loving Denmark, and by extension, the whole world. The Dane of Visma | Lease a Bike is currently training at altitude in Tignes, but the final decision regarding his participation in La Grande Boucle has not yet been made.

In Denmark, the newspapers are constantly writing about it. Michael Rasmussen, as an ex-member of the predecessor of Visma | Lease a Bike, might not be entirely objective, and he has repeatedly criticized the Dutch team's communication regarding Vingegaard's form. Now that the team has provided more clarity through photos and videos, the second question arises: is the Tour realistic after that terrible crash in the Basque Country or not?

Bjarne Riis, with tons of experience as both a rider and a team manager, also notes some obstacles. "If Visma | Lease a Bike now says: he can maybe ride at 95 percent of his power and capacity, then they assume that he can grow to 98 percent and then 100 percent of his ability in the first two weeks of the Tour. That's how they calculate those things."

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• Page 7 3. If there are shipping screws in the Rear Stabilizer (23), remove and discard them. Attach the Rear Stabilizer (23) to the Base (1) with two M10 x 58mm Screws (74). 4. See the inset drawing. Using a plastic bag Grease to keep your fingers clean, apply some of the included grease to the sides of the channel on...
• Page 8 5. Tip: You can attach your own saddle to the Saddle Carriage (4) if desired. Loosen the attachment hardware (not shown) beneath the Saddle (5), and remove the Saddle. Then, attach your own saddle and retighten the attachment hardware. Orient the Saddle Carriage (4) as shown. Loosen the indicated M8 x 15mm Round Head Screw (115), and slide the Saddle Carriage (4) into the Saddle Post (3).

Page 9: Have A Second Person Hold The Console (9) Near

• Page 10 10. Tip: Avoid pinching the wires. Attach the Console (9) to the Handlebar Carriage (105) with four M4 x 12mm Screws (111). Avoid pinching the wires 11. Attach the Tray (8) to the Frame (2) with two M4 x 10mm Screws (116). 12.

Page 11: How To Use The Training Bike

• Page 12 FEATURES OF THE TRAINING BIKE HOW TO ADJUST THE GEOMETRY OF THE TRAINING BIKE Watts Measurement The training bike can be adjusted to match the geom- Each training bike is individually calibrated to measure etry of your road bike to promote correct form and to your power output and allow you to monitor your watts ensure proper training of the muscles.
• Page 13 How to Adjust the Saddle Post HOW TO LEVEL THE TRAINING BIKE For effective train- If the training bike ing, the saddle rocks slightly on should be at the your floor during proper height. As use, turn one or you pedal, there both of the level- Saddle should be a slight...
• Page 14 CONSOLE DIAGRAM MAKE YOUR TRAINING GOALS A REALITY WITH Upload your workout results to the iFit cloud IFIT.COM and track your accomplishments. With your new iFit-compatible training bike, you can use an array of features on iFit.com to make your train- Set calorie, time, distance, or watts goals ing goals a reality: for your workouts.
• Page 15 (resistance) of the training bike to match the incline system is calibrated. real terrain of the Le Tour de France bicycle race and allows you to change gears to maintain your desired IMPORTANT: If the incline system does not cali- pedaling cadence.
• Page 16 To use the manual mode, see page 17. To use a 22). Press the back button to return to the previ- Le Tour de France workout, see page 19. To use ous screen. a set-a-goal workout, see page 20. To use an iFit workout, see page 21.
• Page 17 HOW TO USE THE MANUAL MODE Change gears by pressing the buttons on the shifters. Note: After you press a button, it will take 1. Touch the screen or begin pedaling to activate a moment for the training bike to change to the the console.
• Page 18 6. Do intervals if desired. 7. Wear a heart rate monitor and measure your heart rate if desired. During a workout, you can use the interval screen to measure your performance for short periods of You can wear an optional heart rate monitor to time.
• Page 19 3. Select a Le Tour de France workout. out, touch the Follow Workout button. To select a Le Tour de France workout, first touch Note: The calorie goal is an estimate of the the cyclist button at the bottom of the screen. The number of calories that you will burn during the workouts menu will appear on the screen.
• Page 20 HOW TO USE A SET-A-GOAL WORKOUT The workout will continue until you reach the goal that you set. A workout summary will appear on 1. Touch the screen or begin pedaling to activate the screen. After you view the workout summary, the console.
• Page 21 HOW TO USE AN IFIT WORKOUT When you select an iFit workout, the screen will show the name, the estimated duration, and the Note: To use an iFit workout, you must have access distance of the workout. The screen will also show to a wireless network (see HOW TO USE THE the approximate number of calories you will burn WIRELESS NETWORK MODE on page 25).
• Page 22 HOW TO USE THE EQUIPMENT SETTINGS MODE 6. Select a time for the cadence timeout. 1. Select the settings main menu. The console features a cadence timeout feature; if no buttons are touched or pressed and the pedals Turn on the console and select the main menu do not move for a set amount of time, the console (see steps 1 and 2 on page 17).
• Page 23 9. Hide or display the gears button. 12. Enable or disable street view. The console features an option to hide the gears During some workouts, the screen may show a button to prevent unauthorized users from access- map. To enable or disable the street view feature of ing the settings main menu.
• Page 24 HOW TO USE THE MAINTENANCE MODE The training bike will automatically rise to the maxi- mum incline level, lower to the minimum incline 1. Select the settings main menu. level, and then return to the starting position. This will calibrate the incline system. See step 1 on page 22.
• Page 25 HOW TO USE THE WIRELESS NETWORK MODE When a list of networks appears, touch the desired network. Note: You will need to know your network The console features a wireless network mode that name (SSID). If your network has a password, you allows you to set up a wireless network connection.
• Page 26 HOW TO USE THE SOUND SYSTEM To use the keyboard, see HOW TO USE THE TOUCH SCREEN on page 16. To play music or audio books through the console sound system while you exercise, plug a 3.5 mm male To enter a different web address in the URL bar, first, to 3.5 mm male audio cable (not included) into the jack slide your finger down the screen to view the URL bar, on the console and into a jack on your MP3 player,...

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Page 28: exercise guidelines, page 29: part list.

• Page 30 Key No. Qty. Description Key No. Qty. Description Reed Switch/Wire M8 x 15mm Round Head Screw Crank Hub M4 x 10mm Screw Crank Spacer M4 x 14mm Screw M8 Locknut M8 x 30mm Screw Handlebar Carriage Back Plate M8 x 20mm Screw Pulley Spacer Right Extension Wire –...

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Looking for a go-faster wheel upgrade? Here's what the pros are riding at the 2022 Tour de France

First Published Jul 14, 2022

The Tour de France is the ultimate test for riders and their equipment, and wheels take some serious abuse over the three weeks. They have to be rugged enough to survive the Stage 5 cobbles, light enough to climb the highest peaks, and aerodynamic enough to gain those extra few millimetres at the finish which can make the difference between marking a rider’s name in history and getting a telling off by the DS (directeur sportif).

Riders can switch between wheelsets as the Tour goes on and here are some of the most noteworthy that we've spotted in this year's race.

Time Trial Wheels

As this year’s race kicked off with a time trial that’s where we’ll start as well. The time trial brought us plenty of new tech, from Specialized balaclavas to huge helmets and visors.

Filippo Ganna was the pre-race favourite. Team Ineos shunned wheels from sponsor Shimano in favour of ones from Princeton Carbonworks with a wavy profile. Ganna opted for a full disc wheel at the rear labelled with “experimental prototype” and a tri-spoke front wheel that also featured a ‘wavy’ trailing edge to each of the spokes.

> Sram sues Princeton Carbonworks for patent infringement

        View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Princeton CarbonWorks (@princetoncarbonworks)

This isn't a front wheel that we've previously spotted although it does appear to resemble the Princeton Mach 7580. Both wheels were clad in tubeless Continental GP5000TR TdF tyres that also made their appearance for the first time. You can read all about them in our Tech of the Week roundup .

> Tech of the Week (July 2022)

There were plenty of other disc wheelsets on show during the TT. For example, Team BikeExchange Jayco used this Cadex disc and four-spoke combo set up with tubular tyres.

Don't worry there were still some  conventional spokes to be seen, for example on Campagnolo-sponsored teams who opted for the tubeless-ready Bora Ultra WTO 80. No prizes for guessing how deep that is...

It would be rude not to mention the Vision wheels adorning the EF Education-EasyPost team bikes, a Metron TFW at the rear and a Metron91 at the front. These have also received the Rapha-Palace treatment and are set up tubeless with Muc-Off valves. Each rider had a different colour combination, reminiscent of the Canyon-Sram women's team wheels.

Wheels for flat stages 

For flat stages, we typically see wheels of around 60mm in depth, especially for the sprinters who want every aerodynamic advantage when it comes to the finale. Stage two was won by Fabio Jakobsen. He and the three teams in the race sponsored by Specialized have been using the new Roval Rapide CLX II wheels for flat and rolling stages.

> Which of these Tour de France wheelsets is best for you? Rapide vs Alpinist

The Rapides are now tubeless-ready and measure 51mm deep at the front and 60mm at the rear while weighing in at a competitive 1,520g.

Also racking up the stage wins courtesy of Wout Van Aert are the Shimano Dura-Ace C50 and C60 wheelsets. Wout appears to prefer to run his with tubs but Jumbo Visma swapped all of their riders to the tubeless version for the cobbled Stage five, likely after their troubles at Paris-Roubaix earlier in the year.

> Two Shimano tubular wheels break at Paris Roubaix

We just can't talk about the Tour de France without mentioning Tadej Pogacar and on flat stages the Campagnolo Bora Ultra WTO 45 (1,425g) with CULT ceramic bearings is his wheelset of choice.

Team UAE Emirates and AG2R Citroen can also be found riding the 60mm deep WTO 60 (1,530g) for very flat stages. Both team's wheels are missing the 'Ultra' bit of the name from the decals but the internal spoke nipples suggest they are indeed from the Ultra lineup.

> Review: Campagnolo Bora Ultra WTO 45 wheelset

You'll find the teams of EF Education-EasyPost and Bahrain Victorious using Vision Metron 60 Disc SL on the flatter stages, I don't know about you but I'm disappointed that these didn't get some funky graphics like the TT wheels. Both teams have been using these tubeless, you can see what everyone else is up to in this article :

> Are we witnessing the death of the tubular tyre?

Lotto Soudal went through some major changes this year, switching from Campagnolo groupsets and wheels to Shimano groupsets and DT Swiss wheels.

They're joined by B&B Hotels KTM using similar equipment. On flat stages, the teams are using wheels from the ARC lineup which are available in 50 (pictured), 62 and 80mm depths and have SINC ceramic bearings. The wheels use the brand's 180 hubs with ratchet EXP tech that can also be found in plenty of other wheelsets in the peloton.

> A complete guide to DT Swiss wheels

Zipp have just one team using their wheels in the TdF and that's Movistar. On flat stages, the infamous 404 wheels are most common although we've also seen 454 NSWs being used.

As things begin to go up, the 353 NSWs come out to play and we've even seen some older 202 wheels being used. Despite Zipp's heavy marketing of tubeless technology with their hookless rims, we tend to see the Movistar riders using tubulars at the Tour.

> Review: Zipp 404 Firecrest Disc wheels

Wheels for the mountains

With Specialized and Shimano sponsoring the majority of the teams, we can expect to see plenty of their wheels winning in the mountains as well.

Quickstep Alpha-Vinyl, Bora-Hansgrohe and Total Energies have all been using the Roval Alpinist CLX II for particularly mountainous stages, and with a 1,250g claimed weight for the tubeless wheelset it's easy to see why.

> Review: Roval Alpinist CLX II wheelset

Shimano wheels are sure to leave their mark on the Alps as well with Team Jumbo Visma, Ineos Grenadiers, Groupama-FDJ, DSM, Alpecin-Deceuninck and Arkéa-Samsic all using the Japanese brand's wheels.

Vingegaard's monstrous effort up the Grandon on stage 11 was undertaken on a set of Dura-Ace C36 wheels which, as their name suggests, are 36mm deep. They measure 21mm internally and 28mm externally.

Corima might not be the largest brand but they've got good representation in the peloton with both Cofidis and Astana-Qazaqstan riding their wheels. In the mountains, we've seen the MCC 32s being put to good use with the tubular pair weighing in at 1,295g. They have just 12 carbon spokes front and rear.

> Buyers Guide: 10 of the best road and gravel wheelsets

A brand that some might not be as familiar with is 'Newmen', Cube's in-house component brand. This German company develops and assembles the hubs themselves rather than using off-the-shelf parts, and Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux has the choice of the Advanced SL R.38, R.50, R.65 or R.80 wheelsets. In the mountains it's the R.38 Streem that's being used most often with a claimed weight of 1,366g for the pair.

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will be lining up on the start line with his Israel Premier Tech team on Black Inc. hoops. Pictured are the Black inc Thirty wheels (1,390g for tubeless or 1,230g for tubular) which seem to be the team's go to for mountain stages despite Black inc. making an even lighter 'Twenty' wheelset (1,240g for tubeless).

> Review: Black Inc Twenty wheelset

The tech team have had a quick chat about which Tour de France wheels we'd most like in our garage...

Liam: "I'd have the Campag's, I think they've got the best hubs and the finish is awesome."

Mat: "Good question, I quite like the Black Incs but I'm going to go for a set of DT Swiss. I've always been impressed with the tech and find their wheels perform very well."

Jamie: "I want a set of the Rapha Palace Vision TT wheels just to put on the wall...if I actually have to ride the wheels then I'm a big fan of the Roval Rapide CLX IIs."

Which are your favourite wheels? Let us know which set you'd most like to take home if money was no object in the comments section below...

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Jamie has been riding bikes since a tender age but really caught the bug for racing and reviewing whilst  studying towards a master's in Mechanical engineering  at Swansea University. Having graduated, he decided he really quite liked working with bikes and is now a full-time addition to the road.cc team. When not writing about tech news or working on the Youtube channel, you can still find him racing local crits trying to cling on to his cat 2 licence...and missing every break going...

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