The 2023 Tour de France has brought us some brilliant new road bikes to admire. We have a range of new unreleased models, to custom paint jobs to bikes we know and love. What’s your favourite road bike at the 2023 Tour de France?

    00:00 – Intro
    00:25 – Unreleased Ridley
    01:55 – Factor O2 VAM
    03:26 – Specialized S-Works Tarmac
    04:29 – Cervelo S5
    05:29 – Merida Reacto
    06:12 – Trek Madone
    07:06 – Wilier Filante SLR
    08:35 – Canyon Aeroad
    09:35 – BMC Timemachine Road
    10:58 – Outro

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    For some it’s better than Christmas the Tour de France is finally underway one of my favorite Parts about the start of a new tour are all of the new bikes we inevitably start to see this year we seem to have some secretive new models fan favorites and despite not being in

    Paris just yet we have a whole host of fancy custom paint jobs to orgalat so let’s get into some of our favorites Thank you first up we have what looks to be a brand new unreleased bike from Ridley this one appears to belong to Sprint hopeful Caleb Ewan it looks to be the same bike that was spotted at the Criterium de dophane so the bike is bound to be released by the Belgium

    Brand pretty soon currently we have no idea what the bike is called but it does look like it’s going to be a brand new model since it looks so different to Caleb’s usual choice of the Ridley Noah fast the Brand’s aerobike the unreleased bike features less aggressive tube profiles suggesting it’s

    Lighter than the NOAA fast and is more of an all-round road bike when we look towards the cockpit the bike is fitted with an integrated bar and stem with the data logo on however this setup looks remarkably similar to the Ridley kanso handlebar most of the time Pros will

    Have two to three of the same bike for the Tour de France but in this case this is the only version of the by Caleb has for the tour which suggests that on the days that he wants to contest wins he’ll be back on his Ridley Noah fast another

    Indication that this bike will be safe for the mountain stages are the spaces found under the stem Caleb Gets famously low when he’s sprinting so it’s fair to assume that this bike with its lighter weight will be safe in the days when he just needs to survive the mountains foreign

    Facta also appears to be bringing a fresh deed to the Peloton with a new version of the O2 van the rider who this particular bike belongs to is Israel Premier Tech’s Simon Clark it looks like the bike has been on a crash diet but while still trying to improve

    Aerodynamics key differences from the previous model include drop seat stays great for increasing compliance reducing weight and aerodynamic drag the top tube has slim right down and the frame also features an integrated seat Mast meaning it must be cut down to height the front end also looks like it’s been

    Redesigned to improve aerodynamic performance with a fully integrated cockpit and the seat tube is now d-shaped compared to the circular post as seen on the outgoing model the bike appears to be wearing some new black ink wheels that being the in-house component brand of factor the front

    Wheel is 28 millimeters deep and the rear 33 millimeters so ideal for those days in the mountains the wheels are wrapped in 28 millimeter Continental gp5000 Str tires but they have been blacked out since the Thai sponsor of the team is Maxis Simon has opted for a 150 millimeter long stem with 38

    Centimeter wide bars with the hoods turned in so he should be pretty Aero when powering along all of those French roads foreign there was much speculation that specialized would be releasing the highly anticipated tarmac sl8 at the Tour de France but it seems as though we’re going to have to wait a little

    While longer this year the UCI imposed a new rule requiring all teams to pre-register all new equipment prior to racing it means that it’s certain that the sl8 will not be coming to the tour so instead Fabio jakobson’s tarmac is still the same sl7 that we all know and

    Love aside from his European Championship stars on the forks the bike is pretty similar to that of his teammates a full durase group set with tax bottle cages and durase pedals are the only components that haven’t come from Team sponsors specialized with the bike featuring Rover Wheels a brand new

    Rovel integrated cockpit and a specialized saddle a great build and one which we’re sure Fabio is hoping will allow him to NAB some Sprint victories Reigning Champion Jonas vingard will be starting the tour on a savallo S5 but not just any S5 his bike has been painted to match that of yumbo’s special Tour de France kit which features a constellation pattern the words ride your dreams are painted on the top tube

    Of the bike and I’m sure that’s something Jonas very much intends on doing as he looks to defend his title aside from the special paint job the bike features a full SRAM red group set with Reserve Wheels which have been fitted with the Victoria Corsa speed

    Tires in a 28c size the front chainrings are 52-39 in size and have been paired with a 1033 cassette Wahoo’s B play Aero pedals and physique saddle complete the build it would not be a surprise if this bike along with his dedicated climbing R5 assist in this man stepping on that

    Top step in Paris foreign Newly crowned UK National Champion Fred Wright is riding this year’s Tour de France for Bahrain Victorious along with the special one-off Custom kit that they’ll be sporting for this year’s race they also have bikes to match the paint features a predominantly pearl white frame with a large gold Merida logo on

    The downtube with a blue geometric print on the fork it’s a bold and eye-catching colorway and it’s a setup which is bound to catch your eye the full durase group set is paired with vision wheels and cockpit with Pro logo providing the Saddles and bar tape along with Elite supplying the bottle cages

    Entrepreneur Trek has been offering a custom paint option to customers for some time now the service named project one allows you to make any colorway a reality and it really has gone all out for mads Pederson the Chrome fade of Blues purples and orange is also a great reflection of the team’s latest

    Partnership with Lidl its new title sponsor if the paint wasn’t bling enough for you then maybe the gold chain and cassette is which we’re told is only available to current or former world champions with a full SRAM red group set Bontrager Wheels Pirelli tires and time

    Pedals this build is truly one of a kind we cannot wait to see this bike out in the sunshine and storming to some spectacular finishes one thing’s for sure you’re not going to miss it thank you when it comes to the Sprints all eyes will be on one man Mark Cavendish in his

    Quest for all-time Tour de France Glory he will be trying to seal that 35th Victory which would make him the winner of more stages than anybody else in the history of the race the bike he will be using to Pilot him to this goal is the villier fallante SLR but not just any

    Philante SLR this is a special custom painted bike with his very name on the fork it still features a marble effect in the paintwork but this is a pearl marble so it’s a lot more subtle than that of his teammates alongside the marble paint there are sections of matte

    Black which create a background for the Deep yellow gold Villa logo Another Touch which cannot be missed is the oversized pulley wheel system which he has fitted to his rear derailleur it has been custom painted to resemble the UK flag perhaps a nod to his multiple National Championship wins looking past

    The custom touches his bike is fitted with a Shimano durase group set Karima Wills to which some Victoria Corsa tires have been fitted his chainset is a 54-40 tooth in size and his cassette is an 11 30. we hope that Mark will make history and bag himself at least one win but the

    Competition is stiff so he will have his work cut out for him Foreign ER pole will be taken to the start line with a custom painted Canyon Air Road not someone who is shy of an all-white paint job vanderpol has mixed a clean Sleek look of the bike with some rather nice special touches which could actually be pretty easy to miss first

    Off is the custom computer Mount which looks as though it’s been created to ensure that the head unit sits perfectly parallel to the ground rather than having any sort of angle on it also sponsor stickers denote and celebrate the 50th anniversary of durase rather than a more typical race number holder

    That straps around the whole of the seat post Van Der poles much like the rest of the Albertson to kunic team have their holders attached to the seat post which makes for a very very clean looking setup a full Jew race group set and wheels Elite bottles custom cell Italia saddle

    And bar tape with Vittoria Corsa Pro ties complete complete the build One bike short to catch the attention of any casual spectator will be Ben O’Connor’s new bike this sticker bomb look almost resembles the prototype cars that opt for a camo paint job to try and disguise any major features but in this case I think it’s pretty clear that the

    New BMC is using a paint job to create headlines and attract some extra attention it’s also a fantastic way for the brand to show off their partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies presumably where each side shares its expertise in carbon fiber given the bike’s aggressive tube profiles it’s fair to assume that this

    Is bmc’s new dedicated Aero bike leading us to think that this is the new time machine rode it’s not just the frame that is noteworthy but the build is also something to be admired fitted with campagnolo’s new super record Wireless group set it is nice to see these components hit the Peloton especially

    Under a rider who could be a real protagonist in this year’s narrative the only two components still to linger from the previous generation of super record is the chainset and cassette campan YOLO also Supply the wheels shot with Pirelli P0 race tires look pedals are fitted along with Elite bottles and cages

    Let me know down below which of these bikes is your favorite from this year’s tour if you enjoyed the video then please do drop it a like subscribe to the channel for more content and we will see you again very soon [Applause]

    20 Comments

    1. Shilling to the max. Hope the Chinese brands selling directly to the customer snuff out the western brand's that still produce in China.

      All the bikes are overpriced and not even better than anything tha was made since 2008.

    2. This bike was really easy to assemble https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though – the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700×25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.

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