The Best 2024 Tour de France Road Bikes *On A Budget

Like the look of the 2024 Tour de France bikes but want something a bit more *affordable – Here’s 6 of the best road bikes with Tour de France pedigree without the pro bike price tag.

Our selection includes road bikes that we’ve previously shortlisted for the best road bikes under £3,000 and £5000 on the road.cc website.

We’ve taken to the internet to find cheaper alternatives to team EF’s Cannondale Supersix, Bora Hansgrohe’s Specialized Tarmac SL8 as ridden by Remco Evenepoel and Promoz Roglic, Jayco Alula’s Giant Propel, Ineos’ Pinarello Dogma F, Lidl Trek’s Trek Madone Gen 8 and Decathlon AG2R’s Van Rysel RCR.

*We realise these road bikes are still very expensive but they do cost significantly less than their Tour de France siblings.

Let us know which one of these road bikes you think is best in the comments…

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0:00 Introduction
0:22 Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert
1:21 Van Rysel RCR Rival AXS
2:12 Giant Propel Advanced 2
2:56 Cannondale Supersix Evo 4
3:37 Trek Madone SL 7 Gen 8
4:54 Pinarello F5 105 Di2
5:27 Outro

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