This week's update features points scored in two of the most prestigious World Tour stage races: Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico. You can check the previous UCI Rankings updatehere. There have been substantial changes in the leaderboard, although that was not the case on top. UAE Team Emirates -...

Ludovic Robeet has a contract with Team Cofidis through 2027, yet he's not raced since last August. And no future starts are on his schedule at the moment. And, unfortunately, the 31-year-old Belgian may well never race his bike competitively again. Robeet's story is that of how life can turn upside...

Bike x car brand collabs have generated more hits than misses, but this one might be one of the most well considered collabs we've seen in recent years

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Factor has partnered with Bugatti to create the Bugatti Factor One, a highly exclusive version of its aero bike, which promises a radical fusion of hypercar engineering and elite cycling performance. Factor says it partnered with the luxury car manufacturer to create a bike around the two companies' shared philosophy of an obsessive attention to detail and performance without limits. The lack of limits is taken quite literally, with this aero bike not complying with UCI regulations, and instead focusing on a no-holds-barred-approach. The Bugatti Factor One in detail The Bugatti Factor One fork is said to have an even wider fork than the standard version. When the Factor One first appeared at the 2025 Critrium du Dauphin, it caught the cycling worlds attention thanks to its radical front fork. The fork has a similar bayonet design as the Cervlo S5 and Colnago Y1Rs, where the fork legs continue into a narrow head tube. But the One takes things a step further with a wide arch that's said to help air pass through the fork more efficiently. This design makes use of the UCIs updated regulations, which specify forks can be no wider than 115mm. But Bugatti and Factors collaboration goes further with a special-edition fork that is wider than the UCIs limit. The bottom of the fork has a 'wing' and vent. Factor The fork also differs from the one youll find on the typical Factor One near the thru-axle. There are effective wings and channels at the bottom of the fork, presumably to further smooth airflow and reduce aerodynamic drag. This design not only enhances high-speed efficiency but also improves front-end stability, ensuring precise handling under race conditions, Factor says. The bike isnt a complete rule breaker. At 62mm deep, the Bugatti Factor Ones wheels are 3mm shy of the UCIs maximum rim depth. Yet Factor says these Black Inc Hyper 62 wheels are far from ordinary. The Bugatti wheelset has 62mm-deep rims and is said to weigh 1,298g. Factor According to the brand, they are conceived as the cycling equivalent of a hypercar wheelset, where aerodynamic science, structural integrity, and aesthetic precision converge". The wheelset is said to weigh 1,298g and the rim profile has been optimised for high speeds. The advanced carbon layup has been tuned to maximise torsional stiffness and power transfer under load, while maintaining controlled compliance for refined ride quality, Factor adds. Elsewhere, the aero bike has a suite of bespoke components. There are Bugatti carbon chainrings, carbon and titanium rotors, a bespoke Selle Italia saddle and Continental GP5000 TT TR tyres that have been customised exclusively for the bike. Finally, the bike is complete with a split paintwork, which is a design signature of Bugattis cars, with Bugatti written boldly across the down tube. Who exactly is this for? The Bugatti Factor One has carbon chainrings with the car company's name on display. Factor A collaboration between Factor and Bugatti might leave you scratching your head, and even more so when you know there will only be 250 bikes available, for the princely sum of $23,599 / 25,799. So the questions might be, why have they done this? And who exactly is it for? Factors founder, Rob Gitelis, says: The Bugatti Factor One is not simply a bicycle. It is a statement. This project challenged us to rethink every assumption and push engineering boundaries the same way Bugatti has done in the automotive world for over a century. Bugattis Wiebke Sthl adds: It translates the meticulous engineering and attention to detail of Bugatti hypercars into a completely new category. It demonstrates that our pursuit of excellence and craftsmanship extends beyond hypercars. The bike is even fitted with Bugatti-branded tyres from Continental. Factor So, in short, the project enables the companies to push the boundaries of what theyre doing. But whether this project is one that leads to performance gains on Factors UCI-legal bikes is yet to be seen. And in terms of who the bike is for, Factor says its aimed at collectors, enthusiasts and athletes. Note the order of those words. But all this framing probably misses something more fundamental. After all, Factor isnt the first cycling brand to team up with a sports car manufacturer. Cervlo has collaborated with Lamborghini, Colnago has a long history of working with Ferrari, and BMC has drawn upon Red Bull Advanced Technologies' Formula One experience. Maybe for these cycling companies there is something irresistible about tapping into the luxury and speed of supercars, while turning a few heads in the process. You may like How Formula One tech is helping Tour de France racers ride faster than ever (without breaking the rules) The UCI should allow F1-style race bikes we'd all be better off

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