Bahrain Victorious rider who won last year's UCI Gravel World Championships will be happy to be back on tarmac at next month's Tour de France

The opening stage of Critrium du Dauphin is one of the opportunities for sprinters in the race with a finish on a local circuit inSaint-Pourain-sur-Sioule. Soudal - Quick-Step's lineup based around Remco Evenepoel and Mikel Landa, lacks a designated sprinter and thus the main job will be to stay...

With the 2024 Tour de France now just weeks away, we still have no idea about how the Team Visma | Lease a Bike lineup will look. Will Jonas Vingegaard be present? And if he is, with the Dane be able to challenge for the Maillot Jaune?One man who is likely to be at the start line of the Grand Depar...

Canyon has teased what appears to be a new Aeroad ahead of the Tour de France.Team Movistar riders have been spotted at the Critrium du Dauphin a key pre-Tour stage race, prestigious in its own right but often used as a warm up riding a slightly different Aeroad design, with two key changes.The integrated front-end has a tell-tale giveaway in the form of Canyons Gear Groove.This feature was first introduced on the new Canyon Grail gravel race bike, where an out-front mount, light or aero extensions can be attached to the handlebar via a dedicated mounting point.While the new Aeroads bar features the Gear Groove, it doesnt appear to use the same flared design at the drops as Canyons current gravel cockpit.The new Aeroad's handlebar borrows the 'Gear Groove' from Canyon's Grail gravel bike. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaWhat the new bar does appear to retain from the existing Aeroad, however, is the width adjustment which, on Canyons current bars, allows the rider to tune their fit by 40mm.It's a very clean front-end. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaThe integrated bar also seemingly continues to offer stem height adjustment without the need to cut the steerer tube.We spotted the new bike at the Critrium du Dauphin. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaCanyon introduced its system, which bears a fair resemblance to a quill stem, with the 2020 Aeroad. Given the new bar spotted in France does not feature stem bolts, we would assume that the system is still in use.The seatstays now join the seat tube as one. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaOther changes are a little more subtle and can be easily missed in the bikes relatively unchanged silhouette.The seat clamp looks familiar. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaThe back of the bike sees the seatstays join the seat tube without a gap between them.This small change is likely to have been made in pursuit of a tiny aerodynamic saving, so it will be interesting to hear from Canyon about its influence on drag.There appears to be a more angular junction behind the fork crown. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaAnother small change can be found at the base of the head tube. Here, there appears to be a more angular junction behind the fork crown. New SRAM Red AXS for the Movistar team. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaBut once again, we will have to wait for the official release to know more. Like the new Pinarello Dogma, also spotted by BikeRadar at the Critrium du Dauphin, we'd expect the new Aeroad to be officially unveiled in the build-up to the Tour de France.Canyon is remaining tight-lipped on official details of the new bike. - Liam Cahill / Our Media

The Ineos Grenadiers team has been spotted on what appears to be a new Pinarello Dogma ahead of the Tour de France.Lining up at the start of a key warm-up race, the Critrium du Dauphin, the riders will be getting acquainted with the new design before Julys big race. However, given that changes appear to be fairly minor, familiarity with the new bike probably wont require many hours in the saddle.Deeper head tubeThe 2025 Pinarello Dogma has a deeper head tube. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaThe new design seems limited in its scope, with the main visual change coming at the head tube, which is deeper.The down tube appears to be marginally thinner and the bottom bracket area has been revised.At the time of writing, specific details are scarce and Pinarello has a history of incremental updates, suggesting some of the existing Dogma F's frame features may have been retained.For example, the wavy fork a familiar Pinarello design is still present, as are the 'Fork Flap' tabs at its base.Marginal aero gainsWe'd expect the new bike to be officially launched ahead of the Tour de France. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaWeve seen a number of bike brands launching seemingly small updates to their top-tier race machines and the focus is almost always directed to the bikes frontal profile.Fans of Specialized, for example, may have felt a little underwhelmed at the first sight of the S-Works Tarmac SL8, ahead of last year's World Championships in Glasgow. The latest Specialized Tarmac SL8 has a 'Speed Sniffer' (aka an extended head tube) at the front of the bike. - Scott Windsor / Our MediaThe SL8's redesign focused mainly on a new head tube the now-infamous 'Speed Sniffer' and there's good reason for brands to be narrowing their focus onto this area of the bike.The UCIs relaxation of its 3:1 depth-to-width ratio rule has resulted in deeper and thinner tubes on some of the latest bikes, such as Scotts Foil RC.Is it lighter?The down tube also appears to be marginally thinner. Is this to save weight? The bottle cage area is still recessed. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaSo it seems that Pinarello is chasing small drag reductions from the front end, but other changes may be designed with weight saving in mind.The down tube, for example, appears to be slightly narrower in places, potentially reducing the amount of material required and possibly lowering the weight.What is clear is that there's still a recessed area for the bottle and cage. This is an effort to shield the front bottle from drag-inducing air a feature introduced on 2019s Dogma F12.The bottom bracket area appears to have been reshaped. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaWhile the down tube may have been made lighter, Pinarello appears to have added extra material to the bottom bracket. The area directly above the bottom bracket cups has become more angular, flowing directly from the chainstays to the down tube.Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, of course. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaA change like this is usually accompanied by claims of increased lateral stiffness, so it will be interesting to hear what Pinarello has to say when the bike is launched.For now, we would expect the traditional bike launch schedule to be followed, with official news of the new model likely to come in the days before the Tour de France.

Uno-X Mobility's Jonas Abrahamsen has claimed victory at the 2024 Brussels Cycling Classic. The Norwegian held off the frantic chase of the peloton to take a brilliant solo win.Heading into the final 50km, six riders were out in front of the peloton, but with the margin just 44 seconds, the likeliho...

A new, slimmed-down Trek Madone RSL has been spotted at the Critrium du Dauphin, raising questions about the future of Treks road racing lineup.The unreleased bike has been on a diet, compared to the current aero-focussed Madone but retains the Madone name on the top tube. A new iteration of Trek IsoFlow design the hole in the seat tube is present, too.There are no official details on the new bike yet but, with Lidl-Trek riders using Trek's latest machine at the Dauphin a key Tour de France shakedown race a release is likely to be around the corner.One bike to rule them all?Trek looks set to launch a new Madone. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaThe first notable aspect of the new bike is the slimmed-down silhouette.Trek seems to have reduced the depth of tube shapes across the frame, suggesting the Madone has been on a diet to make it lighter. The Madone appears to have been on a diet... but the IsoFlow seat tube hole is still present. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaThis may mean that Trek claims the Madone can be used on all stages of a road race, be that the high mountains or flat sprint stages.Lidl-Trek are using the new bike at the bike at the Critrium du Dauphin. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaTo do so, Trek will have had to take steps to retain the Madones aerodynamic credentials though without wind tunnel and real-world testing data, it is impossible to decipher whether this is the case at this point in time.Yep, it's definitely a Madone. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaWhat about the Emonda?Where does this leave the Emonda? - Liam Cahill / Our MediaThe key consideration is whether Trek has left space in its racing line-up for its current climbing bike, the Emonda.Treks Emonda is currently the only bike the Lidl-Trek team has in use that can be built down to the UCIs 6.8kg minimum weight limit. A 56cm Madone, for example, tipped our scales at 7.29kg for the existing model.Liam Cahill / Our MediaThe slimmed-down tubes suggest weight savings.Specialized killed off its Venge aero race bike, replacing it with the Tarmac SL7 and later refining the design with the current Tarmac SL8. Pinarello, meanwhile, is among the brands to also offer one race bike, sticking steadfast to the Dogma for Team Ineos-Grenadiers.If Trek has reduced the Madones weight to get closer to the UCI's minimum limit, it would be hard to see any racer opting for the less aero Emonda.IsoFlow...liteThis is the existing Trek Madone SLR, with its beefier aero tubes. - SRAMTrek sent the cycling world into a minor meltdown when it introduced the previous Madone in 2022.The IsoFlow seat tube hole and cantilevered seat post divided opinion, to put it mildly, but the design is back on the latest Madone, which comes only two years after the original release.IsoFlow sent the cycling world into a minor meltdown in 2022. - James York / Matt Grayson / Our MediaBack in 2022, IsoFlow replaced the IsoSpeed decoupler system, which had been a feature of the Madone since it went all-in on aero with the 9 Series in 2015.Trek claimed IsoFlow allowed the Madone SLR to match the compliance of the previous IsoSpeed system on its stiffest setting. It was also said to improve the aerodynamic performance of the frame by around 3 watts, while saving weight.It is unclear whether Trek has refined the IsoFlow system in any way. As a result, well have to wait for word from the brand about drag reduction.The Critrium du Dauphin is a key warm-up race ahead of the Tour de France. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaAero water bottlesThe bottle cages have had the aero treatment. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaWhile the standard shape of a water bottle is ideal for fitting any bottle and cage to your bike, their tubular profile is not exactly aerodynamically optimised.Some brands, such as Pinarello, make an effort to smooth the airflow onto the down tube bottle by recessing the mounting points into the tube.Others, such as BMC, design proprietary bottle cages that sit flush with the down tube and seat tube.The new bike has a custom paint job through Trek's Project One scheme. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaTrek appears to have taken a different approach, creating a bottle and cage system that, at first glance, is specifically designed for the Madone SLR.Its a measure that we often see on time trial bikes, but with racers requiring several bottle hand-ups throughout a stage, it hasnt yet been a common sight onthe road.SRAM Red AXS for the Lidl-Trek team. - Liam Cahill / Our MediaGiven that the new Madone has been seen with specific aero bottles, we would expect Trek to admit this plays a key role in keeping the Madone SLR as fast as the outgoing bike, if not making it faster.When will we find out for sure? Well, there's no official news yet, but we'll bring it to you when Trek's ready to announce this new Madone.

Jonas Vingegaard, the two-time Tour de France champion, has been left out of Denmarks road team for the Olympic Games in Paris later this summer. Though he is currently on the comeback trail, training properly again, after a serious crash at Itzulia Basque Country(2.UWT) two months ago, he is expected to be race fit by []The post Jonas Vingegaard left out of Denmarks team for Olympic Games appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Unbound Gravel is just wrapping up with another round of spirited racing right to the line. The event has also acted again as a launchpad for a new gravel drivetrain seemingly in development. This year, it seems that a new SRAM group has broken cover after being spotted on multiple bikes.(Photos/Keegan Swenson Facebook/@brettrothmeyer)Despite SRAM remaining coy on the new components, it seems that by the time the race rolled around, none of the riders were really trying to hide anything. In the case above, Keegen Senson posted photos of his Santa Cruz Stigmata on social media, with the new rear derailleur on full display. The key takeaway here is that the derailleur is visually different than any of the current MTB-focused SRAM Transmission options, and it appears to have a battery mounted to the top of the body like the current (and most recent) GX Eagle Transmission. Word on the street is that this derailleur is paired to a 13-speed cassette, which gives it one more than the recently updated SRAM RED road group. Judging by the graphics on the shifters, it seems that the group still runs the newest SRAM RED shifters with updated ergonomics. Since electronic AXS shifters are just buttons essentially, it should be no problem to change the shifter to a 13-speed with a firmware update. Keegan opted for a rigid post for the race, but the lack of a front derailleur means that the now-unused left shifter could be used to activate a RockShox Reverb AXS dropper post like existing XPLR 1x groups. For Keegan, he wasnt able to repeat his 2023 Unbound win, finishing with a respectable 14th for the 200-mile Elite race after Lachlan Morton blazed to the finish with a time of 9:11:47 the fastest time to date.The post New SRAM Transmission Gravel Group Spotted at Unbound: 13 Speed AXS XPLR? appeared first on Bikerumor.

After claiming victory at the American National Championships last month, EF Education-EasyPost's Sean Quinn gets the chance to show off his new jersey alongside the likes of Primoz Roglic, Remco Evenepoel and Sepp Kuss at the 2024 Criterium du Dauphine.A radical, stars and stripes inspired design,...