CyclistBikes of the World Championships road races 2024While the headlines are dominated by the winners, the UCI World Championships bring together hundreds of elite cyclists and with that a lot of interesting tech that you dont see in all the WorldTour races. This years wasnt packed with high-profile new releases like in previous years Specialized launched the Tarmac SL8 in Glasgow last year for example but eagle-eyed viewers can pick out new products or, more likely, sponsor-incorrect tech that riders are using while theyre not racing with their teams (a great place to find that is @cyclingspy on Instagram).We sent photographer Xavier Pereyron out before the racing got going he also shot both the mens and womens road races to see what was lurking behind the scenes. There wasnt lots of new tech this year but there were loads of cool paintjobs and quite a few brands you dont often see in top tier races.Xavier PereyronWhile Simon Yatess bike looks pretty standard, his Jayco-AlUla team have been using Vittoria tyres this season and hes gone for Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT tyres for this one.Xavier PereyronHe also looked to be using an unreleased saddle from Giant or Cadex, neither has a 3D printed saddle for sale currently and it looks like the same shape as Giants Fleet SLR saddle.Xavier PereyronHiding in the womens peloton was this understated Lapierre. It looks like the Xelius with the extended seatstays (which the Aircode doesnt have) but the tube shapes and cleaner lines look more aero-optimised than the exiting Xelius.Xavier PereyronWonder whose bike this isXavier PereyronThis one gives it away.Xavier PereyronMathieu van der Poel is normally a rider testing new stuff for his sponsors, but with the new Aeroad being launched just this year its safe to say this is that bike.Xavier PereyronThere were plenty of different variations of the Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8, including Remco Evenepoels gold bike and a couple in the Belgium womens team.Xavier PereyronLotte Kopeckys bike had a little Zefal mudguard a la Ass Savers.Xavier PereyronAs well as this motto on the top tube, Pedal the planet forward. That comes from Specializeds 50th anniversary celebrations.Xavier PereyronXavier PereyronThis was also the first Worlds for the Red Bull Specialized bikes, this one belonging to Bob Jungels.Xavier PereyronMauritiuss only rider in the womens race was Lucie Lagesse with this understated but very nice Specialized Tarmac SL7 with a red wine colour scheme.Xavier PereyronThere were plenty of cool paintjobs about too. Rui Costas Cannondale SuperSix is decked out to celebrate his Portuguese national title.Xavier PereyronTom Pidcocks Pinarello Dogma F is new for this year and he was riding a non-Ineos paintjob (red flag). Its very cool, has a fun GBR decal and features these loud Princeton CarbonWorks rims too. Those cost a few quid.Xavier PereyronAmir Arsalan Ansari was riding for the Refugee Olympic Team on this rather lovely aero-edition (old school these days) Trek Madone.Xavier PereyronElla Wyllies New Zealand national championship-inspired bike is another one for the cool paintjob list. Xavier PereyronA strong lineup of bikes across the New Zealand team.Xavier PereyronColours are cool but sometimes you cant beat a black bike. Slovakias only rider in the mens race was Luk Kubi and his all black Wilier looks very cool, especially with the raw carbon wheels.Xavier PereyronThis all-black Liv is also a stunner, it belongs to Thailands Phetdarin Somrat. Also notice she used a deeper rim on the rear than the front.Xavier PereyronYou dont see many 3Ts in top level racing anymore. This Strada belongs to Lithuanias Rasa Leleivyt.Xavier PereyronYou definitely dont see many of these. Romanias Iustin-Ioan Vaidian was riding this bright bike by Chinese brand Yoeleo (which also makes the wheels), which is the sponsor of his MENtoRISE MLMsuperstars team.Xavier PereyronQatari rider Fadhel Al Khater was also riding a Chinese bike. This one is the Pardus Spark Evo with wheels from fellow Chinese brand Scom and a very big OSPW.Xavier PereyronMaltas Andrea Mifsud was on this stealthy bike from French brand Girs with a custom chainring swapped in for the standard Shimano Dura-Ace one.Xavier PereyronPortugals Daniela Campos was riding this from Spanish brand Mendiz, set up by former KAS pro Eusebio Vlez de Mendizbal, who had two Vuelta podiums in the 1960s.Xavier PereyronWith all the focus on Tadej Pogaars special bike, trade teammate Pavel Sivakov played a big role in keeping him away on this standard UAE team edition Colnago V4Rs, seen alongside his French teammates Wiliers.Xavier PereyronThis was probably the first and only time well see Pauline Ferrand-Prvot racing on a Pinarello road bike as she moves to Visma-Lease a Bike for her road comeback in the new year.Xavier PereyronContinentals GP5000 TT tyres were a very popular choice. Tadej Pogaar was on them too.Xavier PereyronAlthough most riders seemed to be on 28mm tyres, Norways Ingvild Gskjenn was rocking 30s in the rain. She finished a strong 28th leading a big group in.Xavier PereyronIt was one of her last outings on this Liv-AlUla-Jayco get-up before she heads to Uno-X.Xavier PereyronRace plan: steady ride, keep fuelling. Oh no, Pogaars attacked with 100km to go throw it all out the window.Xavier PereyronWorking for a team at Worlds is hard work with so many different setups and riders you dont always work with. Judging from the notes this is from the Canadian team. Their highest placed finisher was Magdeleine Vallieres who had a great race, ending up 14th. You might be able to make out on the bottom right she was running 4/4.2 bar tyre pressure in the rain.Xavier PereyronSara Nicole Torrico from Bolivia was ready for the rain. Although probably not that much rain.Xavier PereyronRwandas Diane Ingabire rides for Canyon-SRAM Generation so she was riding this very bright Aeroad. Itll be a big one for her in 2025 when the show goes to Kigali.Xavier PereyronThis pictures nice.Xavier PereyronAnd finally, rim brakes are not dead. Shoutout Namibias Monique du Plessis. Related Posts Pro bike: Kristen Faulkners gold star spangled Cannondale SuperSix Evo from the World Championships Pro bike: Remco Evenepoels gold Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 from the World Championships Pro bike: Tadej Pogaars World Championships-winning Colnago V4Rs The best photos from the UCI World Championships mens road race 2024 The best photos from the UCI World Championships womens road race 2024 The post Bikes of the World Championships road races 2024 appeared first on Cyclist.