This week at the Tour de France, French bikemaker Lapierre marked their 80th anniversary with Team Picnic PostNL riding a limited-edition, lighter-than-ever Xelius DRS aero road bike. Their flagship lightweight aero road racing bike gets a lighter layup and a special edition paint job, meant to celebrate eight decades of bike building and racing. Debuted on Bastille Day at the Tour, just 100 individually numbered anniversary frames will be made available to cyclists. So snap one up quickly!Lapierre Xelius DRS aero road bike, 80th Anniversary edition(Photo Chris Auld/Team Picnic PostNL)Painted in a subtle 3-color blue fade dubbed Kinetic Dust, Lapierre describes the anniversary edition Xelius DRS as a celebration of the legacy Gaston Lapierre began in 1946. The anniversary frameset introduces a new Kinetic Dust colourway concept, which illustrates the emotional residue of performance. Visually, this design is represented by particle dispersion across the frame, with the density increasing in areas put under the highest stress, such as the bottom bracket, aero fork, and the junction of the seat stays and top tube. The backward scattering of the dust also embodies the continuous forward movement.The dark blue represents the brands heritage & legacy. The middle teal suggests motion & modern performance, or as Lapierre also describes it, the moment pain transforms into momentum. And finally, the Champagne is an on-the-nose reference to success and winning races. This Xelius DRS has been raced to stage victories in all three of the Grand Tours, after all.The bike itselfLapierre launched the 6th gen Xelius DRS back in late 2024, as a unique all-rounder combining top-tier aerodynamics, comfort from its unique seatstay configuration, and ultralight weight. Faster on the flats, faster on the climbs. Perfect for Grand Tour racing.It already came in two carbon spec levels: a 908g frame that gets built into complete bikes starting at 3600 with 105 Di2, and a 790g frame that looks to start now for builds from around 6500 with Force AXS. But now, theres an even lighter ultra-premium UD Factory Lab carbon layup just for this anniversary bike. With a claimed weight of just 740g, it is now even lighter than Lapierres previous Xelius SL climbers bike.Tech detailsXelius DRS UD Factory Lab ultra-high-modulus UD carbon frame & fork 740g claimed frame weight (size M, unpainted without hardware)80th Anniversary Kinetic Dust paint job blending dark blue, teal & champagneincludes size-specific Lapierre 1-piece carbon cockpit with 5 flareall Xelius DRS bikes include thru-axle with multi-tool, plus out-front GPS mounts1.5 Acros integrated headset for fully internal cable routingproprietary D-shaped aero carbon seatpost, 0mm offsetmechanical or electronic 2x shifting compatible32mm max tire clearanceflat mount disc brake with 12mm thru-axles3 frame sizes available (S-L)Lapierre Xelius DRS 80th Anniversary edition Pricing and AvailabilityOnly 100 individual 80th Anniversary Xelius DRS framesets will be sold globally. The special 80th edition sells for 4500, include painted-to-match frame & fork, plus seatpost, headset, cockpit, GPS mount, thru-axles, and integrated multi-tool. It is available in small, medium, or large sizes only. (Photo Chris Auld/Team Picnic PostNL)Pre-orders are open now until the one hundred frames sell out. Lapierre will deliver the framesets to buyers starting in October 2026. Then, its up to you how you build it up. LapierreBikes.com