{"id":266460,"date":"2025-07-16T11:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T11:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/266460\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T11:19:15","slug":"5-new-bikes-at-the-2025-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/266460\/","title":{"rendered":"5 new bikes at the 2025 Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/events\/tour-de-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de France<\/a> is always a hotbed for new bikes and tech. We were at the 2025 Grand Depart in Lille just over 10 days ago, where we reported on the new tech and bikes spotted at the race. Here are the top stories and releases, in brief:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/new-cervelo-r5-2025-tour-de-france-matteo-jorgenson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new Cerv\u00e9lo R5<\/a> was hiding in plain sight at the Grand Depart. Team Visma\u2013Lease a Bike\u2019s new climbing bike is right on the UCI weight limit with all the accessories it needs to be race-ready. It retains its classic silhouette, but \u201cevery single piece has been changed\u201d.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>We also spied Jonas Vingegaard\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/pro-bike\/2025-tour-de-france-jonas-vingegaard-cervelo-s5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unreleased Cerv\u00e9lo S5<\/a>. First spotted in May, and like the R5, the new aero bike is similar to its predecessor. But it now has a fully integrated one-piece cockpit. Cerv\u00e9lo officially launched the bike on 8 July, stating it&#8217;s now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/new-cervelo-s5-finally-breaks-cover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6.3 watts faster and 124g lighter<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The new and unreleased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/spotted-2026-merida-reacto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merida Reacto<\/a> is one of the best-value bikes in the pro peloton. Ridden by Team Bahrain Victorious, the aero bike has a new fork and seat tube, and a beefy bottom bracket.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Julian Alaphilippe has been riding the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/pro-bike\/julian-alaphilippe-bmc-teammachine-slr-01-2025-tour-de-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BMC Teammachine SLR 01<\/a>, launched just before the Tour de France. BMC says the climbing bike is 222g lighter than before thanks to new tube shapes, the carbon layup and a raw carbon finish. LouLou\u2019s bike weighed 7.125kg with pedals, bottles cages and a bike computer.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Team Cofidis\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/2025-tour-de-france-team-cofidis-look-795-blade-rs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Look 795 Blade RS<\/a> isn\u2019t strictly new, but the race bike was given a fresh lick of paint for this year\u2019s Tour de France. It has Look\u2019s classic yellow, red and blue colours, but swirls them over black for a more modern feel. The team had 11 bikes stolen after stage 1 of the Tour, but the police recovered them two days later.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tadej-Pogacar_Colnago-V5Rs_20250703_SvB_A6300_BR_1139_CROP-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tadej Poga\u010dar's Colnago V5Rs at the 2025 Tour de France\" class=\"wp-image-929203\"\/>Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Colnago V5Rs at the 2025 Tour de France Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tour de France is always a hotbed for new bikes and tech. 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