An in-depth look at two Tour-winning bikes separated by 10 years

By Liam Cahill

2023-07-25 16:30:41


The men’s Tour de France has come to an end once more, with the riders rolling onto the Champs-Élysées under the warm Parisian sun.

But as the dust settled on Jonas Vingegaard’s victory, we began thinking about the centenary edition, which, just a decade ago, was won by Chris Froome.

Many things might look the same, but the Tour-winning bike has changed significantly from 2013 to 2023.

From advanced aero shapes and integrated cockpits, to tubeless tyres and 1x, let’s take a closer look at how the bike of the Tour de France champion has evolved from Froome’s Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2 to Vingegaard’s Cervélo S5 and R5.