{"id":39399,"date":"2022-07-22T17:51:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=690817"},"modified":"2022-07-22T18:05:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:05:18","slug":"how-much-do-tour-de-france-bikes-weigh-in-2022-9-tour-bikes-weighed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/how-much-do-tour-de-france-bikes-weigh-in-2022-9-tour-bikes-weighed\/","title":{"rendered":"How much do Tour de France bikes weigh in 2022? 9 Tour bikes weighed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By George Scott\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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We\u2019ve got a secret to tell you: bikes are getting heavier.<\/p>\n

Weight weenies had their glory days through the noughties, when top-tier bikes were ever-increasingly focussed on shedding grams.<\/p>\n

Remember the likes of the 5.98kg Cerv\u00e9lo R5Ca<\/a> and its 727g frame? And don\u2019t forget the original Trek Emonda<\/a>, which dipped down to a claimed 690g for the frame when it first arrived ahead of the 2014 Tour de France, with an off-the-shelf complete build that weighed just 4.65kg.<\/p>\n

With frames that light, WorldTour team mechanics commonly had to add additional weight to bikes to reach the UCI\u2019s 6.8kg weight limit.<\/p>\n

Not any more.<\/p>\n

While weight remains a key consideration in bike design, aerodynamics have now come to the fore, and just about every high-end frame designed for racing \u2013 including the redesigned Trek Emonda and its sculpted tube profiles \u2013 now gives at least a nod to the aero crowd.<\/p>\n

Add disc brakes, tubeless tyres and the like, and it\u2019s little surprise that the bikes the world\u2019s best cyclists are riding now, are invariably heavier than a decade ago.<\/p>\n

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How much does a Tour de France bike weight in 2022?<\/span><\/figcaption> George Scott \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

So how much does a complete pro bike weigh in 2022? We got our paws on nine bikes at the Tour de France and put them on the BikeRadar scales of truth.<\/p>\n

First, a caveat: we weighed these bikes at the Grand D\u00e9part in Copenhagen, ahead of the first two \u2013 flat \u2013 road stages, so aero bikes and deep-section wheels were the order of the day. They were also weighed ready-to-ride, with pedals, power meters, bike computers and, for the most part, (empty) bottles. We also weighed a couple of time trial bikes.<\/p>\n

While some riders will have remained loyal to a dedicated aero bike through the Tour, they would invariably be in a lighter build, perhaps swapping tubeless tyres<\/a> for tubulars, and almost certainly ditching deep-sections rims in favour of something shallower, for the mountains.<\/p>\n

Other riders will have switched to a lighter bike altogether for the Alps and Pyrenees, if their team\u2019s sponsor had two models to choose from. The Cannondale SuperSix instead the Cannondale SystemSix, for example.<\/p>\n

Regardless, pro cyclists have never had it better when it comes to tech, and bike racing is faster than ever. While some bikes are getting heavier, they\u2019re not slowing down.<\/p>\n

So back to our big secret; consider this not an expose on Big Bike\u2019s desire to sell us heavier bikes, but an insight into the equipment being used today in cycling\u2019s greatest race.<\/p>\n

Jasper Stuyven\u2019s Trek Madone SLR \u2013 8.26kg<\/h2>\n
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Jasper Stuyven\u2019s Trek Madone SLR.<\/span><\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Okay, let\u2019s start with one of the newest bikes in the pro peloton: the Trek Madone SLR (the one with the hole in the seat tube<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Madone was repositioned as Trek\u2019s aero road bike in 2015<\/a> and this latest model was launched on the eve of the Tour alongside claims of reduced weight (300g lighter than the outgoing Madone, apparently) and improved aerodynamics (60 seconds faster per hour, according to Trek).<\/p>\n

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8.26kg for Stuyven\u2019s Madone SLR.<\/span> <\/figcaption> George Scott \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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The new Madone was launched ahead of the Tour.<\/span> <\/figcaption> George Scott \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

This is Jasper Stuyven\u2019s Madone SLR, launched off the front of the peloton on the cobbles of stage five, alongside Tadej Poga\u010dar, in a brave but ultimately fruitless attempt to bridge to the break, which contained eventual stage winner, Simon Clarke.<\/p>\n

Equipped with a SRAM Red eTap AXS groupset (with 54-41t chainrings), 62mm-deep Bontrager Aeolus RSL 62 TLR Disc wheels and plump Pirelli P-Zero Race TLR tubeless tyres (with a stated 28mm width but inflating \u2013 to our eye \u2013 closer to 30mm on the 23mm-wide Bontrager rims), Stuyven\u2019s bike comes in at 8.26kg.<\/p>\n

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This hole in the seat tube \u2013 dubbed IsoFlow \u2013 is the new Madone\u2019s key feature.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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54\/41t chainrings for Stuyven.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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The Madone also has a new handlebar.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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The slimmer design contributes to the Madone\u2019s watt savings.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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It\u2019s narrower at the hoods, too, to further improve aerodynamic performance.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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The Madone continues to use a seatmast, with a neat sticker from Trek-Segafredo to mark Stuyven\u2019s saddle height.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

John Degenkolb\u2019s Scott Foil RC \u2013 7.71kg<\/h2>\n
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John Degenkolb\u2019s Scott Foil RC.<\/span><\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Here\u2019s another new aero road bike<\/a> at the Tour de France: John Degenkolb\u2019s Scott Foil RC.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the Foil has played a key part in the adoption of aero bikes in the pro peloton, with Mat Hayman riding the previous rim brake model to victory at Paris-Roubaix in 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new Scott Foil RC<\/a>, launched in June, pairs a claimed 915g frame weight with a 16-watt drag reduction at 40km\/h, with Scott working closely with aero expert Simon Smart of Drag2Zero to develop the new frame.<\/p>\n

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Like the Madone, the new Scott Foil RC was also unveiled ahead of the Tour de France.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Scott says the new Foil is lighter, stiffer and more aerodynamic.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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The Syncros Creston iC SL Aero one-piece handlebar is new to the Foil.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Team DSM has stuck with tubulars for the Tour.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

Scott also offers Team DSM riders the weight-focussed Addict RC<\/a> \u2013 though, as a fast man with stage wins in all three Grand Tours, and two Monument victories to his name at Paris-Roubaix and Milan-San Remo, the Foil matches Degenkolb\u2019s penchant for speed.<\/p>\n

With a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200<\/a> 12-speed groupset, Dura-Ace C60 wheels \u2013 the front from the new groupset, the rear from the old R9100 groupset \u2013 and 26mm Vittoria Corsa tubular tyres, Degenkolb\u2019s Foil RC weighs 7.71kg.<\/p>\n