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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>There are 22 teams competing in the 2023 Tour de France Femmes. Many are homologues of the men\u2019s teams, so they have almost the same bikes and equipment, even if the sponsor names are slightly different.<\/p>\n
That number comprises the 15 Women\u2019s WorldTour<\/a> teams and seven invited teams from the second tier of women\u2019s pro racing.<\/p>\n Read on for more details of each team\u2019s bikes, wheels and other kit.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> The Tour de France Femmes is arguably the sport\u2019s primary shop window.<\/p>\n With that in mind, we can be sure to see the teams and riders using the latest and greatest kit available from their sponsors.<\/p>\n In terms of new bikes, we expect to see the Cofidis Women Team aboard the recently released Look 795 Blade RS<\/a>, and the fourth-generation Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71<\/a> being raced by EF Education-Tibco-SVB.<\/p>\n Israel Premier Tech Roland riders might be aboard the new Factor 02 VAM<\/a>, which is being used by Israel-Premier Tech\u2019s Simon Clarke<\/a> in the men\u2019s race.<\/p>\n Whether this counts as a new bike is debatable, but we\u2019re also intrigued to see whether last year\u2019s yellow jersey<\/a> winner, Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team, will be racing the updated Canyon Aeroad CFR<\/a> that Mathieu van der Poel has been using this season.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, we hope Lidl-Trek riders will be treated to similarly outlandish custom paintjobs as the men\u2019s team received for the Tour.<\/p>\n Is there any chance we might see a new Specialized Tarmac SL8<\/a> break cover at the Tour de France Femmes?<\/p>\n With pictures purportedly showing the new road bike having leaked from a Soudal-QuickStep team camp in recent days, AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep or Team SD Worx (both Specialized-sponsored teams) could be set to give it a race debut.<\/p>\n As always, we\u2019ll keep our eyes peeled.<\/p>\n All the teams are on their brands\u2019 top-tier groupset, with the exception of Team Coop-Hitec Products, who appear to be riding Shimano Ultegra. As we pointed out in our Shimano Ultegra<\/a> review, it\u2019s not much of a sacrifice because the internals are the same, Ultegra just weighs a little more.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no pro-level 54\/40t option for Ultegra chainrings either, but Dura-Ace chainrings are interchangeable.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also notable that no women\u2019s teams are using Campagnolo<\/a> groupsets or wheels. AG2R Citroen Team, the only men\u2019s WorldTour team using Campagnolo this year, has no equivalent women\u2019s outfit and if there are women\u2019s teams in the lower echelons riding Campagnolo, they haven\u2019t been invited to the Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n Despite this, Shimano is less dominant in the women\u2019s Tour than in the men\u2019s. However, that free space is taken up by SRAM, with six women\u2019s teams using Red AXS<\/a>, versus three men\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n SRAM makes its presence felt in the women\u2019s race more than in the men\u2019s with its other brands, Time pedals<\/a> and Hammerhead computers<\/a>, being more extensively represented in the Tour de France Femmes. Wahoo Speedplay<\/a> pedals are used more in the women\u2019s peloton too.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also room for two-wheel brands that don\u2019t make a men\u2019s Tour de France appearance: Hunt and Mavic.<\/p>\n All 15 Women\u2019s WorldTour teams ride the Tour de France and every one of them gets the pick of the best bikes from their sponsors\u2019 ranges. That includes all teams using 12-speed wireless\/semi-wireless electronic groupsets on their road bikes and a choice of top-spec carbon wheels.<\/p>\n The seven invited Women\u2019s Continental-level teams too are almost all on range-topping bikes and equipment.<\/p>\n Read on for a breakdown of who\u2019s riding what.<\/p>\nBike brands represented at the Tour de France Femmes<\/h4>\n
What\u2019s new in Women\u2019s WorldTour tech?<\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>![\""Simon\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2023\/06\/Factor-O2-VAM20230629SvBA6300BR2577-09d2d87.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"Simon\\"")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>![\""Mathieu\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2023\/07\/Mathieu-van-der-Poel-2023-Tour-de-France-bike--Aeroad-CFR-MVDP7-7b5cafb.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"Mathieu\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>![\""Mads\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2023\/07\/Tour-de-France-2023-tech-159-b6d4d2f.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"Tour\\"")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>A rare Ultegra appearance<\/h3>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>SRAM dominates<\/h3>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Tour de France Femmes 2023 bikes<\/h2>\n
AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep Team (AGS)<\/h3>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Ark\u00e9a Pro Cycling Team (ARK)<\/h3>\n