{"id":67114,"date":"2024-07-18T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8b37d2b0-bb6d-478d-a913-953485820653"},"modified":"2024-07-18T18:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T16:25:29","slug":"how-much-do-tour-de-france-bikes-weigh-in-2024-9-tour-bikes-weighed-and-analysed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/how-much-do-tour-de-france-bikes-weigh-in-2024-9-tour-bikes-weighed-and-analysed\/","title":{"rendered":"How much do Tour de France bikes weigh in 2024? 9 Tour bikes weighed and analysed"},"content":{"rendered":"

All-rounders dominate again, but one team tries a different tactic\u00a0 <\/p>

By Oscar Huckle\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 18 July 2024 at 16:00 PM<\/p>

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The 2024 Tour de France is well under way and, from a tech perspective, it’s a showcase of the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me.\u00a0<\/p>

With the UCI minimum bike weight limit of 6.8kg<\/a>, you might assume most, if not all, of the bikes are going to weigh as close to that figure as possible.\u00a0<\/p>

But the reality is more nuanced than that.\u00a0<\/p>

The days of dedicated lightweight climbing bikes<\/a> and heavy aero road bikes<\/a> seem to be dwindling, with many brands going down the route of having a single all-rounder race bike that’s designed to be both light and aero.<\/p>

We’re in the age of the all-rounder bike. – Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>

This was particularly evident in 2023 <\/a>when the average weight of the bikes we put on the BikeRadar Scales of Truth was 7.451kg.\u00a0<\/p>

In 2022<\/a>, when specific aero models were more abundant, that figure was 7.92kg.\u00a0<\/p>

So, how much does the average Tour de France bike weigh in 2024? We got our hands on nine pro bikes<\/a> and put them on the good ole\u2019 BikeRadar Scales of Truth.\u00a0<\/p>

Some caveats\u2026<\/h2>
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These weights include accessories. – Simon von Bromley \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>

As with our 2022<\/a> and 2023 Tour de France bike weights<\/a> analyses, it\u2019s worth reiterating the usual caveats.<\/p>

The bikes we weighed were all at the Grand D\u00e9part in Florence, Italy, where the final builds would have been optimised for this year\u2019s first stage.<\/p>

This means they are merely a snapshot of what we happened to get our hands on and may not be the true average of every bike ridden at the Tour.<\/p>

The bikes were also weighed ready-to-ride with a number of accessories that rarely form part of the manufacturers’ claimed weights, such as pedals, bottle cages, bike computer mounts and a power meter.<\/p>

Also, note that many riders will change their setup throughout the race, depending on the stage at hand.<\/p>

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Jonas Vingegaard ended up starting the race on the S5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

While we weighed Jonas Vingegaard\u2019s Cerv\u00e9lo R5<\/a> at this year\u2019s Grand Depart, for example, the defending champion started the race aboard his Cerv\u00e9lo S5<\/a> \u2013 the brand\u2019s aero road bike.<\/p>

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\ufeffRider<\/th>Bike<\/th>Weight (kg) <\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Neilson Powless <\/b><\/td>Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71 <\/td>7.74<\/td> <\/tr>
Jonas Vingegaard <\/b><\/td>Cerv\u00e9lo R5<\/td>6.74<\/td> <\/tr>
Tadej Poga\u010dar <\/b><\/td>Colnago V4Rs<\/td>7.27<\/td> <\/tr>
Alexander Kristoff <\/b><\/td>Dare Velocity Ace<\/td>8<\/td> <\/tr>
Stephen Williams <\/b><\/td>Factor Ostro VAM <\/td>7.535<\/td> <\/tr>
Remco Evenepoel <\/b><\/td>Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8<\/td>6.985<\/td> <\/tr>
Carlos Verona <\/b><\/td>Trek Madone SLR <\/td>7.46<\/td> <\/tr>
Paul Lapeira <\/b><\/td>Van Rysel RCR Pro <\/td>7.455<\/td> <\/tr>
Mark Cavendish <\/b><\/td>Wilier Filante SLR <\/td>7.645<\/td> <\/tr>
Average <\/b><\/td>7.425<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>