Every Tour de France team arrives at the Grand Départ on bikes that represent the current peak of road cycling technology. These are not production models pulled from a shop floor — they are custom builds, bespoke geometry, and machines spec'd for specific riders and specific stages. Here is a breakdown of the major teams, their equipment, and what happens to those bikes after the race ends.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG: Colnago
UAE Team Emirates-XRG race on Colnago. The primary frame is the V4Rs — an all-round race bike used extensively for climbing stages and mixed terrain. Alongside it, Pogačar and his teammates have raced the newer Colnago Y1Rs, an aero platform deployed on flat stages and days where the wind gives as much advantage as the gradient takes. For time trials the team uses the Colnago TT1. The V4Rs has been one of the most successful race platforms of the past three years, carrying Pogačar to Tour victories in 2021 and 2024 and a Giro–Tour double in 2024.
Visma–Lease a Bike: Cervélo
Vingegaard's team uses two primary platforms: the S5 for flat and aero stages, and the R5 for climbing. The R5 is widely regarded as one of the most capable climbing frames in current production — light, laterally stiff, and neutral in handling. The S5 is the aero counterpart, built for speed on flat roads and in crosswind conditions. Vingegaard has used the R5 on summit finishes and the S5 when aerodynamics matter more than raw weight. The partnership between Cervélo and what was Jumbo-Visma is one of the longest-running frame sponsorships in the WorldTour.
INEOS Grenadiers: Pinarello
INEOS ride the Pinarello Dogma F — a balanced, stiff road bike that has been the foundation of INEOS's Grand Tour campaigns for over a decade. The Dogma F is not the lightest frame in the peloton and not the most aero, but it is exceptionally stiff and well-rounded across all terrain types. INEOS riders use the same platform across flat and mountain stages, adjusting the build — tyres, wheels, cockpit — rather than swapping frames.
EF Education-EasyPost: Cannondale SuperSix EVO
EF Education-EasyPost ride Cannondale. The current race platform is the SuperSix EVO, now in its fourth generation. The 2023-generation SuperSix EVO was redesigned as a combined aero-light all-rounder, folding the aerodynamic role of the previous SystemSix into a single frame. The SystemSix has been discontinued. The SuperSix EVO has a long history at the Tour — it has been on GC podiums and stage wins across multiple editions.
Other Top Teams
Soudal Quick-Step and Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe both race Specialized (Tarmac SL8). Alpecin-Deceuninck and Movistar use Canyon (Aeroad and Ultimate). Groupama-FDJ race Wilier (Filante aero and Verticale climbing). Team Jayco AlUla use Giant (Propel aero and TCR). Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale race Van Rysel.
How Pro Bikes Reach the Market
After the Tour, some of these bikes — race-used builds, GC machines, stage-winner editions — reach the market. Not many, and not reliably. When they do, they carry the provenance of the race itself. Bikeroom lists verified pro owned bikes from WorldTour teams: authenticated, documented, and available to riders who want to own what was actually raced at the highest level.
