Scott, Ridley and Orbea are back, but still no Factor – 2026 men's WorldTour bikes and trends analysed

Riders in the WorldTour are the elite of the pro cycling world, and get the cream of the crop of road and time trial bikes to ride, kitted out with top-spec wheels, groupsets, saddles and other components.

The 18 teams in the men’s WorldTour and 14 in the women’s WorldTour are about to launch into another long season of competition, starting with the 2026 Tour Down Under from 16 to 25 January 2026.

The season’s pinnacle is the men’s and women’s Tour de France. The climax of the former is two consecutive days finishing atop Alpe d’Huez and the latter a summit finish on the fabled Mont Ventoux.

From the early season one-day Classics through the three grand tours to the season-ending Tour of Guangxi, here are the bikes and the components you’ll see on display in the men’s WorldTour in 2026.

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Bike sponsors ring the changes

There’s a steady churn of bike brands represented at pro cycling’s top table. This year sees Scott return thanks to its sponsorship of the newly formed NSN team.

Also back is Ridley, which has returned as the bike sponsor for newly promoted Uno-X Mobility.

Basque brand Orbea’s back, too, after an even longer absence, thanks to its sponsorship of Lotto-Intermarché, the product of a merger of Intermarché-Wanty with Lotto’s successor team.

That merger has elbowed Cube out of the WorldTour peloton. Also absent this year is Look, while Bianchi sidestepped the dissolution of Arkea-Samsic by transferring its allegiance to Bahrain Victorious, with Merida dropping off the back after nine years with the team.

Perhaps the most surprising absence from top-tier men’s racing is Factor, given its focus on high-end performance bikes and its ‘built in racing’ tagline. Although Israel-Premier Tech, which it previously sponsored, dropped out of the WorldTour at the start of the 2023 season, it secured regular wildcard invitations to cycling’s top table.

It continues to supply the Human Powered Health women’s WorldTour team, though, so look out for the One in action in the women’s peloton in 2026.

There’s continuity elsewhere, with Specialized and Canyon continuing to sponsor two teams each, and Pinarello sticking with Ineos Grenadiers.

More SRAM, arrivederci (ancora) Campagnolo

Many cyclists have a soft spot for Campagnolo thanks to its storied history in pro cycling, so its return to the WorldTour last season after a year’s absence in 2024 was greeted with enthusiasm. Its mid-2025 13-speed upgrade of Super Record saw it deliver cutting-edge tech and competitive weight, too.

Sadly, it was not to be, because the relegation of Cofidis sees Campagnolo again absent from cycling’s top tier in 2026.

In contrast, SRAM has steadily increased its representation. This year, it has picked up EF Education-EasyPost and Decathlon CMA CGM, and now supplies seven of the 18 WorldTour teams. That’s still not a major challenge to Shimano’s dominance of WorldTour groupset provision, but perhaps the American brand’s updated Red AXS groupset is giving it more sway with teams.

Power meter choices narrow

A few years ago, power meters were an area where smaller brands had an opening to supply WorldTour teams, with brands such as Stages, Rotor, 4iiii and SRM getting into the show. While SRAM always had a capable power meter offering thanks to its ownership of Quarq and incorporation of that brand's tech in its groupsets, Shimano’s power meters tended not to be as well-regarded.

Over the last year or two, more Shimano-equipped teams have opted for its power meters in place of alternatives, though. Power2Max still gets a look-in via FSA’s Powerbox crankset, which uses its tech, and there’s a new entry with Bahrain Victorious using Elilee cranks this year. 

Despite the proliferation of pedal power meters, WorldTour teams all continue to use crank- or spider-based options.

2026 WorldTour bikes | Who’s riding what?

Alpecin-Premier Tech (APT)

• Framesets: Canyon Aeroad CFR / Speedmax CFR (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace 
• Wheels: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Components: Canyon
• Pedals: Shimano 
• Power meter: Shimano
• Tyres: Pirelli
• Other: Selle Italia saddles, Elite bottle cages, Wahoo bike computers

Canyon has arguably one of the highest-profile teams in the pro peloton riding its bikes, with Mathieu van der Poel providing headlines throughout the early season and into the grand tours, and Jasper Philipsen adding drama on sprint stages.

It’s a winning formula that has attracted Premier Tech as new co-title sponsor and has ensured the continuing support of the other brands supplying the team, with Zwift and Whoop, for example, signing contracts until December 2027. 

Bahrain Victorious (TBV)

• Framesets: Bianchi Specialissima RC / Oltre RC / Aquila (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace/Elilee cranks 
• Wheels: Vision
• Components: FSA Vision
• Pedals: Shimano 
• Power meter: FSA Powerbox
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Prologo saddles, Elite bottle cages, Wahoo bike computers

Bahrain Victorious has swapped to Bianchi bikes for the 2026 season, after nine years with its previous bike sponsor, Merida. Bianchi’s previous sponsorship of Arkéa-Samsic has ceased following the team’s dissolution, so the swap keeps the brand in the WorldTour for 2026.

Other suppliers appear to have stayed with the team, including a heavy representation from FSA, which provides wheels and other components, as well as the PowerBox crankset power meter.

Decathlon CMA CGM Team (DCT)

• Framesets: Van Rysel RCR-F / RCR Pro / XCR (TT)
• Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS 
• Wheels: Swiss Side
• Components: Deda
• Pedals: Look 
• Power meter: SRAM Red AXS
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Fizik saddles, Elite bottle cages, Wahoo bike computers

A change of co-title sponsor for 2026 sees French insurance group AG2R La Mondiale’s name disappear from the WorldTour after many years of title sponsorship. In its place comes French shipping giant CMA CGM, with a rumoured budget placing the team among the higher echelons of the WorldTour.

Meanwhile, Decathlon continues to supply its Van Rysel bikes, but this year the team has swapped to SRAM groupsets from Shimano, although the other team sponsors remain from 2025, including Swiss Side, with whose wheels Van Rysel honed the bikes’ aerodynamics.

Many riders appear to prefer the Van Rysel RCR-F aero bike, launched in 2025, over the RCR Pro aero all-rounder on which the team debuted in 2024.

EF Education-EasyPost (EFE)

• Framesets: Cannondale SuperSix EVO / SuperSlice (TT)
• Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS
• Wheels: Vision
• Components: Cannondale/Vision
• Pedals: Wahoo Speedplay 
• Power meter: SRAM Red AXS
• Tyres: Vittoria
• Other: Prologo saddles, Elite bottle cages, Wahoo bike computers

EF Education-EasyPost has switched from Shimano/FSA to SRAM groupsets for 2026.

Although the team ostensibly rides Cannondale’s highest-spec Lab71 framesets, when the team sold off its bikes at the end of the 2025 season, the specs showed they were in fact second-tier Hi-Mod frames with a Lab71 paintjob.

The big news for EF Education-EasyPost isn’t the bike and components, though, which remain the same as in previous seasons – apart from the switch to SRAM.

Instead, it’s the withdrawal of Rapha as clothing supplier, a brand that has arguably produced the most eye-catching kit in the pro peloton, particularly its swap-out kits for the Giro d’Italia. In its place comes Assos – can it live up to Rapha’s kaleidoscope track record?

Groupama-FDJ United (GFC)

• Framesets: Wilier Filante SLR ID2 / Verticale SLR / Supersonica SLR (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Wheels: Miche
• Components: Wilier
• Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Prologo saddles, Elite bottle cages, iGPSport bike computers

Groupama-FDJ United gets an upgrade to the latest Wilier Filante SLR ID2 as its principal ride for the 2026 season, along with a new red colour scheme with blue accents to match its kit.

Other specs remain from the 2025 bike, including wheels from Miche, a Wilier-owned brand. The team swaps to computers from challenger brand iGPSport, though.

Ineos Grenadiers (IGD)

• Framesets: Pinarello Dogma F / Bolide (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Wheels: Scope
• Components: Most
• Pedals: Shimano
• Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Prologo saddles, Elite bottle cages, Garmin bike computers

Much of Ineos Grenadiers' equipment remains the same as in previous years, including its long-term partnership with Pinarello, whose Dogma F gets a colour scheme upgrade to white with orange accents for 2026. 

The wheels change from Shimano to Scope this year, though.

The team has had an on-off relationship with Shimano for its wheels, with Princeton CarbonWorks supplying time trial wheels in previous seasons and a dalliance with Lightweight for climbing wheels in the past.

Now, Scope has bagged the team’s entire wheel line-up, including for time trials, following wind-tunnel testing of its wheels on the team’s bikes.

Lidl-Trek (LTK)

• Framesets: Trek Madone SLR / Speed Concept SLR (TT)
• Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS
• Wheels: Bontrager Aeolus
• Components: Trek
• Pedals: Shimano
• Power meter: SRAM Red AXS 
• Tyres: Pirelli
• Other: Trek saddles, Trek bottle cages, Wahoo bike computers

Lidl-Trek’s equipment setup continues from previous years, with title sponsor Trek and its Bontrager component brand dominating.

It’s another team using SRAM drivetrains, but it appears to have exchanged the Time pedals used previously for Shimano Dura-Ace, despite Time pedals now being part of SRAM’s portfolio.

Lotto-Intermarché (LOI)

• Framesets: Orbea Orca Aero / Orca / Ordu (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace 
• Wheels: Oquo
• Components: Orbea OC
• Pedals: Shimano 
• Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Tyres: Vittoria
• Other: Selle Italia saddles, Tacx bottle cages, Garmin bike computers

The merger of the Lotto and Intermarché-Wanty cycling teams is the largest amalgamation this year, seeing Lotto return as a WorldTour sponsor.

It’s brought its equipment with it too, with Orbea supplying bikes rather than Cube. Other suppliers have been carried over from the Lotto Pro Team, including Orbea’s Oquo wheel brand and Shimano groupsets.

Movistar Team (MOV)

• Framesets: Canyon Aeroad CFR / Speedmax CFR (TT)
• Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS
• Wheels: Zipp
• Components: Canyon
• Pedals: Time
• Power meter: SRAM Red AXS
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Fizik saddles, Tacx bottle cages, Garmin bike computers

Movistar continues to ride the same setup, with Canyon supplying its Aeroad CFR as the team’s principal ride.

It’s a SRAM-heavy setup, with SRAM groupsets, Zipp wheels and – unlike Lidl-Trek – continued use of Time’s pedals.

Garmin gets a look-in, too, supplying its cycling computers, as well as Tacx bottles and cages.

NSN Cycling Team (NSN)

• Framesets: Scott Foil RC / Plasma RC (TT)
• Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS 
• Wheels: Zipp
• Components: Scott
• Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Power meter: SRAM Red AXS
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Selle Italia saddles, Elite bottle cages, Garmin bike computers

Rising from the ashes of the Israel-Premier Tech team, NSN’s name stands for Never Say Never.

As well as a rebrand, the team has had a kit makeover, with Scott coming in as the bike sponsor – supplying its Foil RC aero bike as the team’s principle option. We might see the Addict RC lightweight bike on mountainous days, too.

SRAM supplies the team with groupsets and Zipp its wheels, another indication of the increasing representation of SRAM and its brands in the pro peloton.

Red Bull – Bora – hansgrohe (RBH)

• Framesets: Specialized Tarmac SL8 / Shiv (TT)
• Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS 
• Wheels: Roval
• Components: Specialized/Roval
• Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Power meter: SRAM Red AXS 
• Tyres: Specialized
• Other: Specialized saddles, Specialized bottle cages, Hammerhead bike computers

With an abundance of talent following the signing of Remco Evenepoel, and a big budget, Red Bull – Bora – hansgrohe could be challenging for top-team status in 2026.

Its equipment setup continues to be Specialized-dominated, with not only bikes but wheels, tyres and saddles coming from the American brand. It’s also sticking with SRAM groupsets.

Soudal Quick-Step (SOQ)

• Framesets: Specialized Tarmac SL8 / Shiv (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace 
• Wheels: Roval
• Components: Specialized/Roval
• Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Tyres: Specialized
• Other: Specialized saddles, Tacx bottle cages, Garmin bike computers

The second team riding Specialized bikes, Soudal Quick-Step has a similar assortment of Specialized and Roval components to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.

It rides on a Shimano groupset, though, and with computers from Garmin and bottle cages from Garmin-owned Tacx.

Team Jayco AlUla (JAY)

• Framesets: Giant Propel Advanced SL / TCR Advanced SL / Trinity Advanced SL (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace 
• Wheels: Cadex
• Components: Giant/Cadex
• Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace 
• Tyres: Cadex
• Other: Cadex saddles, Giant bottle cages, Giant bike computers

In its 14th year in the WorldTour, Jayco AlUla continues its close relationship with Giant. Giant and its Cadex performance sister-brand emulate Specialized for its supported teams in supplying everything from bikes to components, wheels and tyres. It even supplies its own cycling computers.

Team Picnic PostNL (TPP)

• Framesets: Lapierre Xelius DRS / Aerostorm DRS (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace 
• Wheels: Ursus
• Components: Lapierre
• Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Tyres: Vittoria
• Other: Prologo saddles, Elite bottle cages, Wahoo bike computers

Picnic PostNL continues on Lapierre bikes, with the same setup as last year, when Lapierre took over from Scott as the team’s bike sponsor in a four-year deal. The Xelius DRS is a relatively new bike, launched towards the end of 2024, and merging Lapierre’s previous lightweight Xelius and aero Aircode into a single platform. 

Wheels come from Ursus, now in the second year of a two-year sponsorship. It’s a lesser-known Italian brand, despite turning 60 years old this year.

Team Visma–Lease a Bike (TVL)

• Framesets: Cervélo S5 / R5 / Soloist / P5 (TT)
• Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS 
• Wheels: Reserve
• Components: Cervélo  
• Pedals: Wahoo Speedplay
• Power meter: SRAM Red AXS
• Tyres: Vittoria
• Other: Prologo saddles, Tacx bottle cages, Garmin bike computers

Visma-Lease a Bike’s setup for 2026 is the same as its triple men’s and women’s grand tour-winning formula in 2025, with Cervélo providing its S5 aero bike and R5 lightweight bike, both of which saw updates last year, alongside the Soloist (which is typically only seen at Paris-Roubaix).

Reserve continues to supply its Tubulent Aero wheelsets to the team, as does SRAM its Red AXS groupsets.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG (UAD)

• Framesets: Colnago Y1Rs / V5Rs / TT1 (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace, Carbon-Ti chainrings 
• Wheels: ENVE
• Components: Colnago/ENVE
• Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Fizik saddles, Elite bottle cages, Wahoo bike computers

Tadej Pogačar’s team continues with the same setup as last year. Despite still having the lighter V5Rs at its disposal, the team appears to have switched predominantly to Colnago’s aero Y1Rs, presumably because it’s faster.

Beyond that, the team will continue to use ENVE wheels, Continental tyres, Shimano groupsets and upgraded parts from boutique brands such as CarbonTi and Bikone.

Uno-X Mobility (UXM)

• Framesets: Ridley Noah Fast / Dean Fast (TT)
• Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS
• Wheels: DT Swiss
• Components: Ridley
• Power meter: SRAM
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Prologo saddles, Tacx bottle cages, Garmin bike computers

Uno-X Mobility’s successful 2025 season included a stage win at the Tour de France, culminating in the team’s elevation to the WorldTour for 2026. It’s brought with it bike sponsor Ridley, a brand that disappeared from the top tier with the relegation of the Lotto Soudal team at the end of the 2022 season.

The team will move from Shimano to SRAM groupsets for 2026.

XDS Astana Team (XAT)

• Framesets: X-Lab AD9 / DB01 (TT)
• Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace 
• Wheels: Vision
• Components: Vision
• Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace
• Tyres: Continental
• Other: Prologo saddles, Tacx bottle cages, Magene bike computers

This is another team that enjoyed a successful 2025, finishing fourth in the UCI’s team rankings, having been dead last in 2024. XDS Astana continues the majority of its setup from last year unchanged, although it switches to Magene cycling computers, with the brand also supplying heart rate monitors, smart trainers and, for training, rearview radars.

The team will again ride the Chinese X-Lab AD9 aero bike, which, despite its chunky looks, we weighed at 7.5kg when we scoped out the bike at the 2025 Tour de France.

Matching deep-section wheels come from FSA Vision and there’s a complete Shimano Dura-Ace groupset.