Tour de France bikes 2021: who’s riding what?

The 2021 Tour de France kicks off in Brittany on Saturday 26 June and covers 3,383km before its finish in Paris on 18 July after 21 stages. But what Tour de France bikes are this year’s teams and riders on?

Twenty-three teams of eight riders will be battling it out astride the most advanced bikes money can buy – in fact, the Tour de France is cycling’s biggest shop window for sponsors, putting the latest machines and technology in front of the paying public.

As a result, we often see new bikes launched in time for the Tour, and this year that includes the new Pinarello Dogma F of Team Ineos Grenadiers – more details below.

We’ve put together a complete list of the confirmed bikes each team is riding in this year’s Tour de France, along with the kit they’re fitted with, and have picked out some of the trends to keep an eye out for at the 2021 race.

What’s new for this year’s Tour de France?

New Shimano Dura-Ace breaks cover

We’ve been keeping our eyes peeled for Shimano’s new Dura-Ace groupset for months now and we were the first to spot on fitted to Team DSM’s Scott bikes.

The groupset has moved to a 12-speed setup and the lever profiles are a bit different. The shape of the derailleurs also looks a bit smoother, but it still seems to have wires. Unless Shimano reveals some radical new tech hidden in its interstices, the new Dura-Ace looks to be evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

Will we get a full launch announcement from Shimano at the Tour, and will some of the 16 other teams besides Team DSM who are using Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 Di2 be riding the new generation of Shimano’s top-tier groupset? We’ll have to wait and see.

Pinarello Dogma F breaks cover

A lot’s changed in Tour de France bike tech since 2014, when most contenders were on bikes with round tubes and all had rim brakes, but that was actually the first year that Team Sky rode the Pinarello Dogma F8 in the Tour.

Since then we’ve had the Dogma F10 and F12 but the very latest bike drops the number altogether and is called the Dogma F. We first spotted the Dogma F at the Tour de Suisse under Richard Carapaz, the eventual winner of the week-long stage race, and it’s now officially been launched by Pinarello.

The Dogma F8 was ahead of the curve as a bike, matching aero qualities with a reasonably low weight. To this day, Pinarello continues to offer one flagship all-round race bike to Ineos riders, rather than offering separate aerodynamic and ultra-light models.

Anyway, the overall profile hasn’t changed much from previous Dogmas but Pinarello has been working under the bonnet and says the latest bike is stiffer, lighter and more aero (of course it is!). You can find all the details in our Pinarello Dogma F news story.

What’s not changed is Ineos Grenadiers’ commitment to riding rim brake bikes, when every other team has now switched completely to disc brakes.

All Dogmas from the F8 onwards have come with a disc brake option, but the 7kg-plus weight – and more complicated wheel changes – have left Ineos Grenadiers preferring to ride the rim brake bike to shave a few hundred grams. That still looks to be the case with the new Dogma F as well.

New bikes from Merida, Cervélo, Canyon, Cannondale, Factor and Trek?

For maximum publicity, bike brands will frequently launch their bikes just ahead of the Tour de France and, as well as the Pinarello Dogma F we’ve already covered, that’s included a new Lapierre Xelius SL for the Groupama-FDJ team.

An eagle-eyed look at bikes ridden in less prestigious races ahead of the Tour will also often reveal a couple of riders on new, unreleased models, proving the design while hoping to fly under the radar ahead of an official launch.

So far we’ve spotted what we believe is a new fifth generation of the Merida Scultura Disc at the Critérium du Dauphiné, where Mark Padun rode it to two stage victories. The new bike hasn’t been announced yet but has the aero tube profiles and integration you’d expect from an aero-lightweight bike.

Back in April, we also spotted what looks like a new version of the Cervélo R series. Again, the key new feature appears to be increased front-end integration with hidden cable runs, but again there’s no formal announcement. Will Primož Roglič be riding the new bike at the Tour de France?

With the increased emphasis on time trials in this year’s Tour, it looks as if brands are taking the opportunity to refresh their time trial bike tech as well.

Time trial bikes tend to be the poor relations of the road bike world; they’re sold in quite low volumes and get squeezed between the better-selling road bikes and the flashier, non-UCI legal triathlon bikes.

But we’ve seen the release of a new Canyon Speedmax Disc already this year, ahead of the Giro d’Italia. There are also rumours of a replacement for the Cannondale Slice, Factor Slick and Trek Speed Concept. Naturally, all have swapped from rim brakes to road disc brakes.

Tour de France 2021 bikes

All 19 WorldTour teams ride the Tour de France and every one of them gets the pick of the best bikes from their sponsors’ ranges. Read on for a breakdown of who’s riding what.

Covered at the end of the list are the four Pro Continental wildcard teams riding the Tour this year.

AG2R Citroën Team

• Bikes: BMC Teammachine SLR / Timemachine Road / Timemachine (TT)
• Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record EPS
• Wheels: Campagnolo Bora WTO / WTO Ultra, Pirelli P Zero tyres
• Finishing kit: BMC, Power2Max, Fizik, Elite, Wahoo

Astana-Premier Tech

• Bikes: Wilier Triestina Zero SLR / Filante / Turbine (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Corima with Wolfpack tyres
• Finishing kit: Wilier, Prologo, Tacx, CeramicSpeed, Garmin

Bahrain Victorious

• Bikes: Merida Scultura Disc / Reacto Disc / Warp (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Vision Metron SL Disc with Continental tyres
• Finishing kit: FSA/Vision, Prologo, Elite, Garmin

• Bikes: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 / Shiv (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Roval with S-Works tyres
• Finishing kit: Specialized, PRO, Wahoo

Cofidis

• Bikes: De Rosa Merak / TT-03 (TT)
• Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record EPS
• Wheels: Fulcrum Speed with Michelin tyres
• Finishing kit: FSA/Vision, SRM, Selle Italia, Elite, Wahoo

Deceuninck-Quick-Step

• Bikes: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 / Shiv (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Roval with Specialized S-Works tyres
• Finishing kit: PRO, Specialized, Wahoo

EF Education-Nippo

• Bikes: Cannondale SuperSix EVO / SystemSix / SuperSlice (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, FSA/Cannondale chainset
• Wheels: Vision with Vittoria tyres
• Finishing kit: FSA, Prologo, Tacx, Garmin

Groupama-FDJ

• Bikes: Lapierre Xelius SL Disc / Aircode SL / Aérostorm (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Shimano Dura-Ace with Continental tyres
• Finishing kit: PRO, Prologo, Elite, Garmin

Ineos Grenadiers

• Bikes: Pinarello Dogma F / Bolide TT
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Shimano with Continental tyres
• Finishing kit: MOST, Fizik, Elite, Garmin

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux

• Bikes: Cube Litening C:68X / Aerium (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Newmen with Continental tyres
• Finishing kit: Cube, Prologo, Elite, Bryton

Israel Start-Up Nation

• Bikes: Factor OSTRO VAM / O2 VAM / One / Slick (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Black Inc with Maxxis tyres
• Finishing kit: Black Inc, Selle Italia, Elite, 4iiii, CeramicSpeed, Hammerhead

Jumbo-Visma

• Bikes: Cervélo R5 Disc / S5 / P5 (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Shimano with Vittoria tyres
• Finishing kit: Cervélo, Fizik, Tacx, Garmin

Lotto-Soudal

• Bikes: Ridley Noah Fast Disc, Helium SLX Disc / Dean Fast (TT)
• Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record EPS
• Wheels: Campagnolo Bora with Vittoria tyres
• Finishing kit: Deda, Selle Italia, Tacx, SRM, C-bear, Garmin

Movistar Team

• Bikes: Canyon Ultimate CFR / Aeroad CFR / Speedmax CFR Disc (TT)
• Groupset: SRAM Red eTap AXS
• Wheels: Zipp with Continental tyres
• Finishing kit: Canyon, Fizik, Elite, Garmin

Team BikeExchange

• Bikes: Bianchi Specialissima Disc / Oltre XR4 Disc / Infinito CV Disc / Aquila (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Shimano Dura-Ace / Vision (TT) with Pirelli tyres
• Finishing kit: Vision, Fizik, Tacx, Garmin

Team DSM

• Bikes: Scott Addict RC / Foil RC / Plasma 5 (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 (12-speed)
• Wheels: Shimano Dura-Ace with Vittoria tyres
• Finishing kit: Syncros, PRO, Elite, Wahoo

Team Qhubeka Assos

• Bikes: BMC Teammachine SLR, Timemachine Road / Timemachine (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, Rotor chainsets
• Wheels: Hunt with Goodyear tyres
• Finishing kit: BMC, Selle Italia, Tacx, CeramicSpeed

Trek-Segafredo

• Bikes: Trek Emonda SLR, Madone SLR / Speed Concept (TT)
• Groupset: SRAM Red eTap AXS
• Wheels: Bontrager Aeolus with Pirelli tyres
• Finishing kit: Bontrager, Wahoo

UAE Team Emirates

• Bikes: Colnago V3Rs / Concept / C64 / K.one (TT)
• Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record EPS
• Wheels: Campagnolo Bora with Vittoria tyres
• Finishing kit: Deda, Prologo, Elite, SRM

Pro Continental Tour de France 2021 bikes

While all 19 WorldTour teams are automatically invited to the Tour, the remaining four wildcard teams are picked from the Pro Continental ranks, the UCI’s second-tier league.

Alpecin-Fenix

• Bikes: Canyon Ultimate CFR / Aeroad CFR / Speedmax CFR Disc (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Shimano with Vittoria tyres
• Finishing kit: Canyon, Selle Italia, Elite, Wahoo

B&B Hotels p/b KTM

• Bikes: KTM Revelator Alto, Revelator Lisse, Solus (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, FSA cranks
• Wheels: DT Swiss with Michelin tyres
• Finishing kit: FSA, Prologo, Elite

Team Arkéa-Samsic

• Bikes: Canyon Ultimate CFR / Aeroad CFR / Speedmax CFR Disc (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Shimano with Continental tyres
• Finishing kit: Canyon, Selle Italia, Elite, Wahoo

Team TotalEnergies

• Bikes: Wilier Triestina Zero SLR / Filante / Turbine (TT)
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
• Wheels: Ursus with Hutchinson tyres
• Finishing kit: Wilier, Prologo, Tacx, Garmin