Since Decathlon dropped its B’Twin label last year, we've seen it launch its comfort-focused Triban range. Following the Triban’s success, the French brand has set its sights on the performance road sector with the Van Rysel — a name that translates to ‘from Lille’ and pays homage to the company’s roots.
Nicolas Pierron, Van Rysel brand director, was delighted to showcase the new brand at the Velofollies Cycling Expo in Kortrijk, Belgium earlier this month. He says the company worked alongside retired pro Jean-Christophe Péraud and a passionate team to build the brand from the ground up.
“Their experience and passion helped us to create products which meet the requirements of the pros but are accessible for our customers”, said Pierron. With Lille being a cycling haven for many, he explained that it made sense to move production there from Portugal.
The Van Rysel range is aimed at performance road cyclists, retaining the award-winning Ultra frame and getting a new coat of paint. It will also include products never stocked at Decathlon before, such as skin suits and aero helmets. Each frame will be marked with the lion of Flanders for a truly European finishing touch.
The Van Rysel brand will launch on the Decathlon website in March 2019.
Decathlon Van Rysel range overview
The Van Rysel range will comprise two aluminium models at Shimano 105 and Ultegra level, and five carbon models available with Shimano 105, Ultegra, Dura-Ace and Ultegra Di2, while the fifth features a full Campagnolo Potenza groupset.
The Dura-Ace model also comes with two wheel options: Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL UST or Zipp 303.
Purists will be pleased to see that there’s not a disc brake in sight.
Van Rysel Ultra 900 AF 105
- 6061 aluminium frameset
- Full Shimano 105 R7000 groupset
- Press fit 86 bottom bracket
- Mavic Aksium wheels
- Mavic 700x25c tyres
- Claimed weight: 8.9kg (medium)
- £849.99 / €1,000
Van Rysel Ultra 900 CF 105
- Full carbon frameset
- Full Shimano 105 R7000 groupset
- Press fit 86 bottom bracket
- Mavic Aksium 17C wheels
- Mavic Yksion 25c tyres
- Claimed weight: 7.8kg (medium)
- £1,399.99 / €1,600
Van Rysel Ultra 920 AF Ultegra
- 6061 aluminium frameset
- Full Shimano Ultegra 8000 groupset
- Press fit 86 bottom bracket
- Mavic Cosmic Elite wheels
- Mavic 700x25 tyres
- Claimed weight: 8.45kg (medium)
- £1,199.99 / €1,400
Van Rysel Ultra 920 CF Ultegra
- Full carbon frameset
- Full Shimano Ultegra 8000 groupset
- Press fit 86 bottom bracket
- Mavic Cosmic Pro wheels
- Mavic 700x25c tyres
- Claimed weight: 7.6kg (medium)
- £1,999.99 / €2,500
Van Rysel Ultra 940 CF Dura-Ace Zipp
- Full composite carbon frame and carbon fork
- Full Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 groupset
- Press fit 86 Dura-Ace bottom bracket
- Zipp 303 wheels
- Vittoria Corsa Graphene 25 tyres
- Claimed weight: 6.9kg (medium)
- £3,499.99 / €3,500
Van Rysel Ultra 940 CF Dura-Ace
- Full composite carbon frame and carbon fork
- Full Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 groupset
- Press fit 86 Dura-Ace bottom bracket
- Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL UST wheels
- Mavic 25 tyres
- Claimed weight: 6.9kg (medium)
- £3,499.99 / €3,800
Van Rysel Ultra 940 CF Ultegra Di2
- Full composite carbon frame and carbon fork
- Full Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8050 groupset
- Press fit 86 Dura-Ace bottom bracket
- Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL UST wheels
- Mavic 25 tyres
- Claimed weight: 7.3kg (medium)
- £3,499.99 / €3,800
Van Rysel Ultra 920 CF Potenza
Sadly we don’t have a photo of this one, so you’ll have to use your imagination for now. We’ll update this section as soon as it becomes available.
- Full carbon frameset
- Full Campagnolo Potenza groupset
- Press fit 86 bottom bracket
- Campagnolo Zonda wheels
- Hutchinson Fusion 5 Comp 700x25c tyres
- Claimed weight: 7.35kg (medium)
- £1,999.99 / €2,000
