In the UCI World Tour, a new year means new
equipment and
2024 is no different, so we thought we'd give you
a full rundown of the bikes kit and colours filling
your screens this year.
So let's get into it.
There's little change at the Alpacinda Kunik squads as the
men's team enters its second season as a World Tour
team.
Men's and women's teams are both still riding Canyon bikes.
The Air Rd. Ultimate and Speed Max will be at
the team's disposal,
fully cloud with Shimano Durace Group sets and wheels.
The team is sticking with Italian componentry for the rest
of the bike,
with Victoria Ties and Sele Italia saddles.
The squad also has current cyclocross and road race world
champion in the shape of Mattia van der Pol,
so look out for his special edition rainbow bikes.
This year. Though the women's team will be racing under
the Phoenix Taku nickname,
they'll be riding the same bikes and similar kit.
It's a similar story over at the French outfit Arcadia
B&B Hotels 2,
with just a couple of changes to the team in
2024. They'll still be riding Bianchi bikes using the Specialistimer
and Ultra
XR4 on the road, while the Aquila CV will be
taking care of time trial duties.
Shimano still provides the team with group sets,
but instead of Durace wheel sets and Continental tyres,
Archaea will be rolling on vision hoops clad with Victoria
rubber.
The Italian theme is completed with Sell Italia saddles.
Another team making the switch over to Vision wheels is
Astana Kazakhstan.
The team has swapped out the somewhat confusing dual usage
of Karima and head wheels in
2023 for just Vision this year.
Thankfully, what the team hasn't changed are the beautiful Villa
Tristina bikes.
The team will once again be using the Zero SLR,
Falante SLR and Turbine SLR all in the stunning mottled
blue paint job from last year.
Group sets are once again handled by Shimano saddles by
Pro logo and a slick pair of Tamil Victoria Corset
tyres finishes off each bike.
The special edition Tour de France kit used by Bahrain
Victorious in
2023 was properly classy and it seems like we weren't
the only ones to think so.
For 2024 the team has all but copied the kit
which was such a hit last July with a new
white and light blue colour scheme on bikes and Lycra.
Beyond a colour change though,
it's business as usual for the team.
They'll once again be riding the Merida Reacto and Merida
Sculptura in Rd.
races alongside the Merida Time Warp for those days.
Again the clock. The bikes will be shot with Shimano
group sets and Pro logo saddles rolling on Vision wheels
with Continental tyres.
Primos Roglich signing with Bora Hansgrer might have just been
the biggest transfer for
2024, but while Roglich will be racing a totally new
kit,
it is a set up that the German Walter team
has tried and tested for the last few years.
Bora Hands grower is sticking with specialised for
2024, riding just two bikes throughout the entire year.
The specialised S Works Tarmac SLA will be the team's
only Rd.
racing set up, while the Shift TT will take care
of those flat out timed blasts.
Surround makes its first appearance on our list providing Bora
hands grow with red Axis 12 speed.
Wireless shifting and builds are finished off with specialised in
house brand Rover wheels and finishing Kit
Canyon Saram, you guessed it,
will be riding Canyon bikes with Saram Group sets.
The Women's World Tour squad keeps it's colourful livery this
year which will be seen on a mixture of arrows,
ultimates and speed maxes. In
2024, Saram umbrella brand Zip will once again provide the
wheels which will be mated to Schwab tyres and the
bikes will be finished off with saddles from Argonne.
Obeyor finally sees its entry to our list,
now with woman's team Sarah Tisit,
WNT Pro Cycling. The German squad will be riding the
Orca on the road and the Ordu in time trials,
kitted out with Shimano, Jure Shifting and Obeyor in house
Brand Oquo wheels and Finishing Kit.
2023 was a breakthrough year for Coffidis as they took
their first Tour de France stage win in many years.
They'll be looking to build on that success in the
coming year and will do so with pretty similar equipment.
They'll be riding the Look
795 Blade Rs on the road,
covered in Shimano Durace TI-2 group sets and Pro logo
saddles.
Karima wheels will be fitted,
typically the MCC Evo 47 millimetres.
Paired with Michelin tyres.
It's all changer Decathlon, AG2R and Mondial team,
formerly AG2R Citroen. You can say goodbye to brown shorts
and hello to Van Riesel bikes which make their debut
in the World Tour this year.
The Van Riesel RCR Pro will be the French team's
bike of choice,
and it's been making quite the stir as one of
the most affordable bikes in the Peloton.
Shimano Group sets will cloud both the RCR Pro road
bike and the XCR time trial bike,
along with data handlebars, physique saddles and Swiss side wheel
sets and Continental tires.
Another team that sees little change is EF Education Easy
Post.
They'll still be riding Cannondale bikes,
Vision wheels and handlebars, Pro logo saddles and Victoria tyres.
Shimano again provides the group sets.
In fact, they outnumber SRAM 23 to 10 in our
list.
The biggest change is that they'll only be riding two
bikes,
the Super Six and the Slice TT bike.
It's business as usual for the women's outfit too,
with set ups being shared across both men's and women's
teams.
After a staggering 22 year partnership with bike sponsor Lapier
Group,
Palmer FDJ has finally moved away from the French brand.
Instead. Vilia steps in to sponsor its Second World Tour
team in
2024, with the French team using the Zero SLR and
Felante SLR Row bikes alongside the Turbine SLR TT bike.
The rest however is the same with FDJ opting for
Shimano,
Jure shifting and usually C50 wheel sets,
Pro logo saddles and Continental tires.
The women's squad run under the FDJ Suez name and
will also be using Villier bikes built to the same
specifications as the men's.
It's all change at Human Powered Health for
2024. The American outfit, which only has a women's World
Tour team,
has left a long standing partnership with Felt and moved
over to Factor Bikes.
For this year the team will ride the O2 and
the Ostro Van and Hanzo TT bike.
All specs with Factor sub brand black ink wheels and
handlebars
surround Red group sets would also be fitted to the
bikes alongside Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres.
Both team management and equipment have changed at the Ineos
Grenadiers this year.
While long standing partner Pinarello will once again provide its
Dogma F road race bike and Belid a time trial
bike this year year Physique Saddles and Princeton Carbon wheels
are gone. Instead, the top ranking Walter squad will use
Pro logo saddles and Shimano Durace wheel sets,
as well as Shimano group sets and Pinarello House brand
most Talon handlebars.
The circus is gone from into Marche 1T for
2024 as the team looks to build on what was
a pretty tough
2023. They'll do so on pretty much the same bikes
as last year,
however, riding queue bikes for another season.
William Gourmet will be contesting Sprint finishes aboard the Cube
Lightning
C68X aero bike, while the likes of Louis Mentez will
be seen riding the Cube Lightning
C68X Air in the mountains.
The Belgian squad is still riding Shimano Group sets,
Newman wheels, Continental tires and Pro Logo saddles for the
2024 season.
After a successful season in
2023, Lidl Trek has chosen the if It Ain't Broke,
Don't Fix It approach to their setup for this year.
Mads Pedersen will be looking to recreate the successes of
last year's Tour de France on the same trek.
Madone and Mountain Days will see the Trek Amanda come
out to play.
It's a full American Italian collaboration when it comes to
the builds too,
with Pirelli sorting the ties and SRAM is still handling
the group sets,
leaving the Trek subsidiary Bond Trager to fill in the
gaps.
It's business as usual for the women's squad too,
with both teams riding the same bikes in the little
inspired colours that were introduced midway through last year.
Movie Star Team heads into its 10th year of partnership
with Canyon in
2024 and they are both keeping kit and bike setups
pretty much the same for the new year.
Both the women's and men's teams will have access to
the full complement of Air Rd.
Ultimate and Speed Max for the
2024 season, clad with STRAM Red group sets.
For the 4th year in a row,
the teams will be rolling on STRAM subsidiary zip wheel
sets fitted with Continental tyres.
Physique saddles are still present,
making the only change a very humble one.
Look pedals have been switched out for the Time alternatives.
back in December, Israel Premier Tech confirmed on social media
that it had dropped out of Co title sponsorship with
the women's team,
leaving them simply as Roland Cycling Team in
2024. And with Israel, Premier Tech went the factor bikes
too,
with Roland making the switch to Pinarello bikes.
Their Pinarello Dogma F Row bikes will be fitted with
Shimano Group sets,
Vision wheels and Sell Italia saddle.
No name change, no kit change,
no bike change. It's all the same at Sudao Quickstep.
The stacked Belgium teen are still riding specialised bikes with
Shimano Group sets.
It's the most streamlined sponsorship in the World Tour too.
Just two main brand sponsors are specialised in house.
Brands account for finishing kit,
wheels and tyres as well.
They might not have changed the bikes,
but Team DSM firmnik post NL are carrying a different
look into
2024. The new Dutch title sponsor has brought with it
an orange and white theme to both bikes and kit.
The Team Scott bikes have received nothing more than a
new lick of paint still equipped with Shimano,
Durez, CI2 and C50 wheels,
Victoria tyres and Scott's own brand Syncross finishing kit.
Men's and women's teams will be seen riding the Foyle
RC on flat days and the Addict when the going
gets steep.
The Australian outfit is sticking with Giant for the
2024 season, but once again there's a jazzy new colour
scheme to boot.
The men's team will ride the Giant TCR,
Propel and Trinity, while the women's squad will use to
live Langba.
All bikes will be fitted with Shimano Dure shifting Continental
tyres and Giant House brand Cadex takes care of the
wheels and finishing kit.
It's hard to see how team Visma Lisa bike can
top their
2023 season. They won all three Grand Tours,
along with a copious number of other races aboard Cervello
bikes,
so it's no surprise that they're sticking with the Canadian
brand for
2024. Yonis Vinegar will still have the choice of the
Sevilla
S5R5 and P5 with both men's and women's teams using
the reserve wheels,
Stram Group sets and Sell Italia saddles.
Team SD Works Pro Time is home to our women's
world road race champion.
Look out for her gorgeous custom painted specialised S Works
Tarmac SL8 in
2024. Though the rest of the team doesn't get rainbow
privileges,
they'll still be riding specialised bikes.
Team sponsor STRAM also provides group sets in the form
of its Red axis Wireless 12.
Speed Shifting and specialised subsidiary Roval are responsible for the
Wilson finishing kit.
It's another year on show stopping bikes for UAE Team
Emirates.
Both men's and women's teams will ride Kolnago V4 RSS
on the road and the Kolnago TT One in the
chrono category
once again. They have some of the most blinged out
bikes in the peloton with
Envy's currently unreleased handlebar along with carbon tied disc rotors
and chain rings.
Wheels are also handled by Envy and the bikes are
finished off with Pro logo saddles and Continental tyres.
The Danish women's Pro team will once again be aboard
Dare bikes.
The Taimanese brand is providing the team with its VSRU
road bike and the TSRF time trial bike for the
2024 season, which will once again be fitted with DT
Swiss wheels,
Shimano Group sets and Pro logo finishing kit.
Let us know down in the comments below which bike
you'd most like to be riding this year.