WorldTour bikes 2025: our guide to the most awesome tech in the pro peloton

The issue of who rides what at the start of each WorldTour season is sometimes described as a sponsors’ merry-go-round. However, it’s been a pretty sedate ride in recent times, and this year is no different.

Rather than hopping on and off, supplies have tended to stay put, likely tied in by longer contracts. That means a familiar look for many teams, with only a change in the colours of the kit to suggest a new season, and with it, new possibilities.

Of course, for some, continuity is the order of the day. Team UAE behind the inimitable Tadej Pogačar, will look to assert their dominance once again, but will have an additional Colnago race bike at their disposal, the Y1Rs. Mathieu van der Poel will look for another Classics double, with his trusted Canyon along for the ride, while Primož Roglič, aboard his Red Bull-adorned Tarmac SL8, could make history in becoming the first man to win five Vuelta titles .

While the team from Renns remains distinctly Gallic in its line-up, with some 15 French riders signed up to race in 2025, the bikes are not. Instead, they draw on several iconic Italian brands. Once again they’ll be racing on Bianchi framesets, in the shape of the aero OItre RC, the lightweight Specialissima RC and the Aqulia for time trials, as well as Vittoria tyres, Selle Italia saddles and Elite bottles and cages. However, the ubiquitous Dura-Ace Di2 groupset, along with Vision cockpits and wheels prevent it from being an all-Italian affair.

While the Baharain team did post two top-10 finishes in the Grand Tours last year – Antonio Tiberi at the Giro and Santiago Buitrago at the Tour – they’ll be hoping to improve on their 13 wins for the season. While the team has seen some changes, most notably the departure of the veteran Wout Poels to the XDS Astana outfit, the bikes remain much the same. That means they’ll have the full suite of Merida race bikes to choose from, all equipped with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupsets. Elsewhere they’ll be using Vision wheels and cockpit, notably the Metro 5D ACR EVO, Continental tyres and Prologo saddles.

You don’t need Sherlock Holmes to figure out the makeup of the Canyon/SRAM team’s bikes. They are racing on a choice of Canyon’s Aeroad CFR and Ultimate CFR framesets, with the Shiv used for time trials. SRAM’s 12-speed wireless groupset, Red AXS, will take care of the shifting and braking across all three models. Elsewhere the team, which features Zoe Backstedt and the newly signed Cecille Uttrup Ludwig, will be using Schwalbe tyres, Ergon saddles and Time pedals.

With the Lotto Cycling Team no longer racing at the WorldTour level, it’s left to the Ceratizit team to ensure that Orbea bikes are still represented on the sport’s biggest stage. The Basque-based manufacturer supplies not just its suite of race bikes – the Orca, the Aero and the Ordu – but also provides the wheels courtesy of its in-house OQUO brand. Elsewhere the team will be riding Vittoria tyres, Prologo saddles and Wahoo pedals and computers.

Cofidis welcomes Campagnolo back to the WorldTour peloton with the Lille-based team signed up to use the Italian manufacturer’s Super Record EPS wireless groupset and its wheels, which include the Bora Ultra WTO. They’ll be hoping the change is reflected in their fortunes on the road; last year they managed just five victories all year. However, an early stage win for Bryan Coquard at the Tour down Under shows they are already off the mark for 2025.

They’ll go again this year with a few new names thrown into the mix, including the Classics expert Kasper Asgreen, but riding the same model of bikes. Once again they’ll have the choice of Cannondale’s racing suite, in the shape of the SuperSix Evo LAB71 all-rounder, the aero SystemSix Hi-Mod and the SuperSlice TT machine. All three will be equipped with a Shimano Dura-Ace groupset, Vision wheels and cockpit, Vittoria tyres and Prologo saddles. Other suppliers include Tacx bottles and cages and Wahoo, who provide both the Speedplay pedals and the team’s bike computers.

The Swiss outfit will be racing on Pinarello’s Dogma F, with the X and its 35mm tyre clearance available for cobbled races should they require it and the Bolide reserved for time trials. Pinarello’s in-house component brand MOST provides the components, including the cockpit, while Pirelli and Selle Italia continue the Italian theme, supplying the tyres and saddles respectively. Roland are one of ten teams on the Women’s WorldTour who’ll be using Shimano’s Dura-Ace Di2 groupset.

What hasn’t changed for either Soudal Quickstep or their women’s counterpart AG Insurance, is their bikes. After signing a six year deal with Specialized back in 2021, Remco Evenepoel will be challenging Tadej Pogacar aboard a Specialized S-works SL8 in 2025. The furiously fast Belgian will have access to the Shiv TT on time trial days, with both road and TT setups being clad with Shimano’s Dura-Ace Di2 groupset.

Astana has made a bold move for the new season, parting ways with Wilier bikes and switching to a relatively unknown brand – until now. XDS Carbon Tech, headquartered in China’s carbon fibre hub of Shenzhen, invested in Astana last year, and for 2025, the team will ride their X-Lab AD9 and RT9 road bikes. While untested by mainstream cycling media, these bikes are generating buzz as an intriguing prospect, aiming to undercut rivals on price – much like Decathlon’s RCR Pro.

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