![]() ![]() There are a couple of interesting things to watch out for here: first, are all the riders using the latest Wireless groupset? However, the pros are likely to stick to closer ratios for all but the toughest stages. However, it has dispensed with wires, with the recent launch of the new Super Record Wireless groupset.Īs with SRAM Red AXS, the consumer version of Super Record Wireless uses smaller chainrings paired to cassettes starting with a 10-tooth sprocket and rising to just 29 teeth as the largest sprocket option. Will AG2R-Citroën have swapped to Campagnolo’s latest Super Record Wireless groupset? Oscar Huckle / Our MediaĬampagnolo is providing its Super Record groupset to just one team this year, AG2R Citroën. There’s more variation in wheels than drivetrains, with the aforementioned Corima and HED, as well as Reserve, Vision, DT Swiss, Roval, Newmen, Black Inc, ENVE, Bontrager, Zipp and Cadex all represented. We’ve seen an increasing acceptance of single chainrings in races earlier in the season, such as Paris-Roubaix, and that may extend to flatter stages in the Tour, when the small chainring is little used.Įxpect 2x setups to take over in the mountains again though, yet even there Primož Roglič showed that a single ring with a wide-range cassette was a winning option. With SRAM focusing on the launch of its updated Force AXS groupset earlier in 2023, it seems likely that a new version of Red AXS will be announced sooner rather than later. There’s more on Campagnolo Super Record below, but an unlaunched update to SRAM Red AXS has been spotted. Simon von Bromley / Our MediaĪs in previous years, Shimano dominates the teams’ drivetrain choices, with just three teams on SRAM (Jumbo-Visma, Movistar, Lidl-Trek) and one (AG2R-Citroën) on Campagnolo – one down on 2022 with the defection of UAE Team Emirates to Shimano at the beginning of 2023. Movistar is one of three teams riding SRAM groupsets at this year’s Tour. ![]() Riders often sub in time trial tyres for road tyres, due to their lighter weight, although they in general offer less puncture protection than the best road bike tyres. You’re also less likely to need a wheel swap at a crucial point in the race, with sealant helping to cope with punctures, although unlike tubs you can’t ride a flat tyre to the finish or while waiting for the team car to give you a wheel swap.Ģ8mm tyres are also increasingly taking over from 25mm, even on the smooth tarmac generally enjoyed on the Tour. Paired with the latest aero wheel designs, that’s a huge margin. Matej Mohorič of Bahrain Victorious has claimed tubeless tech can lower rolling resistance by up to 15 watts per tyre. There are good reasons for this beyond the lack of potentially carcinogenic and addictive solvents in the tub cement (more of an issue for the team mechanics than the riders). Simon von Bromley / Our MediaĪlmost all teams are now running tubeless tyres in place of the pros’ favourite tubulars. Tubeless tyres, often in wider sizes, have largely taken over from tubulars. ![]()
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