00:00The Tour de France is absolutely filled to the brim with very cool but very
00:05expensive tech.
00:06There's also a lot of kit out there that teams are definitely only using...
00:10So, after a few days scouring the team settles...
00:15Here's 7 Tour de France products that I'd actually spend my own money on.
00:20When it comes to bikes, there's some absolute stunners in the world.
00:25But for my riding, I think I'd have to choose an all-rounder bike rather than...
00:30...one of the pure climbing or aero steeds.
00:33Having used bikes such as the S1...
00:35...the Westworks Tarmac SL8 and the Trek Madone, you might think that I'd go for one of those.
00:40But, when you take value for money into account, I think I'd have to go for...
00:45...the Intermarche 1T's Cube C68X Lightning Air.
00:50That is a bit of a mouthful, isn't it?
00:52There's just too many words in that sentence.
00:54It is...
00:55A brilliant bike.
00:56And...
00:57It's almost half the price of some of its World Tour competition.
01:00For example, this Dura-Ace build with Newman carbon-spoke wheels and a very similar...
01:05...set-up to the ones being used by the pros...
01:07...has an RRP of 7,490...
01:10...or $8,500.
01:12That makes it the cheapest bike in the pro...
01:15...the Peloton.
01:16I've used one and it is very good and it can also be built up easily...
01:20...under the 6.8kg UCI weight limit.
01:23However, I'm a bit of a bike...
01:25...nerd and so I probably wouldn't keep the wheels that come on the bike...
01:28...on the bike.
01:29And instead...
01:30...try and make it my own by switching out the wheel sets.
01:33So, which wheels from the...
01:35...Tour de France Peloton would I go for?
01:37Well...
01:38...probably none of them to be honest...
01:39...but I have...
01:40...that down and kicked some ideas around with Andy...
01:42...Cycling Weekly's tech editor...
01:43...and we've come up with...
01:45...some sort of conclusions.
01:46We were in agreement that when spending our own money we want...
01:50...something around 50mm deep.
01:52Fairly wide...
01:53...and preferably with hooks.
01:55That discounts quite a lot of the options...
01:58...especially as we then decided...
02:00...that for UK riding we'd probably forgo carbon spokes...
02:03...due to their increased price...
02:05...for only a small weight advantage.
02:07The only wheelset that we could agree on...
02:10...that weren't ridiculous money...
02:12...are the reserves that are doing...
02:13...on team Visma-Liseweich steeds.
02:15The 52-63 wheelset can be specced with...
02:18...multiple sets of DT Swiss hubs...
02:20...we'd probably go for the 240 option...
02:23...for the best mix of reliability, weight...
02:25...and price...
02:26...and yes...
02:27...the team do use those...
02:28...not just the 180s...
02:29...we found them...
02:30...to be properly stable...
02:31...and at £1,999...
02:33...they're about half the price...
02:35...of Pogaccia's new envies.
02:38Not everything that the pros use...
02:40...financially out of reach...
02:41...and one of the products...
02:42...that I absolutely swear by...
02:44...features on...
02:45...for many of the team's bikes.
02:46These Superleggera bottle cages...
02:48...have an RRP of 20...
02:50...and in my opinion...
02:52...outperformed most...
02:53...of the much more expensive options.
02:55We'll pop the link to some deals...
02:57...on all of the products...
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03:01...to the channel...
03:02...if you want to see lots more...
03:03...of the latest bike tech.
03:05It also helps...
03:06...get me out to the Tour de France...
03:07...so...
03:08...please do.
03:09There is loads...
03:10...of nice tyres...
03:11...being used here...
03:12...at the 2025 Tour de France.
03:13There's the...
03:14...new 30mm...
03:15...only...
03:16...continental archetype...
03:17...there's Hutchinson's Blackbirds...
03:18...and even Funky...
03:20...aero tyres.
03:21The pick of the bunch...
03:22...for me though...
03:23...is probably...
03:24...the Pirelli P...
03:25...aero race...
03:26...TLR RS...
03:27...pictured here...
03:28...on Mathieu van der Poel's...
03:29...Canyon Aeroad.
03:30...CFR.
03:31For me...
03:32...they just narrowly...
03:33...edge out...
03:34...Continental's...
03:35...5,000 STRs...
03:36...and Vittorio courses...
03:37...because...
03:38...despite their name...
03:39...they're actually...
03:40...slightly harder wearing...
03:41...than many of the tyres...
03:42...here at the Tour...
03:43...thanks to...
03:44...a slightly deeper...
03:45...and...
03:46...trust me...
03:47...if I'm spending Tour de France...
03:48...level money on tyres...
03:49...I want them to last...
03:50...more than...
03:51...1000K.
03:52When thinking of...
03:53...which Tour de France...
03:54...helmet...
03:55...I'd buy...
03:56...with my own money...
03:57...it was probably...
03:58...the easiest decision...
03:59...of the lot.
04:00...if I like the look...
04:01...of plenty of the helmets...
04:02...the UVX lid...
04:03...on Binium Gamay...
04:04...is tempting...
04:05...as is the...
04:05...specialised of aid 3...
04:06...but only one helmet...
04:07...makes commercial sense...
04:08...to me...
04:09...the Van Ries...
04:10...the Hazel...
04:11...RCR-F.
04:12This is a helmet...
04:13...being raced...
04:14...at the highest level...
04:15...worn by some of the...
04:16...world's fastest...
04:17...and yet...
04:18...it costs...
04:19...a third of the price...
04:20...of nearly...
04:20...everything else...
04:21...at the Tour de France...
04:22...it's also received...
04:23...some great reviews...
04:24...so...
04:25...it's pretty easy...
04:26...to recommend...
04:27...to complete the look...
04:28...there are a few...
04:29...other things...
04:30...being used in the...
04:31...2025 Tour de France...
04:32...which I'd be tempted...
04:33...to purchase...
04:34...a set...
04:35...of funky tubeless files...
04:36...from MuckOff...
04:37...for example...
04:38...the same ones...
04:39...that EF Education...
04:40...first used...
04:41...on their Vision wheels...
04:42...you can get them...
04:43...in all kinds of colours...
04:45...and I think it's one of...
04:46...the classier ways...
04:47...of adding a bit of...
04:48...bling to your bike...
04:50...one product...
04:51...that we would spend...
04:52...our own money on though...
04:53...is the SPATS overshoes...
04:54...as worn by...
04:55...in Mathieu...
04:56...Vanderpoel...
04:57...they're fast...
04:58...they stay up...
04:59...and they're not...
05:00...ludicrously expensive...
05:00...and in fact...
05:01...for the aero advantage...
05:02...that they'll give you...
05:03...they're probably one of...
05:04...the better value upgrades...
05:05...that you can make...
05:06...to your biking clothing...
05:07...as a whole...
05:08...when it...
05:10...it comes to most...
05:11...bike components...
05:12...I'd usually recommend...
05:13...not going for Shimano's...
05:14...top tier option...
05:15...for the simple reason...
05:16...that it rarely offers...
05:17...much more...
05:18...than a few grams...
05:19...saving...
05:20...for quite a lot more...
05:21...money over...
05:22...the Ultegra...
05:23...or for example...
05:24...105 Di2...
05:25...don't get me wrong...
05:26...Shimano's Dura-Ace...
05:27...pedals...
05:28...don't come cheap...
05:29...but it is actually...
05:30...is something...
05:31...that I would...
05:32...spend my money on...
05:33...maybe...
05:34...you see...
05:35...the Dura-Ace...
05:36...pedals...
05:37...do actually have...
05:38...some advantages...
05:39...over the lower tier options...
05:40...they've got...
05:41...a really low stack...
05:40...height...
05:41...they've got...
05:42...a really low weight...
05:43...they last for ages...
05:44...and...
05:45...have an additional...
05:45...set of needle bearings...
05:46...when compared...
05:47...to the Ultegra ones...
05:48...for once...
05:49...this isn't just...
05:50...a few expensive...
05:51...materials...
05:52...with no noticeable gain...
05:54...if I had to choose...
05:55...one set of pedals...
05:56...from the Tour de France...
05:57...then it would undoubtedly...
05:58...be these...
05:59...so if you want...
06:00...the ultimate pedals...
06:01...for your bike...
06:02...then this pro-level option...
06:03...is well worth a look...
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06:06...if there's any...
06:07...that you think...
06:08...we've missed...
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