Tour De France Bikes Ranked Cheapest To Most Expensive!
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- The Tour de France is the pinnacle of road cycling, a grueling 3-week-long stage race where the best of the best riders cover 3,404KM to finish in Paris. It’s the biggest sporting event in the world, BUT what about the bikes they race on, how much do they cost? We are going to RANK the bikes from the 2023 edition of Le Tour from cheapest to most expensive!
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Uno-X 1:24
Intermarché Circus-Wanty 1:45
FDJ 2:06
Bahrain Victorious 2:25
Team DSM 2:39
Alpecin-Deceuninck 2:55
Movistar 3:15
Israel - Premier Tech 3:24
Cofidis 3:48
Lotto Dstny 4:23
Arkéa Samsic 4:36
Team Jayco AlUla 4:52
Ineos Grenadiers 5:05
Astana Qazaqstan 5:23
EF Education-EasyPost 5:47
Jumbo Visma 6:10
Bora, Team TotalEnergies, Soudal Quick-Step 6:26
AG2R 6:59
UAE Emirates 7:26
Lidl Trek 7:53
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Which bike is your favourite? Let us know in the comments! 👇
look 795 RS for the price or the pinarrello dogma for the class
That Pinarello price seems cheap… did you forget the power meter? A DOGMA F dura-ace Di2 12s with power meter and fulcrum speed wheels is £13200. Not to mention the paint jobs are done at silverstone paint technology so also more £££ there. All the bike prices seem under what they should be.
Cervelo, cause of the wheels, even 28mm tyres will be aero with the 35 and 34 external rim width!!
could you also add the EUR price in the future please?
Can’t possibly hate on any of those bikes. they’re all absolutely beautiful.
Nothing Lidl about the price of that Trek Madone
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Shut
😂😂😭😭
Bars
Big on quality but no so Lidl on price 🤷🏾♂️
The paint job of Lidl Trek comes in an extra 5k. In this configuration the Madone nearly hits 20k... kind of ridiculous
The paint job is more expensive than my bike
@@ProWeAreSothat paint job is more expensive than my 3 bikes haha
But it is just beautiful
Paint job more expensive than my car
"kind of" 😂
I'm old enough to remember when a top notch race bike was $2,500.
about when was this? thank you!
@@skoggiehoggins1445 Mid 1990's.
The good old days 👀
$2,500 in 1990 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $5,817.27 today,
Yah they were cheaper than the least expensive
@@yasserfuad8775 In 1995, everyone was still racing on steel (even the professionals)
That was probably the last year for the majority of Professionals.
5 years later, everything was turned upside-down.
Actually think that Dare bike might be one of my faves here
It's a great looking bike right! 😍
It would be good to see GCN do 'cheapest vs most expensive' head to head! I suspect the performance difference isnt worth the price difference.
Depends on ability to spend but I agree.
If you are a millionaire then maybe but a normal person that 10k would be better in your back pocket
I thought the expensive bike would be 2.6x faster than the cheap one.
Great idea! Which bike would you rather have? Super flash or a little more down to earth? 🌍
@@gcntech I mean, I aint turning the Trek down if its going!...id love to ride a superbike like that but its a bit flash for me. Id look out of place on my local roads 🤣Plus its a tad aggressive. It wouldn't make me quicker. If anything I'd end up with with back and neck pain 🤪. Ill stick to my Trek Domane.
@@steventhorpe9402 Millionaire ? I know a lot of guy, just employee, they have bike that cost 10K. If you are a millionaire you will buy a Lamborghini instead.
The Look 795 Blade rs is my favourite. Biased though as I have a 795 Blade.
The Look and the Wilier are the winners there, particularly that Look, and it's the one I would want if I wanted one of those bikes.
They're pretty special aren't they!
The look is an absolute beauty, although if I could chose I would love to have the alpecin deceunick aeroad - equally beautiful and simple frame with an amazing paintjob!
Rumors have it that UNO-X saved a lot of money by using 100£ Dura Ace Cranksets from Alex‘ parts bin.
Even tough I am a big EF fan and love my Supersix Evo, my favourite bike has to be the new Look. Very very nice.
I'm kind of tired of reading that complaint. The DA cranks were an old model. His price estimate was close in comparison to what I found used online. So, anyone could find those cranks used for about that price.
@@DaveCM Not in for a running gag, obviously.
@@chrisridesbicycles Not really. People got upset and claimed the groupset was worth more than it really is. They accused him of being dishonest. Sorry about my lack of humor in this particular situation. I'm not usually a party pooper
@@DaveCM I never cared about that humourless suckers. GCN is entertainment after all.
We can neither confirm or deny 👀
I'd happily ride any of those bikes, given the chance.
Which one's your favourite?
@@gcntech I reckon just for the bling factor I'd go with the Trek. It would look especially good on my daily commute ;)
@@IDrNik just for everyday groceries at Lidl
@@Nini00000 I wonder how it would look with a basket on the front
I don’t need that stress in my life. 😅😅 any $5k bike and im good
Great unique video and interesting perspective. I'd like you guys to spend a little longer on each bike but great job either way.
I read an interview with the boss of Storck bikes and he was asked why, as a prestige brand, they don't sponsor a pro team - his answer was basically that sponsoring a pro team would mean putting the price of their bikes up by around 30%. So, you pay extra for riding a brand that sponsors a pro team.
The larger the manufacturer the less they would have to raise their bike prices. Volume.
@@cvdavisyeah, what would be crippling for a brand like storck would be like $0.50 per sale for trek or specialized
Canyon blows every single one of these brands in terms of pricing and they sponsor two teams on the Tour.
In result, Storck isn’t as famous as these bikes shown in the video. More publicity = more sales
sure..i am positive it's not the child labor where he saves all the money
You should do a follow-up video correlating results:cost value (i.e. to what extent does the money/more expensive bike buy better results in Le Tour)
I mean, you can look at it yourself no? Mvdp mainly rides canyon which is one of the cheapest. And jumbo wins all three grand tours and with WvA on high midrange cervelo. Then there's pogi with very expensive bikes. In the end it's still mostly the rider I think.
You’d get skewed results as teams with more expensive bikes probably have more money to spend on riders
For looks it has to be that Wilier, fantastic paint job, with the Colnago a close second with the thorobred black stallion look. I fancy the Look too.
Is Time sponsoring any teams in any bike racing sector, or have they given that up now? Definitely my favourite brand for road frames.
I wonder if any team in any of the history of the tour used two or more bike brands, whether sponsored or not? Is there a rule anywhere to say you cant?
For 18450 dollars I would buy really good road bike, gravel bike and MTB + top shoes, helmet, clothing and with the rest of the money I would just travel around the Europe for at least 6 months and ride the bikes.. 🙂
Now there's an idea!
I left cycling a several years ago. I had a Trek Madone which was nice, but I really look back with fond memories on the bike it replaced, a steel Bridgestone RB-1.
Those classic Bridgestone bikes are great 👌 Carbon bikes are great but you just can't beat the feel of a steel bike!
I am lucky enough to own a Specialized Tarmac SL7 and I have to say thats my dream road bike. Is it better than other bikes? I don’t think so! I think the Tarmac is a great bike, its light and aero and surprisingly compliant considering how stiff it is. I have done 100 + miles on the tarmac and its so comfortable with 28mm tires rear and 26mm front. After all its all about user experience. I also ride a Dawes steel frame and its also a pleasure to ride. The conclusion is, it doent matter how expensive or cheap your bike is, what matters is how happy you feel when riding. As long as your are happy to be out there on your bike, thats what matters really .
J’ai aussi un Tarmac et c’est le bonheur absolu
Some wise words! Any bike is the best bike as long as you're enjoying riding it!
Dawes Imperial forever!!!!!
I wish I had a bike like yours, I really hope one day to have the blessing and opportunity to have one :) Unfortunately, in Brazil, a bike of the exact model costs ONLY (no exaggeration) 120 minimum WAGES, that is. a "normal worker" would have to work 120 months without spending 1 cent to have one lol
Unfair? Maybe, but I hope everyone can one day have the happiness of pedaling the bike of their dreams, just like you! beautiful words.
Loved the Colnago, the Trek and the Scott. Amazing cockpits !
We have a documentary about Colnago on GCN+! you can check it our here 👉 gcn.eu/ColnagoArt
In the early 2000s I was road racing all the time and felt justified spending ~$5000 on a cervelo frame (whichever one Fabian Cancellara was riding) and full dura ace plus relatively fancy wheels. Prices on everything have gone nuts. These prices are eye watering. I'll keep riding my old Felt road bike until the end of time I suppose.
Same here with mine(Tarmac). There's a huge price inflation with modern bikes now. The added price hike including electronic shifting and disc brakes but that's a whole nother controversy. Anyways, you need a lot more money now to get to Dura Ace/Red
@@pointbreak2811 yeah, I will pass on all the electronic shifting stuff. I'm sure it's nice. I have power meter pedals and a Garmin. Recharging them is no big deal obviously but, there's just something about the battery powered stuff on the bike, such a simple and beautiful machine, that feels wrong to me.
I just bought a 2006 Cervelo Soloist Dura Ace for $500.00. I think new it was about 4K…
@@KevinKimmich44024there's nothing simple about carbon fiber laminate and all of the tech going into these bikes, simple and racing don't really go together. And realistically in the early 2000s $5k was most of a down-payment for a house, so $15k is pretty comparable to that now
@@pssita Nice! I didn't have a soloist. Maybe it was the Roubaix? I don't remember what they called it. Mine was wrecked unfortunately, but I am still riding with the components I had on that bike.
Would be interesting to have this calculated on guesstimated manufacturer cost, as well as retail. They're not paying retail.
The LOOK bike with the blue-red-black-yellow paint job looks so beautiful! Best bike company color combination in my eyes.
They LOOK pretty special right 😉 Did you catch Ollie at euro bike soaking up the good at the LOOK stand? 👉 czcams.com/video/jdxsvFp9UgI/video.html
Specialized for me, the brand has a special place in my heart as it was the first make of bike i got for my 10th birthday back in 199.
I live in China and Gaint/Merida/Cube bikes cost less than their EU marketing price, really great value for their performance...
How much is a Merida reacto in china?
@@cycln_from what I can see on Taobao (China's amazon equivalent) I don't think it has been officially released on the mainland but one shop sells imported Taiwanese Reacto 500 for 9800 Rmb about £1000
@@GNerdfulcheck the offical website not taobao😂
I got a cube litening C:68x sl running dura ace Di2 included powermeters and carbon aero wheels .
All that under 8k
And the bike is crazy fast and aero , light . 7.7kg 🔥
I like all of them :).Only a true bicyclist would need them :) Thanks for this video :) Note : Right from the starting price to the expensive ones...when we compare the cost we can buy a Family city car to Compact SUV & Multi use vehicles in India or even build a house in remote villages :)
I have been lucky enough to race top end bikes for 45 years from SBDU Raleigh 753 through Colnagos, custom frames, S-Works etc. No doubt my current Cannondale HiMod 12 speed Dura-ace is the best bike I have ever ridden.
I love the paint job on the Wilier, but I'd probably pick the Look
2002 USPS Trek. Bought used off E-bay in 2007 to use for a triathlon. Figured if it was good enough for team USA & Armstrong… more than good enough for me. Best bike I’ve ever owned.
Ok Durianrider ! 😂😂😂
The trek Madone was something else and loved the balance, colour scheme of the Look 785? 765? Cant remember! I own a pinarello dogma and bought 2011 Pinarello Paris as my first serious bike. I did comparison rides on my old Pinarello and the new Dogma last week and I smashed my PB’s on Strava riding the Dogma at similar watts, just so easy to fly up the hills and down them so aerodynamically. You get what you pay for.
My fav color is black and I love those Colnago bikes with Campy equip. My first racing bike was a Colnago, yeh with full Campagnolo Record back in 1967.
That sounds like a lovely bike! Have you seen our documentary on GCN+ about Colnago? 👉 gcn.eu/ColnagoArt
For CUBE i think they have 2 versions of bikes, Lightening aero, and Lightening Air frame, where 2nd one are for climbing and should be about 6.8 kilos.
That Cannondale is a beauty.
That trek looked beautiful 🤩
That blue and purple Canyon Aeroad is beautiful.
the LOOK 795 is a masterpiece
remember your comparing consumer prices, bike brand margins are insane. the costs of sponsorship is way lower than the retail price of the bikes.
Especially when you are bulk ordering 200+ frames for a team for a whole season.
@@andrewmcalister3462or when you own the bike manufacturer
The Wiliers are beautiful. Lightning fast looking with the HED decals whipping around.
Every single machine in this race are beautiful regardless of the price tag!
We hear you there... but what if you had to choose one? 👀
This kinda makes me root more for uno-x, haha. :) Lets go boys!
(Them being all nordic helps too...)
Always fun rooting for the underdogs! Looks like they are flying though... those Dare bikes have got something special about them 🔥
Merida is so underrated
100%
@@shanewiseman5729 Merida is not available in the US. For awhile some years back (denied by Specialized) due to back payments from Specialized, they had a controlling interest in the brand. Supposedly that is no longer the case. Regardless, in that they are the primary supplier of Specialized frames, there is an agreement between the companies not to sell Merida in the States.
Got two stages so far.. Merida is doing great I say
I wonder what the ranking would be if a points to dollar spent metric was calculated. Considering that Jasper Philipsen, on his Canyon, has got 3 stage wins now, against Mads Pedersons 1 win on his Trek. Alpecin-Deceuninck has saved 4,700 quid per bike vs Lidl Trek "Segafrado" and got much better results. Looking forward to the next two weeks of the Big yellow bike race.
As much ss my Ribble gravel bike is dark green to beautifully blend in with the surroundings of where its ridden. For the road whether car or bike i just love white. My roadie is a Ridley which i love, The pinerello in white is a thing of beauty. Also being a fan of mvdp Im often left admiring the canyons he rides which allough looks great in blue, his recent one in white paying tribute to his grandad, was so amazing you'd seriously consider swapping your otherhalf for. X
Nice show, guys. Here is a question worthy of your considerable talents: What is it with World Tour chains and drivetrains? There are more dropped chains and gear jams in any given world tour race than there are punctures. It started three years ago, and the explanation then was that with covid parts shortages, the teams were running 12 speed cassettes on 11 speed chainrings. Well, that doesn't explain the last two years. I know myself when I changed from 10 speed cassettes to eleven, the shifting wasn't as sharp. Are 12 speed rigs that much more sensitive? Or is the wireless not as quick? Or do wireless/bluetooth signals cause problems with nearby bikes on a similar frequency? A high tech question for the top tech guys: Any answers? Surely you all have noticed this epidemic problem in the pro peleton. I this why Jumbo keeps going to 1X road machines?
Meanwhile my rim brake tcr weighs a kilo less than most of their bikes at £1900
Aero is everything now so a good balance is essential.
@@adamlipman1930 well my bike still weighs that with 60mm deep wheels, 38cm bars and hoods turned in. I can get far more aero than a mamil with an aero bike.
Good for you!
Now go and win a stage of the tour, so we can see that money don't make any difference 😊
Cool story bro 👏👏
I would dream a Pinarello with a Campagnolo set. But the prices are going nuts... so may never could afford to own one. Still riding my 14 years old almost midrange decathlon bike with Campagnolo Veloce set... even so it's not only about the bike, 10 years ago, when I was in competitive level cycling, I "ate" quite a few Pinarello Price and other 10* costlier bike...
The Look one is my favourite design
It looks pretty good doesn't it 😉
The Colnago and the Willier are my favorits🤩
I’ll keep a closer eye on the midday isle in Lidl!
would love to see a video were GCN tech investigates if (or rather how much) the price of the top end models have gone up in price. Take some long going pro tour bike brands such as specialized, cannondal, bianchi etc. and find the price from the 1990s and very year up until today for there top spec model. Do some inflation adjustmants and plot it (inflation adjusted price vs. year). I suspect there has been some price jumps such as the introduction of carbon frames, Di2, disc breaks etc.
Hello, my favorite is canondale supersixevo, It would be interesting know what of these bikes has better price/quality
My eyeballs are bleeding from those top 5 prices. Although my heart is lusting after those paint jobs.
The Trek A-hole for A-holes... that checks out!
Sad to see only one team equipped with Campagnolo, seems like almost everyone is using Shimano
Its sad to see! 😢
What about the bikes on the Shimano neutral car?
I would be way too nervous to even ride a bike that expensive. 😮
You make a great point! For most of us crashing an expensive bike could be a disaster 😬 That's why in lots of crit style races, people choose to ride "cheaper" aluminium bikes that they worry less about.
Excellent video! Is there a reason why Campagnolo is so under-represented you reckon? Cheers!
The Lidl water bottles on the most expensive bike is a cherry on the top xD
It would be interesting to see how much difference these bikes make to the riders wouldn't it?
If everyone in a tour rode the same bike and specification I doubt very much there would be much of a change in final position, unlike F1 where the best car normally wins and not the best driver!
I'd like to see a "cost to result" ratio.
So far Canyon sitting at 3 wins for the 6th cheapest is gonna be hard to beat and there's 3 more sprints.
@@MementoMorIan ..thanks.
Lucky for Trek they finally got a stage win.
Great comment on the TDF bikes. How about a comparison between the cheapest and most expensive bike in TDF this year. Let's wait until the end of the race to know what we talk about.
Still love the design of the Pinarello best. It just looks fabulous.
Pinarello is a great modern classic 🙌 Did you catch Ollie's run down of the dogma? 👉 czcams.com/video/vzNfYuwakME/video.html
bent top bar looks horrible
DOGMA F ,MERIDA , LOOK ARE MY FAVS but the TREK paint job rocks it and costs way too much !!
once peto sagan is gone will that team cut ties with specialized? to me i like the colnago and willier but also like that bmc with only campy setup. are there performance differences between these really?
Can we, after the tour, do the maths on how many points, victories, top 10's, KOMs etc each bike has delivered, divided by its cost?
Willier Astana has the most stunning paint job. But I liked the previous Astana even more.
I have two Cannondales , one Trek … just got a new Giant I am so impressed with the Giant that I hardly ride the other bikes so Giant #1 Cannondale #2 Then when I have too Trek but it still comes down to owners preference they are all capable bikes
That sounds like a pretty sweet garage!
4:51 arkea samsic still in tubulars, nice
I'd like the Cervelo is I had the cash. wonder if it would be any better than my current ribble endurance Al
no
@@russelfernandes8483 bit lighter though.
I’m just gonna come out and say it, these prices are insane! Like how people pay this much I don’t get it.
Its pretty mental isn't it!
Sponsored teams won’t pay the retail price of the bike just the manufacturing cost so it’s likely a lot less to supply 40 bikes in total
Where do these bikes go after the race? Do they end up on the market? or auction?
Would have been nice to do another video to show those exact model but the lower end model, instead of what they are riding
I like my Scott Addict but I'm thinking to going for a Cervelo R5 or S5.
Ooooo what a choice! Which way are you swaying? 👀
Am I correct that only 1 pro team is running Campy? That's insane! AG2R was the only I noticed
How does Orbea’s Orca Aero compare to those bikes, would it fit in into the professional scene?
I have a plan for the future, I’m going to wait on the finish line in a high viz jacket and pretend I’m there to collect the team bikes. Will grab the bike stick it in my van and get back to England. Doubt they’ll even miss it but I would really appreciate it
Need some help! I’m on a Norco Valence A2. What bike within 5k would be good to look at?
And the scary part is, even the cheapest bikes are on pretty high end components, you won't find a shifter cable anywhere in the peloton, even the Dare bikes are on Dura-ace DI2.
Electronic gears seem to be the future of cycling! With 105 and Apex making the electronic jump do you think we'll see this tech trickle down?
@@gcntech Hopefully Shimano will see the light and at least offer a non-electronic 105 12 speed. Even the cheapest electronic groupsets are VERY expensive.
The new madone is the BEST most pointlessly expensive bike of all time... its like that mastercard advert.. it somehow fools you into justification... i love it.
I love the frame design, look and paint on the Trek, but I will stick with my somewhat cheeper MEKK.
This is why I ride a titanium Ribble it's a nice road bike and will out live any of those ultra race bikes. However that Trek paint of MP is unreal!
Titanium Ribble is awesome 🙌 Is it in the bike vault? 👉 GCN.eu/app ... If not, why not!
@@gcntech I'll give it a polish and put the fancy wheels on then submit..
Surprised more of them dont use Campagnolo. They were the 🫅 back in the 70's 👍🏻🚴
Italian influence as well. Now it’s a CCP globalization 🤡 fest
We want Campy back!
Please make a video about the most/least reliable bikes of the tour. Which ones had more mechanicals, etc…
I like the Suodal Quickstep S-Works bike.
What do you mean by 'biggest sporting event in the world'? I'd have thought that would be the Olympics or World cup? I'm sure it is in one category (live spectators, etc) but I'd be interested to know. Great channel
I’m biased but I love my Pinarello. Not too far off adding a TT bike to my arsenal.
Nice, which one are you thinking of getting? Have you seen our Pinarello film on GCN+? 👉 gcn.eu/pinarellostory
@@gcntech of course, great documentary. Hopefully a Cervelo P Series.
Trek and Pinarello are my favorites, but they are all nice bikes!
They're all pretty sweet! You should check out the documentary we made about Pinarello on GCN+ 👉 gcn.eu/pinarellostory
Good video guys.. not sure Cuthbert should be presenting it though? He famously doesn’t know the price of Shimano components.. 🤪
The first bike was like "Wow, thats expensive, but if I work hard enough and save, I could definitely buy one". And then it quickly went to "Im very much in the wrong hobby."
QUESTION -- If a cyclist "greenhorn" were to ride each of the bikes mentioned, would he/she be able to discern riding (performance) differences in the long-run?? Or, is everything mentioned primarily added bells & whistles??🤔
I'm actually really surprised at the cheap end! Would've expected more
Do you thin that this "cheaper" bike is a good entry point into pro racing or would you like to see more affordable bikes making their way into the peloton?
$18.4k is absolutely bonkers.
Sure, the best of the best are riding them in the biggest race in the world, but WOW.
I wonder how prices compared to the bikes from 20-30 years ago.
Fantastic segment. Fascinating.
The prices have certainly risen! 👀Do you think the quality of bikes has also risen?
No. In 1998, I raced a Trek 5200OCLV, priced at around $3500. The 5500 was top of the line then, and that retailed for about 5k.
Team Saturn were sponsored by Trek then, so they raced the bikes. Did just fine with the likes of the McCormacks, Rodriguez, and Brian Walton.
Van Rysel next year: hold my beer 🍺
Just Imagine: 25K Trek (2024 price I guess) bested by a 7K Van Rysel 😂
Damn that Madone looks so nice
Honestly! The best rider's in the world should be riding 50k bikes with all custom components! They are rich, fast and elite of the sports. Club rides have bikes worth 10k.
Uno-X’s Dare bikes are Custom painted for weight stavings. Not the same wheelset as sold stock. Anything Else is probably stock.
for me the look 950, however they are all bloody nice this year & 2024 im sure there will be some real head turners from all the teams.
Canyon (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is one of the cheaper bikes but has 3 wins already. Trek-Lidl, $20k and little to show for it...
Don't speak too soon 😉
The alpecin deceunick is also the most beautiful bike in my personal opinion - both frame and paintjob!
Imagine having the most expensive bike and finishing the Tour without a stage win, classification jersey and just even a Top 10 in the GC🥲
I frequently drop guys riding these brand new BMCs and Treks on my 40 year old steel bike with downtube shifters weighing in at around 20 lbs... it's nice to know that money can't buy you everything.
I like the Trek, when I told my wife to look at the Paint job on Trek. And I really like it, she said I'm not looking 😢