These are the 2025 Tour de France tech stories you need to know about
The Tour de France is in full swing, and with it comes a flood of tech news, wild bikes and even wilder French car park encounters with pros and rival journalists.
In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Jack Luke is joined by Simon von Bromley – fresh from the grande départ in Lille – to unpack this year’s biggest tech stories so far.
Top of the list is Jonas Vingegaard’s brand-new Cervélo R5, which Simon was first to spot. It’s lighter, sleeker, and could be key in the GC battle.
They also dig into Tadej Pogačar’s possible mountain time trial machine, the new Merida Reacto, and the surprising trend-bucking ENVE SES 4.5 Pro wheels ridden by Pog.
There’s also a peek behind the curtain at how BikeRadar covers the Tour, plus a look at last week’s top-performing story and our weekly ‘rant’ courtesy of Michael Woods, who thinks pro riders should be wearing hockey-style protective gear.
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NEW tech spotted at the Tour de France: what we've seen at the Grand Départ
We're on the ground at the Tour de France Grand Départ in Lille, hunting out the latest and greatest tech ahead of cycling's biggest race. Simon von Bromley and Ashley Quinlan have spotted an unreleased Cervélo R5, ENVE's trend-defying SES 4.5 Pro wheels and the new Continental Archetype tyre.
Read more:
Cervélo R5: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/new-cervelo-r5-2025-tour-de-france-matteo-jorgenson
ENVE SES 4.5 Pro wheels: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/enve-bucks-wider-is-better-trend-with-narrower-ses-4-5-pro-wheels-for-pogacar
Continental Archetype tyre: https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/components/tyres/road-bike-tyres/continental-archetype-tyre-review
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Our Tour de France tech predictions: what do we want – and expect – to see at the Grand Départ?
It’s Tour time! BikeRadar’s Simon von Bromley will be at the Grand Départ in Lille this week but, before heading out to northern France, Simon joins George Scott in the pod studio to run through his Tour de France tech predictions for 2025.
Listen to hear why aero bikes are back, tyres are getting wider, cranks are getting shorter and plenty more.
Buy the Official Tour de France Guide (UK only): https://www.ourmediashop.com/products/specials/2025-tour-de-france-standard-edition-516599
Read more about the UCI’s rule changes: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/uci-tech-rules-2026
Read more about the new Continental Archetype tyre: https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/components/tyres/road-bike-tyres/continental-archetype-tyre-review
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The Eurobike 2025 trends you need to know about – eMTBs, electronic groupsets and urban mobility growth
High on pretzel fumes and delirious from two days trapsing the chasm-like halls of Frankfurt Messe, Jack Luke is joined by Stan Portus and Tom Marvin to run down on the key trends from Eurobike 2025. From the dominance of DJI to the bewildering growth of the German e-mobility market, the trio distill the key news from the world’s biggest cycling trade show.
Check out all of our Eurobike 2025 coverage here: https://www.bikeradar.com/events/eurobike
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Fox's new inverted Podium fork costs a small fortune but feels incredible: here's why
Senior technical editor Alex Evans sits down to discuss Fox's new upside-down fork, the Podium, the first from a mainstream brand of this size in decades.
Together with technical editor in chief, Rob Weaver, they talk through the reasoning behind Fox's move into the inverted fork world, along with the pros and cons of such a design, including how it feels on the trail.
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