Tour De France Bike Disc Brakes

Disc brakes have been in and out of the pro peloton for the past few years though with the uci proving indecisive and running a trial for a number of years.

Tour de france bike disc brakes.

The aero shaped down tube sits very close to the front wheel and the skinny seat tube follows the shape of the rear wheel. Ag2r la mondiale s eddy. This is the brand s flagship aero race bike available only with disc brakes. Looking further down the list of tour de france contendors it seems that if disc brakes are to win their first ever tour de france title the responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the french.

Or uae for instance has both rim and disc brake bikes that riders can choose from on any given day. Sunweb s marc hirschi making his tour de france debut won the stage from chauvigny to sarran correze on a cervelo s5. Love or hate them disc brakes are here to stay and at this year s tour de france they were a much bigger presence than in any previous year. Read on for a look at every team bike of the 2020 tour de france.

The 2020 tour de france features 22 teams battling it out over 21 stages the riders are the best in the world and they ride the most advanced bikes money can buy in fact the tour de france is. Ever since the first road bike with disc brakes was launched the debate has raged in comment sections forum posts youtube videos and editorials on both sides of the aisle and this year s tour. These are the fastest bikes of the 2020 tour de france. Professional cycling for the fans disc brakes in tour de france in the video go to 7 41 it shows alaphilippe s bike in stage 1 seems to have locked the front wheel i don t think i ve ever seen that happen to a rim brake wheel unless the wheel is pretty much taco ed.

For 2019 it finally made up its mind and rubber stamped disc brakes and as a result we ve.