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“The 2025 #TourdeFrance saw 3320km of racing and 51500m of climbing.
The overall winner, Tadej Pogačar of Team UAE Emirates-XRG and Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-lease a Bike, have at their disposal two dedicated aero #bikes and two lighter climbing frames. Despite many other teams also using a two-#bike strategy … the top two riders didn’t touch their climbing #bike. For the entire event”
“To explore why, we need to turn to #physics” 🚲 https://www.cyclingweekly.com/newsfeeds/the-tour-de-france-just-killed-the-climbing-bike-heres-the-physics-that-proves-it
“The 2025 #TourdeFrance saw 3320km of racing and 51500m of climbing.
The overall winner, Tadej Pogačar of Team UAE Emirates-XRG and Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-lease a Bike, have at their disposal two dedicated aero #bikes and two lighter climbing frames. Despite many other teams also using a two-#bike strategy … the top two riders didn’t touch their climbing #bike. For the entire event”
“To explore why, we need to turn to #physics” 🚲 https://www.cyclingweekly.com/newsfeeds/the-tour-de-france-just-killed-the-climbing-bike-heres-the-physics-that-proves-it
The Tour de France just killed the climbing bike - here’s the physics that proves it
A lightweight bike must be easier to ride on a hilly course? The science says no, and this is why the climbing bike might be dead in WorldTour racing, but it doesn't mean they're of no use to you and I.