Tour De France Bikes Ranked CHEAPEST To Most Expensive 2026

The Tour de France. It's one of the biggest sporting events in the world. This year's race will cover 3,333 kilometers across 21 stages with over 54,000 meters of climbing. That's the equivalent of hiking Mount Everest six times, which absolutely blows my mind, but what about the bikes that these incredible cyclists are using? How much do they cost? Which team has the cheapest or most expensive bike? Well, in this video, I'm going to rank the bikes from all 23 UCI teams to find out. Before we dive right in, for this video, I'm focusing on road bikes only, and where teams have got two different models to choose from, well, I'm going to price up the more aerodynamic version. This year's tour also features time trials, and those bikes are super specialist, so I'm going to disregard those too. Right, on to the cheapest bike. The unofficial title of the cheapest Tour de France bike goes to Team Cajal Royale at £6,599. The MMR Alien SL Team is what they're using fitted with Shimano Dura-Ace and Vision wheels, a brand that many people will be unfamiliar with. It's a Spanish brand that was founded in the 90s, and MMR stands for Machines Made for Racing. Now, the bike is a whopping £1,900 cheaper than the cheapest bike from last year's Tour de France. 22nd place or second cheapest bike for this year goes to the Xlab AD9. This is the bike of XDS Astana priced at £6,999, a bike which is actually impossible to buy complete in this spec with Dura-Ace and Vision wheels. I've done my best to price it all up, but the price is significantly cheaper than when this frame was first available. Next up is Picnic Post NL with the Lapia Zelius DRS priced at £7,099. Their team are using Shimano Dura-Ace group sets, Ursus wheels, and Michelin tires. 20th place is Total Energies at £7,499, the Cube Lightning Aero C68X. They're using Shimano Dura-Ace, Neumann wheels, and Continental tires. We actually have a tie for 19th and 18th place between Alpecin Premier Tech and Movistar. Both teams, of course, using the Canyon Aero CFR priced at £8,499. Alpecin are running Shimano Dura-Ace, Pirelli tires, and Shimano wheels, whereas Movistar are using SRAM components, zip wheels, and Continental tires. In 17th and 16th is another tie, this time at £9,999 for the Orbea Orca Aero from Lotto Intermarche and the Giant Propel Advanced SL0 from Team Jayco Alula. The Orca Aero is running Shimano Dura-Ace, Occo wheels, and Vittoria tires, whereas the Propel is also running Shimano Dura-Ace, but this time, Cadex wheels. 15th place is a mighty £1 increase. The Decathlon AG2R Le Mondial team bike, the Van Rysel RCR-F Pro at £10,000 running Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, Swiss Side Hadron wheels, and Continental tires. 14th place and an additional £500 gets you the Trek Madone SLR, the bike of Lidl Trek, £10,500 with SRAM Red, Bontrager Aeolus wheels, and Pirelli tires. 13th spot is Team Uno-X Mobility, £11,337. The bike that they're riding is the Ridley Noah Fast with SRAM Red components and DT Swiss wheels. 12th goes to Groupama FDJ with a Wilier Filante SLR, costing £11,450. Those bikes are using Shimano Dura-Ace, Mieke wheels, and Continental tires. Now, in at 11th place, we have the Specialized Tarmac SL8 of Sedao Quick-Step, £11,499 using Shimano Dura-Ace components, Reval wheels, and Specialized tires. Although, let's face it, there is a very good chance they'll be on a new bike for the Tour de France, but at the time of filming this, there were no prices or information available on that potential new bike. Into the top 10 now, and I just want to point out that the prices I'm using in this list are as accurate as I could possibly make them using a combination of manufacturer RRPs and then making some adjustments to account for specific team specs. There are, of course, a number of brands out there who sell exact team spec replicas, but for others, I've just tried to be as accurate as possible. Anyway, in 10th place, at £12,200, we have the BMC Team Machine R01 of Tudor Pro Cycling using SRAM Red, DT Swiss wheels, and Schwalbe tires. Ninth place goes to Team Cofidis, £12,370 with the Look 796 Blade RS. One of the coolest bikes out there. I would like to add that. Campagnolo Super Record components, Campagnolo Bora Ultra WTO wheels, and Vittoria tires. Another tie in at 8th and 7th place between EF Education Easypost with the Cannondale Super 6 Evo Lab 71 and Bahrain Victorious with the Bianchi Ultra RC, both priced at £12,500. Sixth place goes to Team Visma Leisure Bike, £12,700 for the Cervelo R5. They're using SRAM Red components, Reserve wheels, and Vittoria tires. Fifth place is NSN Cycling, £12,799 for the Scott Foil RC Ultimate. These bikes are using SRAM Red components, zip wheels, and Continental tires. Fourth place goes to the Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe with a Specialized Tarmac SL8 at £13,499. You might be thinking, hold up a second now, how come this bike is £2,000 more than the Sedan Quick-Step bike? Well, I don't make the prices up, but Specialized lists this as a special Red Bull Bora Team Edition bike on their website, and clearly, they feel it demands a big premium. However, the only real difference is being that the paint is slightly different and the bike's using SRAM rather than Shimano. Right, onto the top three now. The podium places, if you could start the drum roll, please. Third and second place is actually a tie between Netcompany Ineos and Q36.5 Pro Cycling. Not a huge surprise given that both teams are using the Pinarello Dogma Fs with a price tag of £14,517. Netcompany Ineos are running Shimano Dura-Ace components, Scope Artec 4 wheels, and Continental tires, whereas the Q36.5 team, the team of Tom Pitcock, are using SRAM Red components, Zipp wheels, and Vittoria tires. I think the blue and gold colorway of Q36.5 gets my vote for the best out of the two, which leads us to first place. For the second year in a row, it's Team UAE Emirates XRG at £14,549. This bike being the Colnago Y1 RS using Shimano Dura-Ace components, Enve 4.5 Pro wheels, and Continental tires. There you go, the Tour de France bikes ranked cheapest to most expensive. Now, some pretty eye-watering prices out there, but the cool thing for me is that we're starting to see some newer and cheaper brands making their way into the top echelon of the sport. For some people, though, one of the greatest things about cycling is the ability to ride the same bikes as the pros. 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