About this episode

George Scott and Simon von Bromley discuss the top five factors that contribute to the speed of Tour de France time trial riders.

It’s time trial day at the Tour de France and, for this episode, BikeRadar’s George Scott and Simon von Bromley break down the five things that make riders so fast in 2026. From whacky helmet designs to the latest wind-cheating bikes, George and Simon dissect the cutting-edge tech that drives time trial performance. Read more – Simon says: the UCI should ban time trial bikes: https://www.bikeradar.com/features/opinion/the-uci-should-ban-time-trial-bikes Watch this video – Why you should stop slamming your stem: https://youtu.be/5ApscHcKiHI?si=d19d9VGK91JNx_N0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: George Scott, Simon von Bromley

Topics covered

• Tour de France
• time trial performance
• cycling technology
• helmet designs
• bikes

Keywords

• Tour de France
• time trial
• cycling
• performance
• technology
• helmets
• bikes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCI

Products: time trial bikes

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