{"id":124445,"date":"2026-07-03T08:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/costing-the-bikes-tires-wheels-a-team-takes\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T08:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:50:32","slug":"costing-the-bikes-tires-wheels-a-team-takes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/costing-the-bikes-tires-wheels-a-team-takes\/","title":{"rendered":"Costing the Bikes, Tires, Wheels a Team Takes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>It&#8217;s true. We did the math on the contents of a Tour de France team equipment truck to reveal the huge resource and investment behind the biggest race in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\"> (Photo: Gruber Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Updated July 3, 2026 03:15AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Teams transport enough tech around the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/category\/road\/tour-de-france\/?scope=anon\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de France<\/a> to buy you a luxury mansion.<\/p>\n<p>The contents of a team\u2019s fleet of bikes, wheels, and tires at the Tour de France is worth $1 million USD, <em>minimum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ownluxuryhomes.com\/markets\/national\/what-budget-buys\/what-does-1-million-buy-in-real-estate\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Own Luxury Homes<\/em><\/a>, that\u2019s enough to buy you a 5-bedroom luxury home in a \u201cmid-tier market\u201d like Dallas or Nashville, or a two-bedroom condo in L.A. or New York City.<\/p>\n<p>If real estate isn\u2019t your thing, you could buy around 50,000 x 14-inch pizzas from Pizza Hut, instead.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/cofidis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Team Cofidis<\/a> gave us a metaphorical peek inside its Tour de France packing list this week.<\/p>\n<p>The team released<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.equipecofidis.com\/fr\/actualites\/2026-07-01\/nutrition-equipements-materiel-caravane-le-tour-de-france-de-cofidis-en-chiffres\" rel=\"noopener\"> this breakdown<\/a> of the insane volume of equipment, nutrition, and kit it will carry around for the next 23 days.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include 40 Look bikes, 1,600 energy bars and gels, 40 helmets, and around 800 pieces of fruit.<\/p>\n<p>It provides a unique insight into the wild level of sponsor resource and team investment that\u2019s poured into the biggest race in the world, even from a minnow team like Cofidis.<\/p>\n<p>Superteams like UAE Emirates-XRG and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe boast budgets 3 times over that of the struggling French team. Their kit hauls will reflect their seismic bank balance.<\/p>\n<h2>Breaking down the basics of a Tour de France tech truck<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_991130\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img alt=\"Cofidis will take more than 20 of the recently launched version of the Look 795 road bike to the Tour de France. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-991130\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2215202804.jpg?width=1080&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x, https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2215202804.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2215202804.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Cofidis will take more than 20 of the recently launched version of the Look 795 road bike on Tour. <\/span> (Photo: Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The breakdown of bikes and components that Cofidis packs into its tech truck is perhaps the most fascinating element of its press release.<\/p>\n<p>The recently relegated French crew will take 40 Look bicycles, 80 wheelsets, 100 spare tires, and 8 spare frames on the Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Per some back-of-a-napkin math, that\u2019s worth more than $1m.<\/p>\n<p>The bicycles alone are worth more than $600k.<\/p>\n<p>Trusty <em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ownluxuryhomes.com\/markets\/national\/what-budget-buys\/what-does-500000-buy-in-real-estate\" rel=\"noopener\">Own Luxury Homes<\/a><\/em> tells me that\u2019s enough for a \u201csolid 3-bedroom residence in a good school district\u201d in areas like Charlotte or Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder pro cycling is looking at <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-gear\/3bo-mobi-bike-tracker-gps-theft-alert\/\" rel=\"noopener\">new tracking systems.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stacks of super bikes with whopper resale value are left locked into team trucks in the overnight hotel car parks of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Cofidis last year became the latest of many teams to fall victim to a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/tour-de-france\/over-150000-of-bicycles-stolen-from-cofidis-team-hotel-at-tour-de-france\/\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-thousand-dollar theft<\/a> at the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<h3>Costing the Cofidis tech truck<\/h3>\n<div class=\"relative col-span-full my-base\">\n<div class=\"isolate overflow-x-auto\">\n<table class=\"w-full text-left\">\n<thead class=\"border-b border-border-medium\">\n<tr\/><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span><strong>Item (per team statement)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span><strong>Brand \/ Model<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span><strong>Approximate value (USD)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>40 road bikes (Likely 3 x road bike, 2 x TT bike per rider)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>Look 795 Blade RS, Look 796 Monoblade<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>$632k<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>80 Spare wheelsets<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>Campagnolo Bora<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>$320k<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>100 spare tires<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>Vittoria<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>$10k<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>8 spare frames (Likely all road bike)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>Look 795 Blade RS<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>$48k<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>20 litres of tubeless sealant<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>Who knows?<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>$0.7k<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span\/><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>TOTAL:<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>$1 million<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of Cofidis\u2019 40 bikes, we understand 24 (3 per rider) will be the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-gear\/new-bike-tech-look-795-blade-zipp-404s\/\" rel=\"noopener\">freshly launched<\/a> Look 795 Blade RS3, which retails at ~$15k a pop. The remaining 16 (2 per rider) will be the Look 796 Monoblade time trial bike.<\/p>\n<p>And the bikes and wheelsets are only the big-ticket items inside a team\u2019s equipment vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>We <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/tour-de-france\/how-much-tech-and-equipment-teams-take-to-the-tour-de-france\/\" rel=\"noopener\">calculated last year<\/a> that teams take around 100 spare cassettes, 30 spare chains, and around a dozen spare head units to the Tour de France. They also take some 80 meters of handlebar tape \u2013 because you can\u2019t beat the feeling of a fresh wrap.<\/p>\n<p>It would be intriguing to know how many of those bikes and extra bits make it through the Tour\u2019s 3,300km of racing in full working use.<\/p>\n<h2>12 vehicles, 3,300 bidons and push toward sustainability<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_991136\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img alt=\"Inside a team's equipment truck at the Tour de France\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"810\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-991136\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2222552620-2-scaled-e1783068936688-1200x810.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x, https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2222552620-2-scaled-e1783068936688-1200x810.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2222552620-2-scaled-e1783068936688-1200x810.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Thieves stole around $150k of bikes from Cofidis last year at the Tour de France. They were later recovered. <\/span> (Photo: SAMEER AL-DOUMY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sheer volume of \u201cstuff\u201d a team takes on Tour is insane.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most eye-catching items in the Cofidis equipment haul include 40 helmets, 40 skinsuits, 7 treatment tables, and 3,000 bidons.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all packed up into a caravan of 12 vehicles, including a state-of-the-art bus, several directors\u2019 cars, and a kitchen truck.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, teams are now increasingly pivoting to \u201cgreen fleets\u201d of electric vehicles. And bidons \u2013 the majority of which will be tossed to fans or to the side of designated \u201clitter zones\u201d \u2013 are also now mostly biodegradable.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and because team Cofidis is <em>tr\u00e8s<\/em> French, it revealed its 8 riders and 25 staff will munch through around 200 baguettes during the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair to them, nothing beats a fresh crusty <em>fl\u00fbte<\/em> from a local French <em>boulangerie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/tour-de-france\/tour-de-france-team-tech-truck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s true. We did the math on the contents of a Tour de France team equipment truck to reveal the huge resource and investment behind the biggest race in the world. 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