Tour Down Under tech gallery part 1: Brand new bikes, custom paint, and one hugely aggressive setup

And just like that, the 2025 season and the beautiful onslaught of new tech, barely-dry paint, and fresh kit begins with the Tour Down Under. Adelaide plays host to the traditional start of the WorldTour season, with teams descending from their winter altitude camps to see which of their roster has made the best of the off-season. 

We are primarily here to look at hardware, but it’s worth bearing in mind that the riders are going to be up against significant heat stress, especially if they have come straight from a northern European winter. Coupled with the high potential for jet lag, and many riders on new equipment for the year, the racing can be absolutely wide open and unpredictable.