Four new bikes, two new wheelsets, fresh custom paint, tyre nerdery, and much more besides: Biggest ever tech gallery from the Critérium du Dauphiné

The Critérium du Dauphiné is one of the key warm-up races for the Tour de France, alongside the Tour de Suisse. The Dauphiné starts a week before though, which is crucial for tech journalists. Professional cycling teams want to keep their new equipment under wraps, but don’t want to use brand new equipment for the first time at the biggest race of the year.

The Dauphiné, starting as it does a full week before the Tour de Suisse, is the race to go to to spot new bike tech. Last year we spotted two new bikes, amongst all the other pro tech, but this year I saw four – A new Trek Madone/Emonda, a new Pinarello Dogma, a new Canyon Aeroad, and a new Wilier all-rounder.