- So it's a competitive market for sponsors
and brands inside of the Palatal
So let's take a look at the 18 teams of the UCI world tour
and check out what important components they are using
for the 2018 season.
(competitive tech music)
First up is the all important transmission
so let's take a look and see who's using
what levers and shifters and we'll bring you the stats.
So Shimano on the bikes of the following teams:
AG2R LA MONDIALE, ASTANA PRO TEAM,
BAHRAIN MERIDA, BMC RACING TEAM, BORA HANSGROHE
TEAM DIMENSION DATA, TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST,
FDJ, TEAM LOTTO NL-JUMBO, MITCHELTON-SCOTT,
QUICK-STEP FLOORS, TEAM SKY, TEAM SUNWEB GIANT,
AND TREK SEGAFREDO.
So, Shimano feature on 77% of the world tour teams
(gears spinning)
or at least their levers and gears do.
That's 14 out of the 18 teams.
Second most popular transmission choice is with Campagnolo
and the super record EPS levers and gears.
Teams using that for 2018 are LOTTO-SOUDAL,
MOVISTAR TEAM, and UAE TEAM EMIRATES.
There's just one team remaining.
Can you guess?
OK well, I'm going to give it to you if you can't.
It's team KATUSHA-ALPECIN.
They're using Sram Red eTap levers and gears.
Next up: saddles, obviously,
an ultra important choice for a pro rider
who is riding tens of thousands of kilometres per year.
A poor choice can wreck a season, perhaps.
So, let's take a look at who's using what.
So, fi'zi:k, they've got five teams using
their saddles for 2018.
That's MOVISTAR TEAM, TEAM SKY,
TEAM LOTTO NL-JUMBO, AG2R LA MONDIALE,
AND FINALLY, BMC RACING TEAM.
Prologo, they also have 5 teams.
So matching fi'zi;k.
That is FDJ, TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST,
BAHRAIN MERIDA, ASTANA, AND UAE TEAM EMIRATES.
So Specialized and Selle Italia
They have two teams each using their saddle.
First up for Specialized is BORA-HANSGROHE
AND QUICK-STEP FLOORS.
And for Selle Italia, we have LOTTO-SOUDAL
and TEAM KATUSHA-ALPECIN.
Following brands, they just feature on one team.
And that is Bontrager on TREK SEGAFREDO.
We have Giant on TEAM SUBWEB GIANT.
Astute saddles, they are used by the team of
TEAM DIMENSION DATA.
And finally, MITCHELTON-SCOTT,
they perch themselves on top of a Syncros saddle.
Finally, let's take a look at power meters.
Yep, they feature on virtually every single bike here.
There are few people who aren't using it,
but on the whole they are there through and through.
Let's go and take a look because that market
has changed quite a bit in recent years.
So first up, we're going to take a look at SRM.
And for a long time, they were the only power metres,
generally, that we see on bikes.
However, things have changed.
New brands have entered the market.
For 2018, there are four squads.
So they have AG2R LA MONDIALE, BAHRAIN MERIDA,
LOTTO-SOUDAL, AND TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST.
Back in 2017, Shimano revealed
their R9100P power meter.
And in doing so, for 2018,
they've taken majority share of power meters.
The following squads are using them for 2018:
BMC RACING, FDJ, TREK SEGAFREDO, TEAM SUNWEB GIANT,
AND FINALLY MITCHELTON-SCOTT.
Moving on to the German brand of Power2Max.
They're featuring on three of the bikes
on the world tour this year.
That is UAE TEAM EMIRATES, ASTANA PRO TEAM,
and finally, MOVISTAR TEAM.
Now Specialized.
They appear to be sponsoring a couple of teams
this year as well, and naturally,
that's the team that they provide bikes to.
So, the teams of BORA-HANSGROHE
and QUICK-STEP FLOORS.
We don't actually know very much about this power meter.
And on first look.
It does look simply like a 4-I unit, an existing company,
but just with a Specialized branded plate on there.
But we'll have information on that as we find out.
The team of former world champion, Mark Cavendish,
TEAM DIMENSION DATA of course.
They're the only team using Rotor's 2IN power meter.
Now Pioneer, they remain on the bikes of
TEAM LOTTO NL-JUMBO for 2018.
As do Stages on the bike of team SKY.
And finally, Quarq,
they are the supplier for team KATUSHA-ALPECIN
to provide feedback to both riders and coaches.
Now I hope you've enjoyed that little snoop-around.
I've been doing though the pro bikes
to see what they're using for 2018.
Let's me know your favourite brands of those products
in the comments down below.
Keen to read those and get stuck in with one another.
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