Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We’re less than a month away from the 2026 Tour de France, and that means it's time for the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Formerly known as the Critérium du Dauphiné, the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a week-long, mountainous stage race that serves as the traditional warm–up race for the sport’s main event in July.
BikeRadar’s Ashley Quinlan was on the ground at the start of stage 01, in Vizille, to see if there were any new bikes being trialled ahead of the Tour – and we’ve got three big hitters to show you.
From a new Cube Litening Aero C:68X, to Paul Seixas’ prototype Van Rysel and Ridley’s new sub-7kg racer, this video has everything you need to know about the key new road bikes debuting at this year’s race.
00:00 Intro
00:13 Cube Litening Aero c:68x
01:04 Van Rysel Prototype
02:13 Orbea Prototype
05:05 Ridely Prototype
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We’re less than a month away from the 2026 Tour de France, and that means it's time for the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Formerly known as the Critérium du Dauphiné, the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a week-long, mountainous stage race that serves as the traditional warm–up race for the sport’s main event in July.
BikeRadar’s Ashley Quinlan was on the ground at the start of stage 01, in Vizille, to see if there were any new bikes being trialled ahead of the Tour – and we’ve got three big hitters to show you.
From a new Cube Litening Aero C:68X, to Paul Seixas’ prototype Van Rysel and Ridley’s new sub-7kg racer, this video has everything you need to know about the key new road bikes debuting at this year’s race.
00:00 Intro
00:13 Cube Litening Aero c:68x
01:04 Van Rysel Prototype
02:13 Orbea Prototype
05:05 Ridely Prototype
Listen to the BikeRadar Podcast
👉 bikeradar.com/bikeradar-podcast
Follow BikeRadar on our social media channels:
👉 instagram.com/bikeradar
👉 facebook.com/bikeradar
👉 twitter.com/bikeradar
BikeRadar is supported by Mountain Biking UK and Cycling Plus Magazine –For more information and to subscribe please visit
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For more content like this see our latest subscription offer –
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👉 mbuk.com/subscribe-today
