Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Tour de France is the most important event on the cycling calendar, but there are plenty of brands making fantastic bikes that can’t – or simply refuse to – pay the money required to get their bikes plastered over our TV screens for three weeks in July.
From Chinese brands on the rise to established pro brands we’ve recently said goodbye to, here are five of the best road bikes you won’t see at this year’s Tour de France.
Did we get our picks right? Tell us in the comments which bikes we missed or should cover in our next video.
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00:00 Intro
00:25 Quick Pro ER One
01:35 Merida Reacto
02:58 Argon 18 Nitrogen Pro
04:00 Rose Shave
05:04 3T Strada Italia
06:16 Conclusion
Credit:
Szymon Gruchalski / Stinger
Anne-Christine Poujoulat / Contributor
NurPhoto / Contributor
Kei Tsuji / Stringer
Luc Claessen / Stringer
Tim De Waele / Staff
Dario Belingheri / Staff
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The Tour de France is the most important event on the cycling calendar, but there are plenty of brands making fantastic bikes that can’t – or simply refuse to – pay the money required to get their bikes plastered over our TV screens for three weeks in July.
From Chinese brands on the rise to established pro brands we’ve recently said goodbye to, here are five of the best road bikes you won’t see at this year’s Tour de France.
Did we get our picks right? Tell us in the comments which bikes we missed or should cover in our next video.
As always, don't forget to subscribe for more and hit the bell icon so you don't miss out when we upload our next video!
00:00 Intro
00:25 Quick Pro ER One
01:35 Merida Reacto
02:58 Argon 18 Nitrogen Pro
04:00 Rose Shave
05:04 3T Strada Italia
06:16 Conclusion
Credit:
Szymon Gruchalski / Stinger
Anne-Christine Poujoulat / Contributor
NurPhoto / Contributor
Kei Tsuji / Stringer
Luc Claessen / Stringer
Tim De Waele / Staff
Dario Belingheri / Staff
Listen to the BikeRadar Podcast
👉 bikeradar.com/bikeradar-podcast
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BikeRadar is supported by Mountain Biking UK and Cycling Plus Magazine –For more information and to subscribe please visit
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