Pro team wheels 2026: the complete guide to the WorldTour and French ProTeams

Every year, I review the wheels of the professional teams. In 2026, the market is more fragmented than ever: no fewer than 16 different brands equip the teams in my scope (18 WorldTour teams + the French men’s ProTeams). A strong sign that the hegemony of the giants is being challenged by more specialised players. Here is the complete picture of the wheels used in 2026 in the men’s professional peloton.

Summary table: every team’s wheels in 2026

This table summarises all the wheels of the professional cycling teams in 2026. It is updated at the start of the season.

Brand-by-brand analysis of the 2026 pro team wheels

Vision – 3 WorldTour teams + 1 ProTeam

Vision is the best-represented wheel brand in the professional peloton in 2026, with three WorldTour teams and one ProTeam to its name. The big news this season concerns the models used: riders will alternate between the Metron RS 45 and the Metron RS 60 depending on the race profile. The logic is simple: the 45 mm will be favoured on mountainous or rolling routes, where low weight and high-speed cornering behaviour take priority over pure aerodynamic gain. The 60 mm comes into play on flatter terrain and in the hilly classics. Vision also stands out for its policy of custom graphics for its partner teams: the most visible example is Unibet Rose Rockets, whose wheels sport a bright yellow finish in the colours of Bas Tietema’s team.

Bahrain Victorious has moved to Bianchi after nine seasons with Merida, but has kept its wheel partnership with Vision. EF Education-EasyPost also continues with Vision Metron, despite switching from Shimano to SRAM Red AXS for its groupset. XDS Astana completes the WorldTour trio on Vision, in a set-up consistent with cockpits from the same brand.

Zipp – 2 WorldTour teams + 1 ProTeam

Movistar Team and NSN Cycling Team both ride Zipp NSW for 2026. The NSW versions are the Chicago brand’s top-of-the-range models, and the professional teams benefit from an exclusive finish: white decals not available to the general public. A subtle way of distinguishing race equipment from the consumer catalogue. At Q36.5, Tom Pidcock even gets a still more exclusive treatment with a limited-edition Gold finish. A distinction reserved for a few star riders.

Roval – 2 WorldTour teams

The two Specialized teams in the peloton, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Soudal Quick-Step, ride Roval Rapide CLX III wheels (or Alpinist or Sprint), the new generation released in 2025. Unsurprisingly, this is the model the riders adopted as soon as it became available, benefiting from a refined rim and improved stiffness compared with the previous generation. The Specialized/Roval vertical integration remains one of the most accomplished in the WorldTour.

DT Swiss – 2 teams

DT Swiss is represented by two teams in 2026, in both cases with the ARC 1100 range in all its rim depths depending on the terrain.

Uno-X Mobility, promoted to the WorldTour this season, brings its Ridley Noah Fast bikes and its DT Swiss partnership. The Norwegian team runs SRAM Red AXS and Schwalbe tyres, a typically central European combination that contrasts with the more exotic brands in the peloton.

Tudor Pro Cycling is the second DT Swiss team, on BMC bikes. The long-standing collaboration between the two Swiss brands should make for an exceptional bike and wheel pairing.

Swiss Side – 1 WorldTour team

Decathlon CMA CGM Team benefits from a welcome update for 2026: Swiss Side has presented the third generation of its Hadron, named Hadron³ Ultimate. The French team, now co-owned by CMA CGM, thus keeps a Swiss Side partnership that dates back to the Ag2r-La Mondiale era, but with a renewed wheel. A notable change on the groupset side (a move to SRAM Red AXS), continuity on the wheel side with equipment that is now at the cutting edge.

Bontrager – 1 WorldTour team

Lidl-Trek rides a 100% in-house set-up: Trek Madone 8 SLR bikes, Bontrager Aeolus RSL wheels and a SRAM Red AXS groupset (with Quarq power meter). As the Bontrager brand belongs to Trek, it is total vertical integration, including saddles and cockpit.

Cadex – 1 WorldTour team

Team Jayco AlUla stays with Giant and rides Cadex, Giant’s premium line. The Australian team keeps complete continuity in its partners for 2026: Giant/Cadex across the board, with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, Cadex tyres and Garmin computers.

Scope – 1 WorldTour team

Big news this season at INEOS Grenadiers: the British team is adopting Scope for 2026, as part of an exclusive three-year contract. Scope is a Dutch brand whose flagship technology is based on biomimicry: the Artech rims are covered in micro-scales inspired by the skin of certain fast fish (Aeroscales technology), generating controlled micro-turbulence to stabilise the airflow. The hubs are 3D-printed in Scalmalloy, an aluminium-scandium alloy from the aerospace industry. To understand everything about INEOS’s technological gamble, read our full analysis: Scope Cycling and INEOS Grenadiers: the technological gamble meant to win back the Tour.

Enve – 1 WorldTour team

UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Tadej Pogačar’s team, rides Enve SES Pro wheels for 2026. The SES Pro version also marks a return to hooked rims for the American brand, a decision that breaks with its strategy of recent years. A deliberate engineering choice, consistent with the reliability demands of a team targeting the Grand Tours. The SES Pro wheels are fitted to Pogačar’s Colnago Y1RS, with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and Vittoria tyres.

Oquo – 1 WorldTour team

Lotto Intermarché, the new entity born from the merger of Lotto and Intermarché-Wanty, arrives in the WorldTour on Oquo, the wheel brand of Orbea, the team’s bike supplier. A notable feature: the Oquo wheels are fitted with Zipp hubs, a collaboration that brings the hub technology of one of the world leaders into a wheelset integrated into the Orbea ecosystem.

Miche – 1 WorldTour team

Groupama-FDJ United rides Miche Deva RD wheels for 2026. This new wheel is a long-awaited, and successful, upgrade for the Italian brand, which is clearly moving upmarket with this model. To find out more about the Deva RD, read our dedicated article: Miche Deva RD: the Italian brand brings out the heavy artillery. Marc Madiot’s team has opted for a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupset.

Ursus – 1 WorldTour team

Team Picnic PostNL uses Ursus wheels fitted to Lapierre Xelius DRS bikes. Ursus is a brand that produces and manufactures its wheels in Italy, genuine craftsmanship in a sector dominated by Asian production. This distinctive trait is appreciated by connoisseurs, and Picnic PostNL has stayed loyal to it despite the team’s many changes of identity.

Reserve – 1 WorldTour team

Team Visma | Lease a Bike rides the all-new Reserve SL Tune Pico for 2026, a collaboration between Reserve (the wheel division of Santa Cruz, the team’s technical partner) and Tune, the German craftsman from the Black Forest specialising in ultralight components. The heart of the system is the Tune Pico hub: machined from 7075-T6 aerospace aluminium in Buggingen (Germany), it weighs 275 g a pair with 69 points of engagement. Read our full analysis of this model: Reserve SL Tune Pico: when American aero meets German lightness.

Shimano Dura-Ace – 1 WorldTour team

Alpecin-Premier Tech, Mathieu van der Poel’s team, is the only WorldTour outfit using Shimano wheels in 2026, the Dura-Ace C50 and C60. A considerable retreat for the Japanese brand, which nevertheless remains dominant in groupsets in the peloton. On the wheel side, a thorough overhaul is expected: prototypes were spotted in the professional peloton in 2025, pointing to a new generation. The current wheels do indeed seem to be little liked in the paddock and are starting to look dated against the competition. It will be interesting to see whether Shimano speeds up its update during the season. Alpecin remains loyal to a Canyon/Shimano package that is consistent across the board, under a contract running until 2029.

Campagnolo – 1 ProTeam

Relegated from the WorldTour at the end of the 2025 season, Cofidis nevertheless keeps very high-level equipment. The Look 795 Blade RS and 796 Monoblade RS are fully equipped by Campagnolo: Super Record 13 groupset, and above all Bora Ultra WTO wheels (45 and 60 mm depths) for the road and the Bora Ultra WTO TT (disc wheel, 930 g) for time trials. Campagnolo CULT bearings complete a very coherent package.

Newmen – 1 ProTeam

TotalEnergies rides Cube Litening C:68X and Litening Air C:68X bikes this season, fitted exclusively with Newmen Allround Vonoa wheels. The German brand uses flat-profile Vonoa carbon spokes, the same spokes found on the Reserve SL Tune Pico. The TotalEnergies riders seem to appreciate the change, after two seasons on Enve.

UCI WorldTeams

Team	Bike brand	2026 wheels
Alpecin-Premier Tech	Canyon	Shimano Dura-Ace
Bahrain Victorious	Bianchi	Vision Metron
Decathlon CMA CGM Team	Van Rysel	Swiss Side Hadron³ Ultimate
EF Education-EasyPost	Cannondale	Vision Metron RS
Groupama-FDJ United	Wilier	Miche Deva RD
INEOS Grenadiers	Pinarello	Scope Artech
Lidl-Trek	Trek	Bontrager Aeolus RSL
Lotto Intermarché	Orbea	Oquo
Movistar Team	Canyon	Zipp NSW
NSN Cycling Team	Scott	Zipp NSW
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe	Specialized	Roval CLX III
Soudal Quick-Step	Specialized	Roval CLX III
Team Jayco AlUla	Giant	Cadex
Team Picnic PostNL	Lapierre	Ursus Arya
UAE Team Emirates-XRG	Colnago	Enve SES Pro
Uno-X Mobility	Ridley	DT Swiss ARC 1100
Team Visma | Lease a Bike	Cervélo	Reserve SL Tune Pico
XDS Astana Team	X-Lab	Vision Metron RS

French and associated men’s ProTeams

Team	Bike brand	2026 wheels
Cofidis	Look	Campagnolo Bora Ultra WTO
TotalEnergies	Cube	Newmen Allround Vonoa
Tudor Pro Cycling	Factor	DT Swiss ARC 1100
Unibet Rose Rockets	Rose Bikes	Vision Metron RS

FAQ – Frequently asked questions

Which wheel brand is the best represented in the WorldTour in 2026?

Vision is the best-represented brand with 3 WorldTour teams (Bahrain Victorious, EF Education-EasyPost, XDS Astana) and the ProTeam Unibet Rose Rockets. Zipp follows with 2 WorldTour teams (Movistar, NSN Cycling), ahead of Roval and DT Swiss (2 teams each counting the ProTeams).

Which wheels does UAE Team Emirates (Tadej Pogačar’s team) use in 2026?

UAE Team Emirates-XRG uses Enve SES Pro wheels, the American brand’s hooked version, fitted to the Colnago Y1RS with a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupset.

Which wheels does Team Visma | Lease a Bike (Jonas Vingegaard’s team) use in 2026?

Team Visma | Lease a Bike uses the new Reserve SL Tune Pico, a collaboration between Reserve and the German specialist Tune. The Tune Pico hubs weigh 275 g a pair, with Vonoa carbon spokes.

Which wheels does INEOS Grenadiers use in 2026?

INEOS Grenadiers has signed a 3-year contract with Scope, the Dutch brand specialising in biomimicry. The Artech wheels, with their scaled surface and 3D-printed hubs, are fitted to the British team’s Pinarello Dogma F bikes.

Which wheels do the French teams use in 2026?

• Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WorldTour): Swiss Side Hadron³ Ultimate
• Groupama-FDJ United (WorldTour): Miche Deva RD
• Cofidis (ProTeam): Campagnolo Bora Ultra WTO (45 and 60 mm)
• TotalEnergies (ProTeam): Newmen Allround Vonoa
• Unibet Rose Rockets (ProTeam): Vision Metron RS

Is Campagnolo still present in the WorldTour in 2026?

No. Campagnolo is no longer represented in the WorldTour in 2026 following the relegation of Cofidis. The Vicenza brand remains present only at ProTeam level with Cofidis, under the 4-year contract signed in 2025.

Is Shimano still represented in WorldTour wheels in 2026?

Yes, but only at Alpecin-Premier Tech with the Dura-Ace C50/C60. A new generation is expected. Prototypes were spotted in the peloton in 2025.

Which wheel brand in the 2026 WorldTour is least known to the general public?

Oquo (Orbea’s wheel brand, with Zipp hubs) and Ursus (used by Picnic PostNL) are probably the two brands least known to the general public.

Conclusion

The 2026 season confirms an unprecedented fragmentation of the wheel market in the men’s professional peloton. With 16 different brands for more than 20 teams, it is proof that the high-end carbon wheel market is no longer the preserve of two or three dominant players.

Vision establishes itself as the best-represented brand (3 WorldTour teams + 1 ProTeam), ahead of Zipp (2 WorldTour teams) and the DT Swiss/Roval duo (2 teams each counting all divisions). The big 2026 trend in professional cycling team wheels remains vertical integration (Bontrager, Cadex, Roval, Oquo) and the emergence of low-profile premium brands (Scope, Reserve, Enve) that are gaining visibility by equipping the best teams in the world.

Shimano is seeing its influence on wheels shrink considerably. Campagnolo is absent from the WorldTour for the first time, even though the Bora Ultra WTO still shine on the Cofidis Look bikes.