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New wheels for 2025: the first clues spotted in the peloton

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In 2025, the WorldTour peloton remains an exceptional showcase for wheel manufacturers, revealing exclusive new wheels or wheels still in testing that fascinate enthusiasts. From Cofidis and its Campagnolo Bora WTO Ultra to Picnic PostNL and its Scope disc wheel, via Bahrain, Arkéa and Astana on the Vision Silver Edition, technology keeps pushing the limits. Scope, with its revolutionary Artech of 2024, promises surprises, while Ursus intrigues with its “Enigma” project. Here is an overview of the equipment that could soon transform your bike.

Cofidis’s Bora WTO Ultra with white graphics

Cofidis fits its Look 795 Blade RS bikes with Campagnolo Bora WTO Ultra wheels, recognisable by their new white graphics. This bold design celebrates Campagnolo’s return to the WorldTour, but it is the technical feat that grabs attention. Built from H.U.L.C. (Handmade Ultra-Light Carbon) carbon, these wheels weigh a featherlight 1,325 g a pair thanks to meticulous optimisation of the fibres and resin. Their aerodynamics, refined in the wind tunnel (Wind Tunnel Optimized), rely on 45 or 60 mm rim depths and asymmetric G3 spoking, guaranteeing exceptional lateral stiffness to transmit every watt without loss. The almost friction-free CULT ceramic bearings ensure lasting smoothness, even under the strain of long stages. A consumer version with these graphics is in preparation, promising a direct transfer of pro performance.

Technical specifications

  • Weight: 1,325 g a pair (45 mm).
  • Material: H.U.L.C. carbon, handmade with high-modulus fibres.
  • Spokes: G3, aerodynamic and asymmetric for balanced tension.
  • Bearings: CULT ceramic, friction coefficient 9 times lower than steel.
  • Rim depth: 35, 45 or 60 mm, wind-tunnel optimised for crosswinds.

Read the press release announcing the Cofidis x Campagnolo partnership.

Uno-X’s special edition DT Swiss ARC 1100

Uno-X rides on customised DT Swiss ARC 1100 wheels with large “DT Swiss” stickers, a visual signature that contrasts with the Swiss brand’s usual understatement. Available in 50 or 62 mm rim depths, they use high-modulus carbon for an impressive weight-to-stiffness ratio, at around 1,492 g a pair. The rims, designed with Swiss Side’s aerodynamic expertise, reduce drag while remaining stable in crosswinds thanks to a refined shape. The DT Swiss 180 hubs, with their Ratchet EXP system, offer instant responsiveness and proven durability on the demanding roads of the WorldTour. A limited edition with this bold design (perhaps a little inspired by Pogacar’s SES 4.5?) is probably planned for sale in the coming months.

Technical specifications

  • Weight: 1,492 g a pair (50 mm).
  • Material: High-modulus carbon, optimised layup.
  • Rim: 50 or 62 mm depth, co-developed with Swiss Side for aero.
  • Hubs: DT Swiss 180 Ratchet EXP
  • Bearings : SINC ceramic

Vision Metron SL: the special Silver Edition series lights up the peloton

Bahrain Victorious, Arkéa-B&B Hotels and Astana Qazaqstan have been riding the Vision Metron SL 60 Silver Edition since mid-2024, well before their official launch in January 2025. This special series, also available in 45 mm, features an elegant silver finish on 60 mm (or 45 mm) rims, weighing 1,490 g and 1,390 g a pair respectively. The unidirectional carbon, reinforced for disc brakes, offers robustness tested in the WorldTour, while tubeless-ready compatibility suits modern tyres (25-30 mm). The PRS (Precision Response System) hubs, with high-precision sealed bearings, reduce energy losses, and the aerodynamic profile, validated by CFD modelling, excels on fast courses. Already on the market, they combine distinction and accessible performance.

  • Even the bike of F1 driver Charles Leclerc has its beautiful VISION Silver Edition wheels

Technical specifications

  1. Weight: 1,490 g (60 mm) or 1,390 g (45 mm) a pair.
  2. Material: Unidirectional carbon
  3. Depth: 60 mm or 45 mm, CFD-optimised for aero.
  4. Hubs: PRS, low-friction sealed bearings.
  5. System: Tubeless-ready, 21 mm internal width.

Scope Artech disc wheel at Picnic PostNL?

Picnic PostNL unveiled a Scope disc wheel at the UAE Tour, but what does the Dutch brand really have in store for us? After the 2024 Artech – 3D-printed Scalmalloy hubs, carbon spokes, fish-scale rims (965 g for the Artech 2) – Scope has proved its daring. This disc wheel, perhaps under 1,000 g, relies on a monocoque carbon structure to eliminate drag in time trials. But could we see a model as revolutionary as the Artech arrive in a disc version? A scaled texture to reduce turbulence, an even lighter 3D-printed hub or stiffness rethought for extreme efforts: the hypotheses abound. Scope knows how to surprise – how far will they push innovation this time?

Ursus Enigma: the Italian mystery

Ursus is teasing its “Enigma” project, a wheel not yet on sale that remains in the shadows. This prototype could feature advanced carbon or an all-new design, challenging Scope or Enve. Details are lacking, but anticipation is growing.

Rumours around Enve and Zipp

Social media is buzzing after shots of Tadej Pogacar this winter on unseen Enve wheels, with an intriguing chrome hub – perhaps an evolution of the SES for UAE Team Emirates. At Zipp, the 303 and the NSW range are ageing in the face of the competition; a renewal in 2025 or 2026 seems logical.

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