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Pro Team Wheels in 2025: World Tour Men's essential models

Every year, the World Tour's best cycling teams equip themselves with the best-performing wheels on the market, optimized for each type of terrain. In 2025, major brands such as Shimano, Campagnolo, Zipp, Roval and DT Swiss continued to innovate to provide riders with aerodynamic gains, greater rigidity and an ever smaller weight.

In this article, we offer a round-the-clock look at the wheels of the pro teams this season, with a preferred model for the plain stages and another specially designed for the mountain. Whether you're a hardware enthusiast or looking for inspiration for your own bike, here's what the champions are driving in 2025!

ALPECIN – DECEUNICCK

  • DURA-ACE C60 WH-R9270-C50-TL
  • Profile: 50mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: standard conicals
  • Weight: 1461 grams
  • Public price : 2349€
  • DURA-ACE C36 WH-R9270-C36-TL
  • Profile: 36mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: standard conicals
  • Weight: 1350 grams
  • Public price : 2320€
  • In cyclo-cross, Mathieu Van Der Poel retains his Dura-Ace C50 wheels but opts for a hose version.

ARKEA – B&B HOTELS

  • METRON 60 SL
  • Profile : 60mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: sealed cartridges
  • Weight: 1490 grams
  • Public price : 2249€
  • METRON 45 SL
  • Profile: 45mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: sealed cartridges
  • Weight : 1390 grams
  • Public price : 2189€
  • Vision teams can also enjoy a Metron 37 SL. A pair of wheels rarely used by professionals.

BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS

  • METRON 60 SL
  • Profile : 60mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: sealed cartridges
  • Weight: 1490 grams
  • Public price : 2249€
  • METRON 45 SL
  • Profile: 45mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: sealed cartridges
  • Weight : 1390 grams
  • Public price : 2500€

COFIDIS

  • BORA ULTRA 60 C23
  • Profile : 60mm
  • Internal width: 23mm
  • Bearings: CULT (ceramics)
  • Weight: 1395 grams
  • Public price : 3699€
  • BORA ULTRA 35 C23
  • Profile: 35mm
  • Internal width: 23mm
  • Bearings : CULT (ceramics)
  • Weight: 1285 grams
  • Public price : 3699€
  • The Bora Ultra 45 versatile should also be used by riders. Moreover, it is a version « Team Edition », with white marking, which is used by the team at the beginning of 2025.

DECATHLON AG2R THE WORLD TEAM

  • HADRON2 ULTIMATE 625
  • Profile: 62mm
  • Internal width: 20mm
  • Bearings: SINC (ceramics)
  • Weight: 1661 grams
  • Public price : 2370€
  • HADRON2 ULTIMATE 500
  • Profile: 50mm
  • Internal width: 20mm
  • Bearings: SINC (ceramics)
  • Weight: 1470 grams
  • Public price : 2370€
  • Another alternative for mountain trials, the Hadron2 Ultimate 380, light and aerodynamic.

EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST

  • METRON 60 SL
  • Profile : 60mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: sealed cartridges
  • Weight: 1490 grams
  • Public price : 2249€
  • METRON 45 SL
  • Profile: 45mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: sealed cartridges
  • Weight : 1390 grams
  • Public price : 2189€

GROUPAMA – FDJ

  • KLEOS RD 62
  • Profile: 62mm
  • Internal width: 23mm
  • Bearings : CeramicSpeed
  • Weight: 1560 grams
  • Public price : 2200€
  • KLEOS RD 36
  • Profile: 36mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings : CeramicSpeed
  • Weight : 1390 grams
  • Public price : 2200€
  • On the hilly routes, riders will also use the versatile KLEOS RD 50 with its 50mm profile and its 1455mm weight content.

INEOS GRENADIERS

  • DURA-ACE C50 WH-R9270-C50-TL
  • Profile: 50mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: standard conicals
  • Weight: 1461 grams
  • Public price : 2349€
  • DURA-ACE C36 WH-R9270-C36-TL
  • Profile: 36mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: standard conicals
  • Weight: 1350 grams
  • Public price : 2320€
  • The Egan Bernal team also regularly uses the Princeton American wheels. On the time trial, it's even systematic.

WANTY INTERMARCH

  • STREEM SPRINT VONA
  • Profile: 60mm front and 66mm rear
  • Internal width: 22mm
  • Bearings : Newmen standard
  • Weight: 1355 grams
  • Public price : 1690€
  • STREEM CLIMBING VONOA
  • Profile: 35mm front and 38mm rear
  • Internal width: 22mm
  • Bearings : Newmen standard
  • Weight: 1045 grams
  • Public price : 1690€
  • Newmen wheels are very light thanks to Vonoa carbon rays.

LIDL – TREK

  • BONTRAGER AEOLUS RSL 51
  • Profile: 51mm
  • Internal width: 23mm
  • Bearings: standards (DT Swiss)
  • Weight: 1410 grams
  • Public price : 2599€
  • KBONTRAGER AEOLUS RSL 62
  • Profile: 62mm
  • Internal width: 23mm
  • Bearings: standards (DT Swiss)
  • Weight: 1520 grams
  • Public price : 2599€
  • Despite an Aeolus RSL 37 in the Bontrager range, it is very rarely seen on the bikes of the team. Probably because of an internal width of 21mm less efficient.

MOVISTAR TEAM

  • 454 NSW
  • Profile: 53/58mm
  • Internal width: 23mm
  • Bearings: Standard
  • Weight: 1358 grams
  • Public price : 3600€
  • 353 NSW
  • Profile: 45mm
  • Internal width: 25mm
  • Bearings: Standard
  • Weight: 1255 grams
  • Public price : 3600€
  • In engravel, Alejandro Valverde runs on the 303 XPLR SW and their phenomenal internal width of 32mm!

RED BULL BORA HANSGROHE

  • QUICK CLX II Team
  • Profile: 51mm front and 60mm rear
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: SINC ceramics
  • Weight: 1360 grams
  • Public price : 3700€
  • ALPINIST CLX II
  • Profile: 33mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: SINC ceramics
  • Weight : 1390 grams
  • Public price : 2600€

SOUDAL QUICK-STEP

  • QUICK CLX II Team
  • Profile: 51mm front and 60mm rear
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: SINC ceramics
  • Weight: 1360 grams
  • Public price : 3700€
  • ALPINIST CLX II
  • Profile: 33mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: SINC ceramics
  • Weight : 1390 grams
  • Public price : 2600€

TEAM JAYCO ALULA

  • ULTRA 50
  • Profile: 50mm
  • Internal width: 22.4mm
  • Bearings: ceramic
  • Weight: 1349 grams
  • Public price : 2850€
  • MAX 40
  • Profile: 40mm
  • Internal width: 22.4mm
  • Bearings: ceramic
  • Weight: 1249 grams
  • Public price : 3999€

TEAM PICNIC POSTNL

  • Ursus remains mysterious with technical data still secret on this new model called « Enigma ».
  • Picnic PostNL is also in technical partnership with the Dutch brand Scope. It is not impossible to see products from the brands being occasionally used by riders during the season.

TEAM VISMA LEASE AT BIKE

  • 52/63
  • Profile: 52mm front and 63mm rear
  • Internal width: 25mm at front and 24mm at rear
  • Bearings : JTEKT
  • Weight: 1606 grams
  • Public price : 2299€
  • 34/37
  • Profile: 34mm front and 37mm rear
  • Internal width: 23mm at front and 22mm at rear
  • Bearings : JTEK
  • Weight: 1354 grams
  • Public price : 2299€
  • The Visma team seems to favour DT Swiss 240 hubs over the higher-end 180s version. The reason? A larger bearing size offering more durability and reliability.

UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG

  • ITS 4.5
  • Profile: 50mm front and 56mm rear
  • Internal width: 25mm
  • Bearings: standard steel
  • Weight: 1432 grams
  • Public price : 3400€
  • ITS 3.4
  • Profile: 39mm front and 43mm rear
  • Internal width: 25mm
  • Bearings: standard steel
  • Weight : 1390 grams
  • Public price : 3400€
  • A new pair of wheels is expected to be created at ENVE in 2025. Tadej Pogacar was filmed several times with different prototypes during the winter.

XDS ASTANA TEAM

  • METRON 60 SL
  • Profile : 60mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: sealed cartridges
  • Weight: 1490 grams
  • Public price : 2249€
  • METRON 45 SL
  • Profile: 45mm
  • Internal width: 21mm
  • Bearings: sealed cartridges
  • Weight : 1390 grams
  • Public price : 2189€

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