Following on from the 2026 bikes of the Women's WorldTour, it's time for the men. Just like we saw in the women's peloton, there's a mix of old and new. Some teams have new sponsors and bikes, some have existing sponsors and fresh bikes, one team has new sponsors and old bikes, and a number just have old bikes.
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Confused? It's all explained in the gallery below that brings together the bikes of all 18 men's WorldTour teams. These bikes, like we do every year, were captured before the 2026 Santos Tour Down Under.
Certainly, the biggest race tech story of the year is SRAM's expansion. As previously reported, the American component company is now on half the bikes in the peloton, the other half being Shimano. Poor Campagnolo, it's back out of the WorldTour.
Of course, there are more little changes and tech tidbits to spot, a number of which you'll find below as we go through the teams in alphabetical order. Happy bike nerding!
Alpecin-Premier Tech
Just as we saw in the Women's WorldTour, there are a number of teams in the men's starting the season with bikes already seen. With a new title sponsor in the name, Alpecin-Premier Tech remain on the same colour-shift Canyon Aeroad as 2025.
Fully sponsored by Shimano, the team is the only men's WorldTour team on the company's wheels for 2026, a huge shift from years past. Those wheels remain wrapped in Pirelli rubber.
The team is expected to get fresh bikes during the season, with a tease of something more than just new paint.
Bahrain Victorious
The biggest bike shake-up in the WorldTour is that of Bahrain Victorious. After a long partnership with Merida, the Taiwanese manufacturer was replaced by the historic Italian bicycle company, Bianchi.
The team in Australia are all aboard Bianchi's aesthetically polarising Oltre RC. These team bikes feature a build kit similar to what we've seen in recent years, with the obvious exception of the Chinese Elilee carbon crankset where FSA previously featured.
Decathlon-CMA CGM
It's quite remarkable to think that Van Rysel only entered professional racing two seasons ago. Today, the RCR-F aero bike seems every bit as dialed as the established players.
Decathlon-CMA CGM is one of the teams to switch from Shimano to SRAM for the new year. The team continues to roll on Swiss Side wheels, which is hardly surprising given that the company serves as a design and test consultant to Van Rysel. Similar things can be said for the Continental Aero 111 tyres, which like the framesets, are designed in partnership with Swiss Side.
EF Education-EasyPost
The bikes of EF Education-EasyPost look a whole lot like those of the women's EF Education-Oatly team. The team refused to let us take photos of the bike (as it's unreleased), and so these were snapped once the women's racing was underway.
Known to be a new SuperSix Evo (it's printed on the top tube), we can spot a new cockpit and a UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger). Similarly new is EF's move to SRAM for 2026, replacing the team's long-running mixed Shimano and FSA drivetrain. The bikes continue to roll on Vision wheels with Vittoria tyres.
Groupama-FDJ United
Keeping with Wilier Triestina's trend of great-looking race paints, the 2026 Groupama-FDJ United bikes are sure to grab attention. The team is on the recently released Filante SLR ID2 aero bike.
That new bike introduces a new cockpit and Wilier's own dedicated aero bottles/cages, something the team is using. These lush red bikes roll on Miche wheels, with the iconic component company having been acquired by Wilier back in 2022. The bikes are finished with Shimano Dura-Ace components, Continental tyres, and Prologo saddles.
Ineos Grenadiers
It's a fresh new look for Ineos Grenadiers in 2026. Despite all sorts of rumours about a change in bike sponsor, the British team remained in its longstanding partnership with Pinarello and its Dogma F bike.
The team also remains sponsored by Shimano, but the matching wheels are gone. While the team has flirted with other wheel brands over the years (such as Princeton CarbonWorks), they've signed with the Dutch wheel brand Scope for 2026. The Artech range from Scope tends to be very light, featuring textured rims and hub shells 3D-printed with a scandium-aluminum-magnesium alloy.
Lidl-Trek
New colours for Lidl-Trek and its Madone SLR Gen 8 bikes. Beyond the paint, the bikes remain extremely similar to those of last season, sticking with SRAM groupsets, Bontrager wheels, and Pirelli tyres.
As mentioned in the 2026 Bikes of the Women's WorldTour gallery, the men remain on the bike's dedicated aero bottles, while the women have since switched back to round bottles as they're easier to catch in feed zones.
Beyond the paint, the other notable change for 2026 is a move back to Shimano Dura-Ace pedals after being on Time pedals since 2023. The team would likely have to buy those pedals, so it's quite telling to which they prefer.
Lotto-Intermarché
A merger of two teams into one, the new Lotto-Intermarché outfit brings Orbea back into the men's WorldTour. The long-standing black, red, and white colours of the past Lotto teams are back, this time glossier than before.
The new team is riding Orbea's Orca Aero, a bike that received a minor 2026 update with a new one-piece bar. The bike rolls on Oquo wheels, a sibling brand of Orbea with its own manufacturing facility. Those hoops are wrapped in Vittoria tyres (tubeless, of course), with Shimano Dura-Ace completing the bikes.
Movistar
Just a little refresh on the paint for Movistar, and it's otherwise business as usual. The Canyon-sponsored team continues to use the Aeroad for most events. There are no changes to the specifications, with the Spanish outfit sticking with the full SRAM build, including groupset, Zipp wheels, and Time pedals.
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