![]() The Kazakh squad also heads into 2023 unchanged. Whatever the Dutchman is aboard, expect him to remain a central character throughout the season, such is his talent and versatility. However, Van der Poel was photographed during the off-season riding what appeared to be a prototype Canyon - most likely an updated Aeroad but as yet unconfirmed. Typically the team have relied on Canyon’s Aeroad CFR (opens in new tab) for the majority of races, both stage and one-day. They’ll be riding the same gear as they did at ProTeam level, which means Canyon bikes equipped with Shimano’s top-tier Dura-Ace Di2 groupset (opens in new tab) and wheels, as well as Vittoria tires and Selle Italia saddles. The first of our newly promoted teams, you could have been forgiven for thinking that the Belgian team were already WorldTour approved given the prominence of riders such as Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen, both who secured Grand Tour stage wins in 2022, with MVDP also triumphing at De Ronde (opens in new tab). Whether this makes a difference to the performance of Ben O’Connor, Benoit Cosnefroy and others remains to be seen. The BMC bikes are now painted bright blue and red, rather than the predominately white of last season. Racing fans will notice a difference though. ![]() The Italian theme continues with Pirelli tires and Fizik saddles, while the team kit, including the trademark brown shorts, is made by Rosti. They’re also sticking with Campagnolo groupsets and wheels - Super Record EPS (opens in new tab) and Bora - and are now the only men's team on the WorldTour stage using shiny bits from Vincenza. ![]() One again they’ll be riding BMC bikes, with the Teammachine (opens in new tab), Timemachine Road and Timemachine TT all in play. There’s little change for the French outfit as they head into their 31st year of existence and 23rd season carrying the AG2R moniker. ![]()
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