What's It Like To Ride Pro Gears? (Are They Really Faster?)

With racing getting faster and faster, chainrings are getting bigger and bigger! Not long ago, the standard 53/39 was the pro choice, but this has changed dramatically. We're at the 2024 Tour de France to see what gears the pros are using, find out how their choices have evolved over time, and compare them to what us mere mortals use!

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00:00 What gearing are pros using at the Tour de France?
00:20 Gearing amateurs tend to use
00:47 What are the pros using?
02:29 Why do the pros want bigger chainrings?
04:49 What about going uphill?
06:14 Ollie tries out the 54/40 chainset
07:00 Pros used to only use big cassettes
08:24 Have mechanics’ lives become easier?
08:55 Why use a 40/34?
09:50 How far racing has come - Now pros are using 56/44!
11:23 Thanks to Shimano, Ineos Grenadier and Jayco–AlUla!

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