Bike weights in the pro peloton, why so heavy?

I don’t often watch GCN videos. They tend to be pretty cringe these days, but this tallying the weights of every pro team bike did catch my eye. At the Tour Down Under in Adelaide last month, the GCN crew weighed every team bikes they could get their hands on! Now that’s the sort of content I’m here for!

Bike weights of the Tour de France

For years, the UCI has imposed an arbitrary weight limit of 6.8kg on pro bikes. In the early (read: rim brake) days it was pretty common for professional bikes to sit right on this limit. There’s even rumours of certain teams having to ADD weight to their bikes so as not to fall foul. RELATED:…