alt Hacker NewsAlthough, fun fact, there are complete bikes badged Shimano. The neutral support bikes in the TdF are Canyon Ultimates from 10 years back with Shimano branding. The TdF is full of such truth-bending in the name of sponsorship, see also Lance climbing on a Litespeed with Trek branding.
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prmoustache • yesterday at 6:21 PM
Yes the same way Mavic were carrying Mavic branded Cannondales a decade or so ago.
Nowadays they use the 2021 version of the Canyon Endurace CF SL 7. And the Shimano neutral support team is used in most World Tour races, not only in the Tour de France.
The Shimano neutral support team has a list with the materials each team is using, so they can quickly get the correct bike from their car and hand it to a rider if needed. You can see an example of the list here [1]. For example, you can see that they know the pedals used by each team.
[1] https://images.vrt.be/width1280/2026/04/13/db02d167-1a93-4c5...