Insights
Groupset
Each participants strategy to face the climbs and flats lies here.
Based on the 159 setups we documented, of 181 entrants; the other 22 have no record.
Groupset brand
Fixed-gear bikes are counted separately, in a section of their own.
The two giants take almost the whole field, everything else is a deliberate choice.
Groupset model
Mixed builds are logged as the rider assembled them.
Electronic vs Mechanical
41%
64 of 156 riders
- Electronic 64 · 41%
- Mechanical 92 · 59%
Electronic shifting means more comfort with the risk brought by batteries. For a 1500km race, this is worth a thought.
Electronic share by brand
Gearing, ratio by ratio
- 1x 17 · 15%
- 2x 94 · 83%
- 3x 2 · 2%
44 distinct configurations across 113 riders.
Groupset ratios fall into 4 quadrants, split at 4.1 and 1.0: Top Left: Hard to climb, and hard to go fast Top Right: Hard to climb, but fast in the flats Bottom Left: Easier climbing, but lower top speeds Bottom Right: Easy climbing and high top speeds — the sweet spot
One bubble per chainring–sprocket configuration, sized by how many riders ran it. Right is a taller top gear; down is an easier climbing gear, since the climbing ratio is the small ring over the big sprocket.
Most common configurations
50-34 | 11-34 — 27 riders, the single most common.
Chainrings and cassette, exactly as they were run.
The Fixed-Gear Riders
One gear for the whole 1500 km. Nothing to shift, and the gears keep spinning. They exist outside of the graphs.
- 1x 17 · 15%
- 2x 94 · 81%
- 3x 2 · 2%
- Fixed gear 3 · 3%
3 fixed-gear setups against 113 geared ones. Nothing sits between them, and they exist far out in the top left field.