Insights
Groupset
Each participants strategy to face the climbs and flats lies here.
Based on the 178 setups we documented, of 200 entrants; the other 22 have no record.
Groupset brand
4 setups have no groupset recorded.
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
47%
80 of 172 riders
- Electronic 80 · 47%
- Mechanical 92 · 53%
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 41 · 25%
- 2x 120 · 74%
- 3x 1 · 1%
73 distinct configurations across 162 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 — 16 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 41 · 25%
- 2x 120 · 73%
- 3x 1 · 1%
- Fixed gear 3 · 2%
3 fixed-gear setups against 162 geared ones. Nothing sits between them, and they exist far out in the top left field.