Professional CYCLING Is Slowly Becoming FORMULA 1

[@glennhinrichsen5999]

It will always come down to the guy turning the pedals.

[@Downdotloader]

True. Riders, unfortunately, may ultimately bear the brunt of undesirable outcomes in races. If teams hire the smartest engineers, will they now not question the rider’s ability to maximise the full potential of the bike? This might have an impact on how long a rider’s career lasts. Preference may be given to the rider that can unlock the full performance of the bike over the experienced rider. Will probably not see riders like Mark Cavendish anymore; riders who will ride past the age of 35 years. With all this advancements, the rider’s effort, ability and experience should not be overlooked.

[@JamesErv]

Agree but this video I think greatly overstates the amount of optimisation actually happening. Remember, basically every team is constrained by who supplies their equipment. It's well known Shimano wheels are not great compared to Enve, Princeton etc. Yet there are a lot of shimano sponsored teams that have to run them. Heck, even UAE ride a comparatively slow Colnago frame, even though they have the best budget and seemingly limitless R&D.

[@passcomcompass2623]

it was becoming F1, until Pogacar came around with his heavy ass anti aerodynamic colnago and shitted on everyone lol

[@EugenioMalandruccoo]

I feel like the whole video was conceived, written, voiced (that’s for sure), and edited by AI.

[@stanislavkindiakov6334]

Yes, compilation of marketing crap

[@3ncryp7ed]

thats impressive honestly, AI has become so advanced that i cant really complain this is bad

[@leokrause9213]

It would be interesting though, if a rider had only a certain number of spare components for a whole grand tour. Basically give each one bike, two wheelsets and a tire patch kit. Lets see, what the teams focus on then.

[@superstrada6847]

Even the best bike can't help a rider who hasn't the "talent" to ride it. The riders have never been all equal (as you surmise) which has been true throughout the generations and remains true today. The bike will remain relatively static even though highly advanced. It's the riders that will differ. I am doubtful that the bike alone will be the deciding factor, unlike F1.

[@TSEEMOD_618]

You forgot that despite this Safety is still to a deep low. We got UCI World Championship in 2024 with a girl who died and NOBODY intervened for more than 1 hour.

[@gregmarcus3064]

Aero and carbon it all you want. It comes down to the rider and how well they train and dope. Sorry but that is the reality.

[@robertcatuara5118]

Put Tadej on the slowest bike in the peleton and he will win. Put Max on the slowest, hell, put him on any of the bottom five and he will never win. So no, it's not becoming F1.

[@GaiusPrimusMatius]

@@robertcatuara5118 Nice observation....

[@TheMarkoPollo]

Well, when both him and his bike are doped then of course he’ll win

[@GaiusPrimusMatius]

@@TheMarkoPollo ....what an empty statement....Do you think others in the peloton are on bread and water?... he's simply the strongest, always was....envy is a hard thing to swallow 😉

[@TheMarkoPollo]

@ you mean him and his bike are on the strongest stuff. Every sport needs a star, and the UCI loves their golden boy.

[@uranusjr]

It’s not the bikes; the big teams use science to make their riders better versions of themselves than if they are on one of the smaller teams. The difference is, unlike engines, you can’t make up rules to naively limit human horsepower; in that sense cycling will never be like F1.

[@lukewalker1051]

No question, this is the trend. In fact, I see F1 being cancelled and replaced by cycling because bicycle speeds will likely supplant that of F1 next year. Only other twist that may come due to superior aerodynamics in F1 cars is...engines may be replaced by pedals in F1 cars. These won't be the same as kiddie cars many parents give to their children. These will be high tech pedal cars with F1 bodies. We may even see bicycles and F1 cars on the track at the same time.

[@derickcastillo9083]

Maybe the UCI should say that all frame sets must be made of steel. 😃

[@ebin2868]

55 million dollars budget for Tour de France for a single team. Formula 1 has a yearly budget cap of 135 million dollars. So what is this 55 million budget being used for again?

[@DR_1_1]

I guess they have ABS on F1s... otoh disk brakes on bikes are certainly the major cause of many group crashes, they are more powerful, riders take more risks, and ride closer in the peloton. My 1st ever front wheel skid was with disc brakes, in an emergency situation.

[@scheraph]

F1 cars don't have ABS. But they have 4 wheels, which makes it a lot saver to break at the limit. The don't fall like a tree when one wheel starts sliding.

[@glywnniswells9480]

The moment a motor is found its over for this sport

[@Rooster7six]

Great vid!

[@Volvo5200]

Twenty years ago. Lance Armstrong have already done that.

[@llegoearl3487]

the only thing missing is winglets on a frame lol and it will became supre aero and looks more like an f1

[@the_luki]

Pogi would win the tdf also on a 10kg steel bike…

[@speculator9572]

It's slowly becoming f1 in the sense that the technology to provide a hidden assistance is there! UCI scanning bikes with tablets is an absolute joke. We need data transparency asap but they don't care about fair play as long as money and sponsors are there. And Pogačar brings all of this

[@luisfer14240]

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[@Downdotloader]

Riders, unfortunately, may ultimately bear the brunt of undesirable outcomes in races like Tour de France. If teams hire the smartest engineers, will they now not question the rider’s ability to maximise the full potential of the bike? This might have an impact on how long a rider’s career lasts. Preference may be given to the rider that can unlock the full performance of the bike over the rider who is experienced. We will probably not see riders like Mark Cavendish anymore; riders who will ride past the age of 35 years. Just a thought. I am for technological advances in the sport. So long as the human factor in cycling is not overlooked.

[@ozgurinsan]

There is zero similarities between f1 and cycling.

[@szarazfolditengerimalac]

Is the narrator AI or just the most boring sounding guy ever?

[@exigency2231]

ai

[@LFMC1]

Mambo jambo!!! Folks don't buy it. Just read the comments! Quit at 2,17.

[@stanislavkindiakov6334]

Bla bla marketing to push price of bicycle above the roof

[@diogonascimento6470]

Pogaçar with one of the shittiest bikes of the peloton just smoked everyone this year. Unlike F1, power in the legs is ultimatly what decides races, and we all now where when you are at the maxed out state of your natural limit, what really gives you a big performance advantage. This is almost all snake oil selling marketing to deviate naive people from what the big winners are doing, the real perfomance engenieers here are the team Doctors. That said i love bike racing, and like every single one the top winner of the sport, its ProSports(entertainment), i know what i am looking at.

[@williamvl2404]

Is this written by chatgpt? The repetitions are unbearable, what a slop

[@ΣκιστειςβάρβαροςαποτηνΣκωτία]

Stop the marketing bro you are disgusting no way 16k road bike its worth ok especially with 46 teeth crankset and weight 7.200 with every part being carbon my bike its cost me around 3k with 53 teeth crankset and a lot of aluminum parts stop that bullshit with aerodynamics please

[@dcataj5085]

Bicycle shows your social status. Aero bike looks higher status. Social status is the most important... ;-)

[@ΣκιστειςβάρβαροςαποτηνΣκωτία]

@dcataj5085 you are make no sense

[@karehaqt]

More AI slop that is ruining KZbin.

[@jackal6234]

Motor so called "Sports" arent sports lmao, they all rely on their Engine thats all, and dont come up with me with their cringe training like G force and shit lmao