After just one day of racing his sixth Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard has laid down a marker in his bid to add to his pair of wins from 2022 and ’23, by storming into the yellow jersey in the opening stage team time trial.

The Dane, who has never finished lower than second in the race’s overall, makes his assault on the 2026 race on a Cervélo S5 aero bike. Widely regarded as one of the very fastest bikes in the World, the S5 received an update in mid 2025 to further refine it.

Cyclingnews visited the Visma-Lease a Bike Hotel in the days running up to the race and managed to get some time with Vingegaard’s number two race bike.

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Spec-wise, it’s nothing we haven’t seen before, with a 1X SRAM Red groupset and Reserve carbon wheels, but there are some really interesting details that, for me, highlight the team’s attention to detail and their ability to focus on the little things.

I also received a tip that the team were doing a few things to lower drag in the derailleur pulley wheels; they use the stock ones, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they had stripped the factory grease and added a light oil or grease to really make them fly.

Vingegaard rides a size 51cm frame that has a stack of 519mm and a reach of 376mm; he’s added a single spacer under the stem.

We also got hold of Vingegaard’s number 1 time trial bike, as well as his great rival Tadej Pogačar’s, for a head-to-head comparison.

After just one day of racing his sixth Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard has laid down a marker in his bid to add to his pair of wins from 2022 and ’23, by storming into the yellow jersey in the opening stage team time trial.

The Dane, who has never finished lower than second in the race’s overall, makes his assault on the 2026 race on a Cervélo S5 aero bike. Widely regarded as one of the very fastest bikes in the World, the S5 received an update in mid 2025 to further refine it.

Cyclingnews visited the Visma-Lease a Bike Hotel in the days running up to the race and managed to get some time with Vingegaard’s number two race bike.

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Watch full video here:

Spec-wise, it’s nothing we haven’t seen before, with a 1X SRAM Red groupset and Reserve carbon wheels, but there are some really interesting details that, for me, highlight the team’s attention to detail and their ability to focus on the little things.

I also received a tip that the team were doing a few things to lower drag in the derailleur pulley wheels; they use the stock ones, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they had stripped the factory grease and added a light oil or grease to really make them fly.

Vingegaard rides a size 51cm frame that has a stack of 519mm and a reach of 376mm; he’s added a single spacer under the stem.

We also got hold of Vingegaard’s number 1 time trial bike, as well as his great rival Tadej Pogačar’s, for a head-to-head comparison.