Inside the Tour
The Tour de France is in full swing, and Visma | Lease a Bike started it with a bang. Wearing their Aerohead II helmets, they won the opening Team Time Trial, and put two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard into the first yellow jersey of race leader. After a week of record-setting high temperatures and the usual chaos that accompanies the start of a Grand Tour, Jonas relinquished the jersey to last year’s winner Tadej Pogacar and sits comfortably in 2nd place on General Classification. Meanwhile, Giro footwear athletes are showing their colors: wearing the Imperial II, former Green Jersey winner Biniam Girmay has sprinted his way to 2nd in the current Points Competition and the young French climbing phenom Paul Seixas is living up to the hype in his Empire SLX II, sitting in 6th on GC at only 19 years old. The week ahead is full of transition stages perfect for breakaways, as the final week, with a series of imposing mountain summit finishes, looms on the horizon.
There are many races inside the race: the GC duel, the bunch sprints, the climbs that make legends.
Each one demands different gear for different terrain - so we built the kit to match. Explore by rider, by stage profile, by where the race is won.
Time Trial Stages | Flat and Rolling Stages | Mountain Stages | Footwear Focus |
The Race
Time Trial Stages
The Aerohead II is purpose-built for speed – Developed with Jonas Vingegaard, this is Team Visma - Lease a Bike’s choice for TT/ITT stages.
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Sprint and Flat Stages
Eclipse Pro delivers aero gains and ventilation – Jonas' pick for explosive breakaways and sprints where every watt matters as much as staying cool.
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Aries shines on long climbs with featherlight construction and breathability– Jonas and Sepp turn to Aries for pure mountain performance. Look for Aries on the 21 bends of Alpe d’Huez.
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2026 Visma | Lease a Bike
TDF Team
Jonas Vingegaard
Nationality: Denmark
Team leader and General Classification contender hunting 3rd TDF title
Sepp Kuss
Nationality: United States
Key mountain support and climbing specialist.
Matteo Jorgenson
Nationality: United States
Versatile all-around support in GC battle
Davide Piganzoli
Nationality: Italy
Young climber stepping into first TDF with future GC potential
Per Strand Hagenes
Nationality: Norway
Spring Classic powerhouse, and versatile team supporter
Victor Campenaerts
Nationality: Belgium
Rouleur supporting powerful breakaway support
Edoardo Affini
Nationality: Italy
Rouleur for flat stage and breakaway support
Bruno Armirail
Nationality: France
Powerhouse in flat stages and time trial champion
Footwear Focus
Biniam’s Imperial II
Imperial II stiffness and superior power transfer is Biniam Girmay’s choice for all-out sprints, in his pursuit of another Green Jersey in 2026.
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Paul’s Empire SLX II
Empire SLX II for any stage or terrain. The weightless and powerful pair will be worn by Seixas during his first GC campaign in France.
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