When Look introduced the first clipless pedal in 1984 it was quite the revolution. With toe straps the norm for racing cyclists for many years, there were plenty of skeptics of course. But then Bernard Hinault won the Tour de France the following year riding a pair of Look’s new pedals. When Greg Lemond repeated the feat in 1986 the tide had turned for good. Forty years later it’s the turn of another French brand, Ekoi, to attempt to breathe new life into the humble pedal, in the shape of its large platform PW8 system.
And the innovation doesn’t stop there. Vision has released its first all-carbon wheelset while MAAP has announced its first entirely new jersey and bib shorts for quite some time. And then there’s the Tarmac SL8. While it’s not a new bike it's now available in four team colourways for the 2025 season.
