The Critérium du Dauphiné has emerged as a key venue for unveiling new bicycles prior to the Tour de France. Teams, mindful of limited testing during the Tour, often prefer to debut innovations at this event instead. A notable example is Visma-Lease a Bike showcasing a new Cervélo S5, which features an updated bayonet fork design. The deeper fork changes aim to improve aerodynamics, aligning with UCI regulations, yet aesthetically, the bike resembles its predecessor closely, illustrating a trend in bike design towards subtle yet effective modifications.
On the bike itself, the main changes have taken place on the fork...the fork has been made deeper, including the bit in front of the head tube.
The 'speed sniffer', a phrase coined upon the introduction of the new Specialized Tarmac SL8 to describe a headtube that protrudes forward is nothing new.
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