Sam Bennett’s Tour de France Pro Bike 2024 | Decathlon AG2R Van Rysel RCR

This is the Van Rysel RCR of Irish sprinter, previous green jersey winner, and multiple Tour de France stage winner, Sam Bennett! The RCR is one of Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale's most successful bikes, and Ollie’s here to give you an in-depth look at all its characteristics and fine details!

00:00 Sam Bennett’s Tour de France Van Rysel RCR
00:29 The Frame, Paint job and Engineering
01:54 Sam Bennett's Bike Fit
02:19 Seatpost and Saddle
02:40 The Groupset, Power Meter, and Chainset
03:25 The Cockpit
05:26 Wheels, Pedals, Rotas and Bottle Cages
06:41 Freehub Soundcheck and Weight

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[gcntech]

What do you think about Bennett's Van Rysel? 😍

[zauliuz]

7:04 - 7:07
no. he have right brake setup. only you, who live in island do everything opposite. And I'll mention only driving :)

[cristocarstens]

Just love it when it is not a waxed chain, it totally burst Oli's bubble !!!

Back brake on the right is NOT the wrong way around either !!!

[lovemesomedetail]

im always amazed at how balanced the pro riders rear (and probably also front) wheels are, can really see it during the freehub soundcheck, no vibration at all!

[npdf]

I’m mega impressed with Decathlon and the Van Rysel brand this bike looks awesome and for me if I was looking for a new bike i would certainly consider one of these or Supersix EVO as I’m a Cannondale fan 😊 Pete

[eddysobieralski]

It 's great but what we REALLY want to know about is Sam's FCR.

[Pratalax]

Hopefully soon those fcrs will let you have a look at the new fcr! Especially the one in the nice prototype paintjob with the teal. Lovely, that.

[DennisJosefsson]

7:24 The latitude and longitude of Decathlon in Lille, and Wikipedia tells me their first store was opened there in 1976.

[WhaoN]

I remember the times when decathlon sold like only cheap stuff. Now they sell bikes that are ridden on a competitive level at the tour the France

[michaelscott]

They had one of these on display in Decathlon in Leeds, impressive bit of kit.

[jackliang]

They actually are setup tubeless. Stock DT Swiss tubeless valves

[aktieninvestor]

Ollies face after waxed chain check. Brilliant. 😂

[JFomo]

I hope this bike wins a least 1 stage at the tdf.

[BevandEdMusic]

The music in this made me think my phone was ringing/my alarm was going off lol

[jimmusial]

One of those wheels is upside down. I don’t know which one, but the plus and horizontally lines say so.

[TESTA-CC]

Cervelo, Pinarello, Colnago, Van Rysel, and many others frames are all made in Taiwan or China at the Carbotech Factory.

Every Frame With the Tyre Cut out on Seat Tube Stay is a Carbotech mould Frame using t1100 carbon.


Paint & Parts are Fitted to Bikes in there Respected countries, which gives them the right to say built in Italy, France, UK as final assembly (Branded Stickers & Components ) was fitted in that country

[lovemesomedetail]

size small with 1, 76m really requires some spacers, his torso would be in tt mode with arms stretched out if the stem was slammed :D

[lesflynn]

How are brakes normally set up? I'm Australian, and I'm used to front brake on the right. Are things different in Europe and/or the Americas?

[Pratalax]

god, during that intro i thought there was just someone nearby pumping a tyre very slowly!
hahaaaa "onera" very nearly sounds like the japanese for "fart" which would be a hilarious name for a wind tunnel.

[_cpdchua]

The head tube is ridiculously low that even world class pro riders needs to put a stack of spacers. Crazy