The 2025 WorldTour season has begun in Australia, and it’s the women who got things rolling. The Santos Tour Down Under is a WorldTour event, but given its distance from cycling’s European heartland, attendance is not mandatory for the top-tier women’s squads.
Of the 15 women’s WorldTour teams, this year’s edition of the race had 10 present. There were also two ProTeams present, and you’ll find their bikes below as well. Not covered in this article are the bikes of the Continental team from Norway (Coop-Repsol) and the local Australian composite team.
We’ve previously looked at who’s riding what for 2025 and so this article will rather focus on what the new bikes look like (it’s the year of the sparkle), plus a little summary of where changes are present.
AG Insurance-Soudal
AG Insurance-Soudal is one of three women’s teams on Specialized bikes for 2025. Beyond the fresh paint, the Belgium-based team rolls on a Shimano-equipped Tarmac SL8 that’s much like last year’s. Previously we saw the team on Garmin powermeter pedals and CeramicSpeed OSPWs, but they’ve since moved to Shimano’s Dura-Ace powermeter crank and a regular derailleur cage.
Pictured is the bike of Belgium’s Justine Ghekiere.
Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto
Canyon-SRAM continues with its relatively new colourful fade paint for 2025. No new technical partners means a familiar bike, including full SRAM Red AXS groupsets, a mix of Zipp 353 and 454 NSW wheels, and Schwalbe Pro One Aero tyres (30 mm on the 353 rims, 28 mm on the 454 rims).
Pictured here is the race bike of young Australian rider Neve Bradbury, a bike we’ll take a closer look at in the coming few days.
Liv AlUla Jayco
The Liv bikes of the Australian-registered team look extremely similar to those from 2024, but they’re sparklier than ever. While the general graphic design concept remains unchanged, the paint is now far richer, metallic-like, and almost reflective. The team continues on Shimano components, with Cadex (Giant’s premium component brand) supplying much of the rest. 2024 saw the team on Vittoria tyres, but they’re moving over to Cadex-branded tyres – which look like another brand of tyre.
Shown is the bike of Dutch rider Silke Smulders who finished second overall.
Lidl-Trek
The bikes of Lidl-Trek are effectively unchanged from those revealed during the 2024 season. Pictured is the Trek Madone Gen-8 of Australian rider (and three-time TDU winner) Amanda Spratt. A close look reveals a new small parts sponsor in the way of Tripeak, but otherwise these bikes look much the same as before.
FDJ-Suez
It’s a whole new look for the FDJ-Suez team in 2025. Through the signing of Demi Vollering, the French outfit is now on Specialized, and with what is one of the best paintjobs in the game. Pictured is the Tarmac SL8 of New Zealand star Ally Wollaston.
UAE Team ADQ
The UAE Team ADQ squad continues on Colnago’s well-rounded V4RS. Like the men’s UAE squad, there are full Shimano Dura-Ace groupsets, Enve wheels, and Continental tyres. The team bikes seen all featured Colnago’s own one-piece handlebar. New for 2025 is a change to Fizik saddles and bartapes.
Pictured is the bike of Britain’s Lizzie Holden.
Human Powered Health
Human Powered Health is contiuning on the same colourful Factor Ostro VAMs as introduced at the start of the 2024 season. The team has switched from Goodyear to Vittoria tyres for 2025, with the squad currently rolling with the Black Inc SixtyTwo (62 mm) wheels.
The team has no saddle sponsor, rather leaving the choice up to individual riders. Seen here on the bike of American rider (and friend of Escape) Ruth Edwards is the relatively new Wove Mags saddle. Lastly, some new Black Inc bottle cages are present, each shaped specifically to the Ostro’s down tube and seat tube for some sneaky aero gains.
Ceratizit Pro Cycling
With rider Daniek Hengeveld winning the first day of racing on the WorldTour calendar, the Ceratizit Pro Cycling team has had a bright start to 2025. Almost as bright as their Orbea Orca Aero bikes, which amongst a peloton full of glittery bikes, is arguably the sparkliest of them all. The team rides on Shimano Dura-Ace groupsets, 4iiii power meters, and with Oquo wheels (Orbea’s own sibling brand).
Shown here is the bike of Czech rider Kristýna Burlová.
Uno-X Mobility
Pictured is the brand new Ridley Noah Fast of Dutch rider Anouska Koster (follow the link for a full gallery and details). Ridley is a fresh sponsor for the Uno-X Mobility outfit, who rode Dare bicycles in 2024. The bike shows a two-piece handlebar/stem, a temporary measure until the riders and bikes return to Europe.
Picnic PostNL
The newly named Picnic PostNL (formerly DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is racing in Australia, but the early start to the season has the women’s team racing on their training/home bikes. Making the switch from Scott to Lapierre for 2025, the team will be seen riding the new Xelius DRS once back in Europe (new team colours shown in the last photo).
The men’s and women’s Picnic-PostNL teams use identical bikes in terms of paint and equipment. Pictured is an Aircode DRS from the men’s squad, which is lacking the finalised team paint. Of note, in addition to the bike switch, the team changed to Ursus wheels.
Missing from TDU
The following five WorldTour teams are missing from the Tour Down Under but see below for the bikes they’ll be riding this year.
Fenix-Deceuninck
Fenix-Deceuninck hasn’t revealed its new bikes for the year. However, its sibling team, Alpecin-Deceuninck has teased a new look for the new year. Given 2024 saw the men’s and women’s squads riding extremely similar-looking Canyon bikes, it’s quite possible we’ll see a repeat of that in 2025.
Movistar
The Spanish outfit continues into 2025 with no known changes in the technical department. Where some teams are on bikes that are painted brighter than ever, Movistar’s Canyon bikes take it back to basics with a subtle metallic flake in the paint. Classy.
Pictured is a bike from the men’s squad, but like a couple of other WorldTour teams, the equipment is kept consistent.
Roland
Roland is on Pinarello for 2025. Imagery of the team bike is unavailable at the time of publishing.
SD Worx-Protime
The third of the Specialized-sponsored women’s teams for 2025. Beyond the paint, it’s business as usual for these bikes.
Visma-Lease a Bike
Pictured here is one of the Cervelo S5s from the men’s team, but like in 2024, the women’s team will be using identical equipment. It’s mostly business as usual, with the only change on the bikes being a move from Fizik to Prologo saddles.
Bonus ProTeams
Here are the bikes of the two ProTeams present at the women’s Tour Down Under: EF Education-Oatly (who won the race overall) and St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93.
EF Education-Oatly
While not a WorldTour squad, EF Education-Oatly is often visible at the biggest races through wildcard entries. It’s largely business as usual for the squad in 2025, remaining on Cannondale with a mixture of FSA and Vision components.
Pictured is the new SuperSix Evo Lab71 of New Zealand’s Henrietta Christie.
St Michel – Preference Home – Auber93
The French-based Poultry-sponsored team is another on Cannondale. Last year Mavic were a title sponsor of the team, but the change to Preference Home as a title sponsor will see the yellow highlights on the frame soon change to green.
Shown is the SuperSix Evo of French rider Alison Avoine.
Check out our previously published Who’s riding what for 2025 article for insight into kits, helmets, and the like. Also keep an eye out for some upcoming closer looks at a few of the bikes shown above.
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