2023 Tour de France Helmets Brands and Models Guide

One of the most visible gear the Tour de France riders use is the helmet, besides their bikes and sunglasses. Many brands are known to release new models just in time for the Tour de France to gain maximum publicity. After all, the Tour de France is the pinnacle cycling race of the year.

Each team is provided with three types of helmets;

• Aero helmets for maximizing aerodynamics and speeds. These are commonly used on flat and sprint finish stages and have minimal air vents to allow the air to flow smoothly through the helmet surface.
• Lightweight helmets are all about weight and breathability and are preferred for hilly and mountainous stages where each gram matters. These helmets have up to 20 air vents for maximum ventilation to cool down the riders.
• Time trial (TT) helmets are only used during time trials. Many models have just a handful of air vents (if any) as the helmet is designed to maximize aerodynamics.

All the helmet models are the brand’s top-of-the-line and/or latest models. Depending on the brands and models, they can cost anywhere from $200 to $400.

In 2023, there will be 16 bike helmet brands present at the Tour de France.

Ekoi (4 teams) and Specialized (3 teams) helmets are the most represented, followed by Abus (2 teams). The notable helmet brands absent are Bell and Giro.

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But did you know the most popular helmet brand at the race is one that not many know?

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Helmet brands and models for each team

Here’s the breakdown of each helmet brand and models used by the teams.

Competitive Cyclist (US) is doing a 20% off POC helmets until the end of the Tour de France (23/7/2023). Find out more here.

Team	Helmet brand	Aero helmet	Lightweight helmet	TT helmet
Cofidis Israel-Premier Tech Lotto Dstny Team Arkea-Samsic	Ekoi	Aerodinamica (New) AR 14	Gara	Chrono
Bora-Hansgrohe Soudal Quick-Step Total Energies	Specialized	S-Works Evade 3	S-Works Prevail 3	S-Works TT 5
Alpecin-Deceuninck Movistar Team	Abus	Gamechanger	Airbreaker	Gamechanger TT
AG2R Citroen Team	HJC	Furion 2.0	Ibex 3.0 (New)	Adwatt 1.5
Astana-Qazaqstan Team	Limar	Air Atlas (New)	Air Pro	Air King
Bahrain Victorious	Rudy Project	Nytron	Egos (New) Spectrum	The Wing
EF Education-EasyPost	POC	Ventral	Ventral Air	Procen (New)
Groupama-FDJ	Julbo	Sprint	Fast Lane	n/a
Ineos Grenadiers	Kask	Wasabi	Protone Icon Elemento (New)	Bambino Pro
Intermarche-Circus-Wanty	Uvex	n/a	Rise Pro	Rise CC
Jumbo-Visma	Lazer	Strada	Vento	Volante
Lidl-Trek	Trek / Giro	Ballista (New)	Velocis (New)	Giro Aerohead
Team DSM	Scott	Cadence Plus	Centric Plus	Split Plus
Team Jayco Alula	Giant	Pursuit	Rev Pro	Rivet TT
UAE Team Emirates	MET	Manta	Trenta 3K	Codatronca
UNO-X Pro Cycling Team	Sweet Protection	Falconer Aero 2Vi	Falconer 2Vi	Redeemer 2Vi (New)

2023 Tour de France helmet photos