This week on the Tour de France, French bikemaker Lapierre marked their eightieth anniversary with Crew Picnic PostNL driving a limited-edition, lighter-than-ever Xelius DRS aero highway bike. Their flagship light-weight aero highway racing bike will get a lighter layup and a particular version paint job, meant to have a good time eight many years of motorcycle constructing and racing. Debuted on Bastille Day on the Tour, simply 100 individually numbered anniversary frames will probably be made obtainable to cyclists. So snap one up rapidly!
Lapierre Xelius DRS aero highway bike, eightieth Anniversary version
Painted in a refined 3-color blue fade dubbed ‘Kinetic Mud’, Lapierre describes the anniversary version Xelius DRS as a celebration of the legacy Gaston Lapierre started in 1946.
“The anniversary frameset introduces a brand new Kinetic Mud colourway idea, which illustrates the emotional residue of efficiency. Visually, this design is represented by particle dispersion throughout the body, with the density growing in areas put below the best stress, equivalent to the underside bracket, aero fork, and the junction of the seat stays and prime tube. The backward scattering of the mud additionally embodies the continual ahead motion.”
The darkish blue represents the model’s heritage & legacy. The center teal suggests movement & fashionable efficiency, or as Lapierre additionally describes it, “the second ache transforms into momentum“. And at last, the Champagne is an on-the-nose reference to success and successful races. This Xelius DRS has been raced to stage victories in all three of the Grand Excursions, in spite of everything.
The bike itself
Lapierre launched the sixth gen Xelius DRS again in late 2024, as a novel all-rounder combining top-tier aerodynamics, consolation from its distinctive seatstay configuration, and ultralight weight. “Quicker on the flats, quicker on the climbs.” Excellent for Grand Tour racing.
It already got here in two carbon spec ranges: a 908g body that will get constructed into full bikes beginning at 3600€ with 105 Di2, and a 790g body that appears to start out now for builds from round 6500€ with Power AXS.
However now, there’s a fair lighter ultra-premium UD Manufacturing facility Lab carbon layup only for this anniversary bike. With a claimed weight of simply 740g, it’s now even lighter than Lapierre’s earlier Xelius SL climber’s bike.
Tech particulars
Xelius DRS UD Manufacturing facility Lab ultra-high-modulus UD carbon body & fork– 740g claimed body weight (measurement M, unpainted with out {hardware})
eightieth Anniversary Kinetic Mud paint job mixing darkish blue, teal & champagne
consists of size-specific Lapierre 1-piece carbon cockpit with 5° flare
all Xelius DRS bikes embody thru-axle with multi-tool, plus out-front GPS mounts
1.5″ Acros built-in headset for absolutely inside cable routing
proprietary D-shaped aero carbon seatpost, 0mm offset
mechanical or digital 2x shifting suitable
32mm max tire clearance
flat mount disc brake with 12mm thru-axles
3 body sizes obtainable (S-L)
Lapierre Xelius DRS eightieth Anniversary version – Pricing and Availability
Solely 100 particular person eightieth Anniversary Xelius DRS framesets will probably be offered globally.
The particular eightieth version sells for 4500€, embody painted-to-match body & fork, plus seatpost, headset, cockpit, GPS mount, thru-axles, and built-in multi-tool. It’s obtainable in small, medium, or massive sizes solely.
Pre-orders are open now till the 100 frames promote out. Lapierre will ship the framesets to consumers beginning in October 2026. Then, it’s as much as you the way you construct it up.
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