Shimano is already a dominant force when it comes to components in the pro peloton, but its presence is set to extend further in 2018 as a number of WorldTour teams prepare to use its new power meters.
Ahead of the 2018 season, 15 of the 18 WorldTour teams ride Shimano components either fully or partly. Five of them use the Japanese component giant’s wheels, of which two use Shimano’s finishing kit brand PRO.
Shimano has confirmed that next year six WorldTour teams will ride with Shimano’s Dura-Ace R9100-P power meter equipped cranksets.
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Shimano-sponsored FDJ were the only WorldTour team equipped with the power meter in the 2017 season and will continue next year.
In recent years, German power meter specialists SRM has been the more popular power meter brand in the sport, with eight teams riding the units in 2017. BMC Racing, Trek-Segafredo and Orica-Scott [soon to be Michelton-Scott] were four of those teams, but will all switch to Shimano’s unit in 2018.
Team Sky and Team Sunweb also move from Stages and Pioneer to the Shimano units, respectively.
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