World Tour racing has begun at the Santos Tour Down Under. The new year brings new equipment and often new bikes. Check out the changes for 2023 in our World Tour Bike & Technical Guide.

Cofidis is one of two WorldTour teams to change frame and equipment manufacturer this year. The team's new Look bike was first spotted after the switch from Italian manufacturer De Rosa.

We managed to snag a snap of Cofidis sprinter Brian Coquard's new Look 795RS race bike before the race started. For more information on the new Look bike, click here.

Official details on the Cofidis team's new bike are scarce. The new 795RS has a distinctly different frame design than the currently listed 795 Blade RS.

The new machine features dropped seat stays, a horizontal top tube, a larger bottom bracket junction, a very short head tube (in Coquard's size), and wider aerodynamic fork legs. New-look one-piece handlebars and stems also exist, such as.

Elsewhere, the team has switched equipment from Campagnolo to Shimano and now uses Shimano Dura-Ace 12speed R9200 di2 groupset. For wheels, Colima of France provided carbon fiber tubular wheels, with Michelin tires completing the French wheel package. The saddle is by Serre Italia and the bottle cage is a carbon fiber model by Elite Leggero.

Cofidis did not use Shimano's Dura-Ace 9200-P power meter chainset, but instead used SRM-Origin's carbon fiber power meter chainset. The chainset axles are available in 24mm and 30mm for frame and bottom bracket compatibility. The chainset's spider is fitted with Dura-Ace chainrings.

The crank arms feature the Look logo, tying the chainset to the rest of the bike and keeping the brand alive. At first glance, the chainset resembles the Zed model that Look produces in-house.

The Corima tubular wheels have built-in spoke nipples, which can be problematic for the average user if the wheel needs truing or spoke replacement. Stiff carbon wheels tend to stay true, but if the wheels need truing, the tubular tires must be removed and re-glued. Professional mechanics are well-versed in removing and re-gluing tubular tires.

Cockard bikes are currently equipped with 11-30t cassettes, but Dura-Ace rear mechs can accommodate up to 34t sprockets for hill climb racing.

As is customary on pro bikes, mechanics place name stickers on the drive side seatstays to identify the bike. The dropped seatstays are wider and more angular, indicating a focus on aerodynamics; the 795 Blade RS's seatstays are not dropped, which is one of the biggest cosmetic changes on the new 795RS. This means that Luc has joined many other World Tour frame makers in using dropped stays.

Cofidis appears to be wearing tubular tires, at least in these pictures. In this case, they are 25mm size Michelin Power Competition models. While many teams are switching to tubeless setups, the era of tubulars is far from over.

These tires do not look new. Perhaps the team has not yet received new tires and is using slightly older wheels and tires for the early season opener. Cofidis mechanics will have put in a lot of work this winter to receive and assemble the new frames, wheels, and groupset. Shipping equipment around the world to Australia is a costly operation, and perhaps the team was not ready to send all the new equipment.

The burly bottom bracket shell and junction area are clearly visible in the non-drive side shot of the bike above. This area is quite large to aid power transfer and increase rigidity. This is something that should be appreciated when a sprinter's cocard attempts to start a sprint.

This shot shows the code and item number for the chainset spider written in white marker pen. Also, the clearance between the seat tube and rear wheel is highlighted, but this frame can fit 25mm or larger tires.