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ONI BEARING Contributed to the Victory at Tour de France 2025 by Team Visma|Lease a Bike

Team Visma|Lease a Bike (hereinafter referred to as "TVL") has won Tour de France 2025. JTEKT Corporation (headquarters: Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, President: Yoshihito Kondo, hereinafter referred to as "JTEKT") and TVL are under an official partnership agreement and JTEKT provides TVL with our ONI BEARING.

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Winners of the Team Classification

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Stage 21 - TVL's VAN AERT Wout wins the stage(Riding near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris)

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Stage 10 - TVL's Simon Yates wins the stage

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual road cycling race held every July in France and its neighboring countries. It is considered one of the world's most prestigious Grand Tours, alongside the The Giro d'Italia (Italy) and the Vuelta a Espana (Spain).

In the 2025 season, it was held from 5th to 27th July with a total of 21 stages. 184 riders from 23 teams have participated to win the world championship.

Team Visma|Lease a Bike

TVL is a cycling team based in the Netherlands. Mr. Jonas Vingegaard of TVL(formerly Team Jumbo-Visma) won the general classification at the Tour de France 2022, and the team has achieved the No.1 position of the UCI rankings.

In 2023, TVL achieved three major victories: the Giro d'Italia in May, the Tour de France in July, and the Vuelta a Espana in September. This made the team the first in the world to win all three UCI Tours in a single season.

TVL and JTEKT

The official partnership agreement between TVL and JTEKT was signed in March 2024. JTEKT supports the team by providing them with road bike bearings "ONI BEARING" as well as bearing technology, thereby contributing to the team's world-class performance.

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About ONI BEARING

ONI BEARING has been developed by combining two areas of expertise of JTEKT; the technology for ceramic bearings, which was put into practical use in 1984 as a world first, and the knowledge cultivated in the fields of automobiles and industrial machinery. Compared to existing road bike bearings, it operates under overwhelmingly low torque, making pedaling easier to start and helping the wheel maintain its speed.

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Results Overview

Team General Ranking

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Individual General Ranking

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Future Prospects

Based on our Mission:"Joint Technology to bring joy to the planet earth and all working people," JTEKT has proposed JTEKT Group 2030 Vision: "A solution provider creating the future of mobility society through Monozukuri and Monozukuri equipment" as its target to be achieved by 2030.

To achieve this goal, JTEKT has been promoting the use of "Core Competence Platform" where individual's technological abilities and expertise are assimilated in one place. Additionally, in January 2025, JTEKT newly established "Solution Co-Creation Center" which utilizes the core competences to provide various solutions for both internal and societal challenges.

With these two new activities and the company's shared Value:"Yes for All, by All!", JTEKT is advancing its transformation into a solution provider that will create the future of the mobility society by enhancing the value of various mobility experiences beyond passenger cars.

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・Past release: ONI BEARING Contributed to the Victory at the Giro d'Italia 2025 by Mr. Simon Yates

 https://koyo.jtekt.co.jp/en/2025/06/News20250609EN.html

・Past release: 「ONI BEARING」 partnership agreement with world top cycling team 「Team Visma | Lease a Bike」

 https://koyo.jtekt.co.jp/en/2024/04/20240405.html

・More about ONI BEARINGS

 https://koyo.jtekt.co.jp/en/products/onibearing/

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