I suspect it’s related to when he went keto. #HeDoesntTellTheTruth
Announced today, Team Total Energies is dropping Specialized to ride the ENVE Melee!
Not a surprise they are changing bike suppliers since Sagan left, but that is a big step up for ENVE.
Guess that means there’ll be an Enve TT bike being developed? Good to have another bike company in the pro peloton
That was my wonder what they will do for a TT bike.
Hmmmm…they may just let them ride unbadged TT bikes. That is a pretty big investment…not much juice form the squeeze, I reckon.
We’ll see what happens.
ETA - just saw on their IG page that they are not developing a TT bike currently and the team will ride their TT bikes from last year.
@Jonathan must have had some inside scoop! Or maybe TTE just want to be more like him?
Edit for those who didn’t notice… #Sarcasm
No inside scoops here. I don’t have any sort of relationship with ENVE. I know some of the employees there and like with most brands, we get industry pricing on products, but that’s how I got my Melee. No back-alley scoops for y’all 
I will say, I am really pleased to see this bike raced at the World Tour level. It feels particularly up to that task with how composed yet capable it is. My favorite road bike I’ve ridden by a significant margin.
It also feels really good to see a new American brand in the pro peloton. This has to be a massive investment for ENVE, and they are not a huge company like other bike brands in the World Tour, so I’m hoping it is a profitable investment for them and one their hard working employees can take pride in. I’m sure it’s all-hands on deck to make this happen.
Lastly, I’m also very much hoping for an ENVE TT bike. Would be pretty sweet (but $$$) to have a fully integrated ENVE TT bike. Wouldn’t be surprised if they do Merckx if none of their riders are targeting TTs or GCs though.
Enve replied to someone replying to their post about Total Energies that the team would be using their Specialized TT bikes from this season since Enve were not planning on developing a TT bike any time soon.
Could you share what other bikes are you comparing the Meele with?
Saw them Melees with team TE today here in Spain, but imho cool #1 goes to Tudor Team BMCs.
Man that is kind of a bummer. I am excited to see Enve bikes in the pro peloton but this feels like desperation move on Total Energies’s part.
Like 2024 is quickly approaching and the team didn’t have a bike sponsor yet so they made some quick calls to find the most willing brand.
Great for Enve. TBD if great for Total Energies.
An Enve TT bike would be so cool to see. I hope, somehow, it does happen.
Seems a lot less silly to me than AG2R riding “Van Rysel” bikes. I understand Decathlon is way bigger in Europe but still this would be the equivalent of a Mongoose or Schwinn announcing they were a protour bike sponsor in the current age.
I think you’re a bit off with this take… I’d choose that Van Rysel package over all but two or three other team bikes in the Pro Peloton… Decathlon has the money, and clearly invested a large chunk into the development of this bike based on the companies they worked with. Swissside makes some of the fastest wheels out there, and this package looks well executed.
“AG2R p/b Dicks” does have a certain ring to it 
Van Rysel is undoubtedly a much more premium offering than what Schwinn has to offer. I’m not actually saying there is anything wrong with the bike, but Decathlon is much closer to Schwinn in the type of company they are overall than they are to the other more traditional bike brands.
On the other hand, there’s examples of companies like Pon Holdings that own a bunch of different brands that serve different market niches, some being very premium brands. The difference is that Pon doesn’t also sell low end bikes at big box stores directly under the Pon name.
I don’t think Decathlon IS closer to Schwinn. Like my joking post above, Decathlon is more like Dick’s, or Academy, or REI, or whatever sporting goods store you have near you. As you say, the Van Rysel may be a great bike, but it’s a house brand from a Sporting Goods store, isn’t it?
Agreed, that’s a better comparison than Schwinn.
Reiterating as well that I’m not saying it’s a bad bike, but when talking about having ENVE be a sponsor out of desperation, I think any cycling snob would be a lot happier to be sponsored by ENVE than a big box sports store.
I do concede of course though that in terms of the business motivation that Decathlon is likely bringing far more sponsorship money to the table than ENVE probably is. Wouldn’t be surprised if ENVE is saying “sure you can use our bikes” without bringing a lot of cash. So from that vantage, @patricksudol has a completely valid point.
Nothing breaks my heart more than what Pacific Cycle and now Dorel have done to the Schwinn brand…
When I first moved to Houston 25+ years ago, my LBS was called Southwest Schwinn. They’re Southwest Cyclery now, but even then, they only sold more “modern” brands like Trek. I remember the owner was an older gentleman who had lots of signed Postal and Lance stuff framed behind the counter, but that Schwinn name meant enough to him and the community keep it on the marquee.