Orbea Orca Aero debuts with record tyre clearance and ultra-low BB ahead of Tour de France

Orbea has unveiled the updated Orca Aero just before the Tour de France, featuring a 78mm bottom bracket drop, 37mm tyre clearance (40mm in practice), and about 5.1W of drag reduction at 50km/h versus the previous model, thanks to a redesigned head tube/fork, keel under the BB, and other aero tweaks. The frame is around 900g, with a downtube aero storage box (potentially unused due to UCI rules), and it offers extensive customization from Shimano 105 to Dura-Ace/SRAM Red in six stock colours via MyO. It supports up to 40mm tyres (not for UCI events in that width) and provides up to 14W of additional savings on flat ground when combined with other changes, bringing potential total gains near 19–20W at 50km/h. Pricing ranges from €5,699 (105) to €10,999 (Top groupsets), with 13 cockpit options and crank-length adjustability to mitigate pedal-strike risk.