One of the hottest debates in professional road cycling in 2025 was about bike choice. Should riders opt for a lightweight climbing machine or an aero bike – and do the UCI need to change their stance

I once met a rider called Mauricio Ardila, a Colombian escarabajo (if you’re a good climber in Colombia they call you a beetle), who said he bought his house with a payoff from Italian rider Paolo Sav

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Look closely at Colnago’s new Y1Rs aero bike and you’ll realise why it has the name it does. A bird’s eye view of the bars reveals a distinctive Y shape, while the seat tube cluster looks like two Ys

Tadej Pogačar’s new team bike is a quietly brilliant, well-balanced allrounder

Do-it-all aero lid with race-ready credentials