Tadej pogačar’s colnago y1rs

In the end, there could only be two. The Colnago Y1Rs and Cervélo S5 might seem like obvious choices as finalists for our 2025 Race Bike of the Year category, but it’s with good reason. Beyond the fac

With roots stretching back to Cervélo’s original aero bike, the Soloist, the S series has always had the burden of legacy to live up to as well as the standards of its competitors. It can’t just be fa

Van Rysel RCR Pro Replica £9,000 The RCR Pro Team Replica isn’t the bargain you might expect from Decathlon, but it’s a fantastic race bike, boasting tantalising speed and an excellent front end. Van

In the second instalment of Group Think, we turn our minds to race bikes. The all-road bikes featured in part one of this series (see issue 164) may be hogging the spotlight currently, but race bikes

How do you make something light? You either use lighter materials or less of them, and for the stunningly light 1,060g Aura 40s, Rar has done both. ‘We took our UL+ hubs and removed all the material w

Wilier Rave SLR ID2 £9,200 (read full review next issue) The SLR ID2 is designed for speed, with aero tube shapes and a widened down tube that shields water bottles from the wind, plus a racy geometry