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Bike of the Year: The contenders

Giant Defy Advanced 4

  • Bike of the Year
  • Argon 18 Krypton KR36
  • Basso Laguna
  • Bianchi 928 Mono-Q
  • Boardman Pro Carbon
  • B'twin FC700
  • Jeff Jones aboard the Ribble
  • Cannondale Synapse Carbon 105
  • Cervelo s1
  • Condor Baracchi
  • Corratec CCT-Team
  • Bike Of The Year
  • Cinelli Willin'
  • Cinelli Willin'
  • Colnago Arte
  • Cube Agree GTC Race
  • Felt F4 SL
  • Felt Z35
  • Focus Cayo Ultegra
  • Giant Defy Advanced 4
  • Giant TCR Advanced 3
  • Giant's TCR was unanimously appreciated by every tester who got in the miles on it
  • GT GTR Carbon Sport
  • Hewitt
  • Cinelli getting put through its paces
  • Cinelli getting put through its paces
  • Koga Miyata Team Edition
  • Kona Zing Deluxe
  • 37 bikes, 10 testers, 35 days of intensive riding, and one bike of the year
  • Lapierre S-Lite 200
  • Merida Scultura
  • Planet X Sportive Ti
  • Planet X Pro Carbon
  • Wilier Mortirolo
  • Smooth, impeccable handling that's ideal for any fast riding
  • Raleigh Avanti Carbon Race
  • Ribble Sportive Racing
  • Once you'd ridden the Giant RCR advance it didn't matter what groupset it had on it
  • Ridley Orion
  • Scott CR1 Team
  • Ribble Sportive Racing
  • Specialized Roubaix Elite
  • Specialized Tarmac Comp
  • Time Speeder Veloce
  • Trek 1.9
  • The Wilier has smooth, impeccable handling that's ideal for any fast riding
  • Trek Madone 4.5
  • Van Nicholas Euros
  • Mid-debate
  • Warren aboard a Time Speeder Veloce
  • Viner Celer
  • Wilier Mortirolo
  • Once you'd ridden the Giant TCR Advance it didn't matter what groupset it had on it

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Giant Defy Advanced 4

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