Being able to raise your arms at the end of a race depends on many factors. Physique, tactical understanding and an eye for the decisive race situation are just as important as - for professionals at least - a powerful team. Very often, luck or bad luck also tip the scales. In addition to many influences that are difficult to calculate, there are also levers that can be used to influence the luck of the race. This definitely includes the material - as the outcome of the 2011 World Cycling Championships in Copenhagen impressively illustrated. Mark Cavendish won the road race by half a bike length ahead of Matt Goss. Cavendish was riding an aerodynamically optimised S-Works Venge from Specialized, while Goss was on the conventional S-Works Tarmac SL4 from the same manufacturer.
We tested one classic road bike and one aero racer from each of the 12 manufacturers in the product range.
The test results of these models can be found below as a PDF download:
- BMC Time Machine TMR01 vs BMC Time Machine SLR01
- Canyon Aerorad CF 9.0 SL vs Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 9.0 SL
- Cervélo S5 VWD DA Di2 against Cervélo RS DA
- Giant Propel Advanced SL0 vs Giant TCR Advanced SL
- Merida Reacto Evo CF Team against Merida Scultura CF Team-E
- Neil Pryde Alize against Neil Pryde Bura SL
- Ridley Noah Fast against Ridley Helium SL
- Rose Xeon CW-8800 against Rose Xeon CRS 4400
- Scott Foil Team Issue vs Scott Addict SL
- Simplon Nexio vs Simplon Pavo 3 Red
- Specialized S-Works Venge DA vs Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 DA
- Storck Aernario Signature Edition vs Storck Fascenario 0.6
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