The Latest Breaking News from Colnago

Factor's crazy prototype nearly takes a clean sweep, while Cervélo and Colnago impress

Is the Cervélo S5 faster than the Colnago Y1Rs? Does Factor's wild prototype live up to its spaceship looks? Can OEM upstarts hold their own against established Western brands? Can budget-friendly brands beat premium Italians such as Bianchi? We answer all these questions and more

We round up the latest tech including an exclusive C68, an artist edition Monza, a Pogacar favoured camera and a TT helmet worn by Tom Pidcock

Mad looking, brilliant on flat and rolling terrain, but make no mistake this is a bike for pros only

And why do the female pros prefer lightweight bikes, when the men tend to choose aero bikes?

A lightweight bike must be easier to ride on a hilly course? The science says no, and this is why the climbing bike might be dead in WorldTour racing, but it doesn't mean they're of no use to you and I.

A comprehensive tech wrap-up from the men's lap of France

No surprises here as Tadej Pogačar and aerodynamics took centre stage, here are our hot-takes on the tech deployed and bike hacks that worked

The Tour de France welcomes oodles of new gear which we love poring over. Some of it makes no sense to riders like you and I, but if it were our money, what would we buy and why?

Shaved paint, no bar tape and 140mm rotors - UAE Team Emirates XRG went all in to make GC leader, Tadej Pogačar's Colnago Y1RS as light as possible for the 16% pitches of Stage 13

No paint, no tape, and no bottles for this single-minded machine