Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here are our picks for the top 5 road race bikes of 2026! We've looked into which teams dominated last year and speculated on which bike we think we'll see more of.

Stick around until the end of the video to find out which type of bike we don't think you will see at the sharp end of the racing this year...

But did we get it right? Tell us in the comments which bikes we missed or should cover in our next video. As always, don't forget to subscribe for more and hit the bell icon so you don't miss out when we upload our next video!

00:00 Intro
00:21 Colnago Y1Rs
01:33 X-Lab AD9
02:46 Cervélo S5
03:51 Factor One
04:43 Canyon Aeroad
05:47 What We Won't See

Credit: Dario Belingheri / Staff
NurPhoto / Contributor
Tim De Waele / Staff

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