The 10th-generation Giant TCR was crowned Best Climbing Bike in Cycling Weekly’s recent Race Bike of the Year awards, and for good reason. In the latest TCR, Giant has created a bike that embodies all of the cycling industry’s buzz words, with aero improvements, lower weight and increased stiffness all enhancing the performance of an iconic race machine.
So, with those high expectations setting the tone, it’s time to show our workings and delve into the detail of exactly why the TCR topped our test when the gradients got steep – here is all you need to know about the new Giant TCR, and how it rides.
THE BUILD
Twenty-eight years after its debut with the Spanish team ONCE, the Giant TCR is now in its
