The range-topping Giant TCR Advanced SL won our prestigious Climbing Bike title in our latest Race Bike of the Year test. However, at £11,999 / $12,750, it’s far beyond reach for most of us.

In testing, Giant pitted its new TCR against what it considers as its three main competitors. The Trek Emonda SLR Disc, Specialized S-Works Tarmac Disc and the Cervelo R5 Disc. TCR Advanced SL ...

Giant keeps the cost of its bikes down by producing most of its own components. On the TCR Advanced, the company produces the shallow-drop handlebars (alloy, like the pros prefer), stem ...

Holland's Marianne Vos is arguably the world's most successful multi-discipline racer active today. Having won world titles on the road, on the track and in cyclo-cross, not to mention her ...