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. With Giant known for offering excellent value for money, we wanted to test a more affordable option and see if the trickle-down effect extends to the lower tiers of the TCR range.
Now in its 10th generation, the TCR is designed to be light, aerodynamic, and stiff—everything you’d expect from an all-round race bike. Visually, this latest version differs from its predecessor with fully integrated cables, and a more aggressive truncation of the tubing, giving it a noticeably beefy front end. Giant claims that the wind-tunnel tested frameset and cockpit improve ‘overall aero performance compared to the previous version’.
