Cycling News — GIANT

03 NOVEMBER 2020 Bicycling Magazine highlighted the new TCR Advanced SL Disc in a feature on its website titled “The Best Road Bikes You Can Buy Right Now.” Editors named the TCR Advanced SL 0 Disc, the flagship model of the new TCR range, the “Best New Race Bike.” “Giant’s premier race bike gets a full redesign for model year 2021,” wrote Bicycling editors. “The frame is 140 grams lighter, which helps keep the top-of-the-line model at just 14.5 pounds (size large)—impressive for a bike with a power meter, disc brakes and 42mm-deep tubeless-ready wheels.” Bobby Lea, Test Editor for Bicycling, wrote up a...

25 OCTOBER 2020 Colombian Leonardo Páez defended his title at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championship race in Sakarya, Turkey, winning the elite men’s race for the second year in a row to earn the gold medal. Páez, a 38-year-old who rides for the Team Giant-Liv Polimedical team that’s based in Italy, rode his XtC Advanced SL 29 hardtail to the victory on a fast, wide-open 110km course. His repeat win made him the first man to score consecutive marathon world championships since Belgian rider Roel Paulissen did it in 2008 and 2009. “I still can’t find the words to say how...

22 OCTOBER 2020 Last month Giant introduced the new Trance X Advanced Pro 29, a full-composite trail bike with updated Maestro rear suspension and a new flip chip feature that allows riders to adjust frame geometry. The launch of Giant’s most capable all-rounder trail bike has caught the attention of cycling media around the world, with dozens of outlets publishing feature stories on it. Some select gear editors and testers have had a chance ride the new trail bike and post their initial impressions. Vital MTB gave the Trance X Advanced Pro 29 a perfect 5-star rating, claiming: "The Giant Trance X is...

12 OCTOBER 2020 CCC Team rider Mateo Trentin scored a hard-fought podium at Gent-Wevelgem, making all the decisive moves on the tough 232km route through the Flanders region of Belgium and then sprinting to a third-place finish in the 82nd edition of the race. Riding his Propel Advanced SL Disc team bike with a CADEX WheelSystem, Trentin had strong support from his CCC Team throughout the day. The first half of the race was mostly flat and fast, seeing a breakaway of seven riders gain a maximum advantage of nearly 8 minutes after 100km. The second half challenged riders with gravel sections and 11...

28 SEPTEMBER 2020 Cyclist magazine published a feature review of the new TCR Advanced SL Disc on its website, calling it “tough to beat” in the performance road bike category, and giving it a near-perfect ranking of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Describing the evolution and impact of Giant’s flagship road racing bike over the years, Cyclist Digital Editor Paul Stuart wrote: “The Giant TCR is a piece of cycling history. In 1997 it was the first to adopt the concept of the ‘compact’ frame. Now the majority of race bikes have compact frames, and the competition is, literally, stiffer than ever. Lining...