Game changer

£5799 Cervélo creates a performance endurance bike

Cervélo’s primary goal was to create a bike for a wider audience, a true endurance bike

Cervélo is a brand that’s totally focused on racing, with a commitment to aerodynamics from its very inception. Its S-series bikes define aerodynamic race bikes and inspired the likes of Trek’s Madone and Cannondale’s SystemSix. The R-series bikes built for Grand Tour racing combine light weight with aero shapes, and the Aspero gravel race machine blends lightness and aero tubes.

So the Caledonia is a big departure for Cervélo. Its primary goal was to create a bike for a wider audience, a true endurance bike to compete with the likes of the Giant Defy, Cannondale Synapse, Trek Domane and Specialized Roubaix. Though this being Cervélo, it also had to serve the pros racing on the tough roads