Aero Vs Climbing | What Bikes Do The Pros Favour?

Emma asks the pro mechanics what bike their riders favour - an aero or a climbing bike? These choices often differ from stage to stage, creating a lot of work for the team mechanics!

Emma's on the ground at the Giro d'Italia and catches up with pro mechanics from Team Sunweb and many others. Find out what bikes the pros favour, and for what stages.

Would you choose an aero or a climbing bike? 👇

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[danielellis]

Emma swears, speaks Spanish, is incredibly smart, races like a demon, and can pull off wearing 2 pairs of glasses... she is too good for us!

[sergio]

05:20. IMPRESSED. Good job on your Spanish, Emma! Really good!

[johnbouttell]

At Trek Segafredo the riders are kings -- at Sunweb, team members ...

[mariosilva]

An English and an Italian trying to speak best!

[ulascakir]

Emma! You keep surprising me! Great job first of all and then Spanish on top of it?? Well done :)

[mcdoobies]

Emma you're putting the fellas to shame with your multilingual presenting skills. But if you ever get stuck on how to pronounce parts of Canada, ask Dan, he's an expert.

[LUCYDIAMONDBOXER]

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[MrSegersall]

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[alwaysup]

GCN crew; Fan for many years now. I must say, the cinematography, editing, and general "feel" of this video is a notch above the others. Whoever is doing that over there, kudos to you and keep up the excellent work.

[tIPODgraphic]

I'm glad to see a woman with the GCN team, very professional and speaks Spanish-Italian, good point. So, another reason to be a fan of GCN show.

[sudduthjonathan]

Very interesting video. I learned a lot. Keep in mind that this question is very different for a time trial or when one of us mere mortals is out riding by ourselves. The pros can now pick based on feel for most stages because the weight difference is negligible and when you’re riding in the peloton aerodynamics of the bike aren’t as important. So, it would come down to preferences for them but there is probably a different answer for our everyday rides, depending on the circumstances.

[shinybaldy]

I think it is insane how much the industry has come in 15 years.

Looks like these days, with a large company like Giant and using racing wheels - the proteams can get to 6.8 without going with extreme parts.

[scottishjohn]

Really enjoyable video there... Didn't totally answer your own question there but kind of good to know that the aero side of things which the manufacturers always say is the most important thing, when it comes to road stages then the riders are more concerned with feel and comfort! I guess that the weight limit does make it more of a leveler in that respect and its cool to know that even aero bikes are still very close to the UCI weight limit! Thanks for the great video Emma and keep them coming!

[danmaduff]

Wow, didn't know Emma spoke Spanish so well! I am continually more impressed with her - so glad she's consistently presenting for GCN!

[manute]

Kudos to Emma for the spanish, loved it :)

[MrrMatts]

Make sure you send Emma to the Vuelta. ¡No puedo esperar!

[bhumiriady]

This is so spectacular and fascinating!
Achieving the balance between aero and lightweight is the key to a successful race. Hats off to Emma and the mechanics!

[feliperosa]

GCN boys: we're going to teach you how to interview multinational teams.
Emma: Hold my beer...
Not you Dan.

[solitaryrefinement]

Emma kills it once more in 5, 4, 3, 2... 05:15 😮
Definitely learned it in Spain. Rolled the r's nicely too.

[vasipro]

I'll take a lightweight, comfortable and responsive bike any day. Aero helps, but if it is weight penalty you can drop this function. The most problems with aero drag it's not with the bike, it's with the rider. Make an wind invisible cloth and you revolutionize the sport.