Colnago has launched the V5Rs, claimed to be the lightest bike it has ever made. The new bike is the replacement for the V4Rs, which has just had an enviable send-off at the 2025 Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix under Tadej Pogačar.

In this bonus podcast episode, digital editor Jack Luke sits down with road tech lead Ashley Quinlan to discuss Ash’s early impressions of the new bike from a press event on Lake Garda, Italy.

Of course, it’s lighter and faster on paper, but is that enough to satisfy these two tech nerds? 

Read the V5Rs news story here: 

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/colnago-v5rs

Read Ash’s first-ride review here: 

https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bike-reviews/colnago-v5rs-first-ride 

Find out why Ash thinks Colnago might have missed an opportunity to be bolder here: https://www.bikeradar.com/features/opinion/the-colnago-v5rs-has-left-me-feeling-cold 

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