This wildly shaped Colnago Y1Rs aero road bike feels like a seismic shift for one of the most well-known Italian bike companies in the world. While most big bike players have built full aero road bikes for years, Colnago had been something of a traditionalist holdout – sticking with subtle aero tweaks to their light all-road race bike, or only going completely aero for time trials. And thanks to the dominant riding of Tadej Pogačar, they still managed to win heaps of races and grand tours.
But the situation has changed. And now Pogi has a much more aero bike to take on those flatter, faster days of bike racing…
All-new Colnago Y1Rs proper aero road race bike
The new aerodynamic bike is a major technological shift for Colnago, interestingly at the same time they are modernizing steel road bike production and honoring their classics, too. With the all-new Y1Rs aero road bike, Colnago has created a new aerodynamic benchmark for themselves for top-tier racing. And it’s been a surprisingly long-time-coming, with multiple Tour de France wins in recent years. But maybe this wild all-new design explains a bit more why it took so long.

“Developed in close collaboration with Politecnico di Milano and Khalifa University, the Y1Rs represents a leap forward in design and technology, offering riders a bike built to meet the highest demands of speed and precision.“
Why did they wait so long to go fully aerodynamic?



What’s new?

- Bayonet fork with external steerer in front of the headtube
- DEFY seat cluster, decoupling the seatpost & seat tube
- WYND gull wing handlebar cockpit
- curved/kinked downtube to hug the front wheel
- integrated aero bottle cages
- frame geometry?
Bayonet fork

DEFY seat cluster

WYND bar

Aero downtube & cages

So, how fast is a Colnago Y1Rs aero road bike?


Geometry

Tech details

- UCI approved
- full carbon Y1Rs frame & bayonet fork
- integrated fully internal cable routing
- straight 1 3/8″ carbon steerer tube with CeramicSpeed SLT headset bearings
- electronic shift, disc brake only
- proprietary aero cut-to-fit seatpost with 0 or 15mm offset
- wedge-style seatpost clamp
- 12mm thru-axles & flat mount brakes 160mm front/140mm rear
- threaded BSA bottom bracket
- 32mm max tire clearance
- 7.51kg race weight, complete size M bike with pedals in UAE Team Emirates pro team build
2025 Colnago Y1Rs – Pricing, options & availability


