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2026 Cervélo

R5 Frameset

A carbon frame race frameset.

Manufacturer Price

$6,500
Weight3.4 lbs (frame)  
FrameCarbon
ForkCarbon
Wheels700c
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Bikerumor
New Cervelo R5 Drops with Two Sub-6kg Builds

Sep 2025 · Bikerumor Staff

At 900g under the UCI minimum weight limit, the new Cervelo R5 is still built to win Grand Tours and Tuesday Night Crits equally well.

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Canadian Cycling Magazine
What the new Cervélo R5 does for the pros, and what it can do for you

Sep 2025 · Matthew Pioro

Finding a role for the hyper-focused climber’s bike

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Cyclist
Cervélo R5 review: First ride on Vingegaard’s featherweight new bike

Sep 2025 · Laurence Kilpatrick

It’s become more and more common to see pro riders completing hilly and even mountainous Grand Tour stages aboard their

Highs
  • Super-light

  • Refined one-piece cockpit

  • Retains stiffness

  • Broad and simplified gearing in the XPLR build

Lows
  • 26mm tyres are needlessly narrow

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Cycling News
Queen of the WorldTour climbers? Cervélo R5 long-term review

Apr 2024 · Peter Stuart

The endurance stalwart of Visma-Lease a Bike is a part of road bike royalty, how does it fare for normal riders, though?

Highs
  • Extremely lightweight frameset

  • Rigid racey ride character

  • 34mm clearance offers great versatility

  • Assured handling

  • Strong build and own-brand components

Lows
  • Not competitively priced

  • Seatpost slipping was a frustration

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Geometry
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Build
Frame

Carbon fiber

ColorsFive Black / Bronze; Five Black / Silver

Fork

Cervélo All-Carbon, Tapered R5 Fork

Headset

FSA SL IS2 1-1/4, 45° x 45° / 1-1/2, 36° x 45°

Stem

Cervélo HB18 Carbon, Size 48 - 80mm Size 51 - 90mm Size 54 - 100mm Size 56 - 100mm Size 58 - 110mm Size 61 - 120mm

Handlebar

Cervélo HB18 Carbon, Size 48 - 36cm Size 51 - 38cm Size 54 - 40cm Size 56 - 40cm Size 58 - 40cm Size 61 - 40cm

Seatpost

Cervélo SP33 Carbon, Size 48 - 0mm Size 51 - 0mm Size 54 - 0mm Size 56 - 0mm Size 58 - 15mm Size 61 - 15mm

TypeRigid

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First added September 7

Last updated May 30