Top 10 Iconic Road Bikes

We pick the bikes that we think have had the biggest impact on cycling over the years and that have truly iconic status.
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Starting with a modern classic, the Cervelo R3, and moving on to encompass the bikes that have left their mark on cycling through the ages.

We pay tribute to the iconic orange frames of Eddy Merckx, the celeste of Fausto Coppi's Bianchi, and the Mapei colour scheme of their Colnago C40s.

Bikes that changed the technological landscape are also included on this list, the Lotus track bike for example, and Mike Burrows' other great invention, the compact road framed Giant TCR.

All these, and more, in the GCN Top 10 iconic bikes. Let us know which ones you'd like to see.

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