PRO CYCLIST INSIGHT: Ben O'Connor REVIEWS his Van Rysel RCR Pro (how good is it REALLY?)

I spent two days riding with pro cyclist for Decathlon Ag2r, Ben O'Connor, right before he headed off to the 2024 Giro d'Italia - and spoke with him about his new Van Rysel RCR Pro and XCR race bikes. Affordable and performance oriented, but how good are these brand new offerings from Decathlon, really?

A big thank you to Ben for his time in helping make this video possible!

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00:00 Intro
01:27 Quick chat
02:01 Van Rysel XCR time trial bike
03:25 Custom TT aerobars
06:23 Van Rysel RCR Pro
08:47 Swiss Side 500 wheels
09:40 Integrated handlebars
10:19 Gearing for races v. training
13:33 Outro

This video was filmed in Andorra, where many professional cyclists live and train. Riders like Jack Haig, James Knox, Pavel Sivakov, Luke Durbridge, Sepp Kuss, Robert Gesink, Julian Alaphilippe, Carlos Verona, George Bennett and others use the mountains of Andorra to train with teams such INEOS-Grenadiers, Jumbo Visma, UAE Team Emirates, EF-Education Pro Cycling. I personally have no affiliation with Decathlon or Van Rysel bikes.