- There's nothing I like more than number crunching.
But for this video, our GCN behind the scenes boffins
have created a GCN points award scheme
and computed them based on the race and severity,
and probably some other factors chucked in, too.
The following list is calculated from race results
in the Women's Pelaton in 2019.
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Before we go on though to the 2019 results,
we need to have a quick look back at the 2018 bikes.
So let's do just that.
In at number 10 was the Canyon Aeroad.
In equal ninth place was the Orbea Orca
and the Fuji Transonic.
Equal seventh, the Colnago V2-R,
the SCOTT Plasma and Liv Avow.
In fourth place was the Liv Langma.
Third the Ridley Helium SLX,
in second place the Specialized Tarmac
and at number one last year was the SCOTT Foil.
Right, enough living in the past
let's talk 2019 bikes.
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In at number 10, the Trek Speed Concept, 44 points
and importantly a new entry to the top 10.
Used exclusively by the Trek Segafredo squad,
the Trek Speed Concept bike
that is used when battling against the clock.
This team was new for 2019
and in my opinion has the best kit
and the best bike combination out there, it looks so cool.
This bike was used to win the
Postnord Vargarda West Sweeden team time trial.
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In at number nine, another new entry
the Specialized Venge with 70 points.
Now the Specialized Venge,
this bike took four victories in the season,
including the overall win of the Boels Lades Tour,
and also a couple of stages at the
Ovo Energy Women's Tour too.
It's not often
that they're actually racing on that particular model.
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In at number eight then,
the Canyon Ultimate CF SLX with 91 points.
A hat trick of new entries so far,
getting the back of the net.
Never would've thought that would happen.
Anyway, right the Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
actually replaces the Aeroad in our top ten this year.
It was rid into victory in the Amstel Gold Race
by Kasia Niewiadoma who's shoe swell got even bigger
when she took the checkered flag.
I think everyone was happy to see her win that race.
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In at number 7,
another new entry absolutely incredible.
The Factor One with 102 points.
Now the Factor One bike
used by the squad of Parkhotel Valkenburg,
this bike took a whopping eight victories this year.
Including every state and the overall
at the Tour of Chongming Island.
Lourena Avebis was probably the biggest breakthrough
in the Pro Palace on this year
and showed clean pair of heels to other riders many times.
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In at number six, another new entry,
the Trek Emonda with 151 points,
and the Emonda is a very worthy bike of being included.
Among the victories of the Trek Segafredo squad
that this bike was used.
Well, we have lizzie Deignan,
winning the overall classification
at the Ovo Energy Women's Tour
and Elisa Longo Borghini
at the Emakumeen Bira.
And also, three individual stages along the way too.
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Now we've got a bike which has been in the top ten before,
the Obea Orca Arrow, with 162 points.
It's moved up four places from last year.
This is the bike of the WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling Team.
The overall victory at Madrid Challenge
was on this bike Lisa Branour.
As were two one-day victories at Gent-Wevelgem,
and also the Three Days of Bruges-De Panne,
that Kirsten Wild raced her arms at.
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In at number 4, we've got, you guessed right,
another new entry, the Storck Aerfast with 173 points.
Yep, the Orbea that did buck the trend
of new entries temporarily but wow we're back
on the new kids on the block.
The Storck Aerfast of Team Virtue Racing
former World Road Race Champion,
Marta Bastianelli won three races on board this bike,
and three big ones too.
Ronde van Drenthe, Ronde van Vlaanderen,
and The Vargada West Sweden Road Race.
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In at number 3 and down one place this year,
is the Specialized Tarmac with 192 points.
This may come as a shock for plenty of people out there,
but if we look back at race results this year,
The Boels Dolmans squad
have not dominated quite as much as previously.
The Tarmac yet it still did win 7 races this year
that have been calculated into our scoring system.
Those races include;
the GP Plouay, the Amgen Tour of California overall,
and two stages, and also,
La Flèche Wallonne.
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Right, down one place from last year now,
in at number 2, The Scott Foil RC with 250 points.
This one surprised me.
The bike that rocked away last year
as being the most successful bike
didn't regain its title.
The Scott Foil RC still did have a great season though,
with current World Road Race Champion;
Annemiek van Vleuten taking control
by winning plenty.
Including Strade Bianche, Liège-Bastogne-Liège,
and The Women's Euro too.
Impressive stuff.
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In at number one, up three places,
The Liv Langma with 305 points,
oh yes, Vos the boss,
I think we can call Marianna Vos that.
No less than eleven victories by her,
that aided in getting this bike to number one.
The former three times World Road Race Champion,
and Olympic Champion, whose also won practically everything,
and made a great return to form
and showed us all just how talented she is.
One of her most impressive victories this year
was at the Tour in Norway,
where she won tree of the four stages,
took the overall win,
also got four stages at the Women's Euro,
and also won the Trofeo Alfredo Binda.
What a season for the Liv Langma.
To conclude, it was a really great season this year,
where it wasn't a total domination of two brands.
Last year remember it was the Scotts and Specialized,
who took a huge majority of the points that were available.
If the 2020 season is anything like 2019,
it will be an absolute cracker,
and I'm bloody excited to see what happens.
After all, nobody likes a one-horse race.
I hope you've enjoyed this look
at the women's most successful bikes of 2019.
I've really liked looking and going through it,
and actually being reminded about
some great races along the way.
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