We’ve got our hands on a very special bike—the Cervélo S5 that Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will ride as she returns to full-time road racing with Visma-Lease a Bike! Her debut takes place at the 2025 UAE Women’s Tour. Join Dan Lloyd as he checks out the specs and setup of this beautiful bike! 😎
⏱️ Timestamps: ⏱️
00:00 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s Cervélo S5
00:17 Pauline’s victories & return to road cycling! 🚴♀️
00:55 Model, handlebar & stem
01:27 Groupset
02:04 Contact points
02:49 Wheels & tyres
03:35 Finishing kit
03:45 Is the chain waxed?
04:10 Measurements
05:03 Weight
05:16 Free hub sound check
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27 Comments
What do you think of this bike? 🔥 And what are your thoughts on Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's return to road cycling?
good luck
thx dan
Why do her levers look so trashed??
Dan are you sure those are 52/63? Looks a bit shallow for that to my eyes.
Great work GCN crew!
Hahaha! Dan has not caught on to what metrics are important to the tech nerds
Illegal setback under UCI Rule 1.3.013 unless there's a morphological exception, no?
I thought min saddle to bb distance was 50 mm.
Thanks for the video
I have a 2012 Cervelo S5 and love it. Not quite as fancy as Paulines’s as it has rim brakes, Zipp carbon wheels, and wired Di2 derailleurs but still a joy to ride.
Crazy how you can turn a standard S5 nothing special about it really, into a 5 minute video
The geometry of that bike looks ugly AF.
Thanks Dan – made me smile!!
But, erm, the wheels are the new 42/49TAs. They have stickers on them….😂
love the setback and waxed chain check. 45mm set back with a snub nose saddle is a real aggressive position as well
Are those birds some sort of weird edit Dan chose to add?… Also nice to see him with a Cervélo
Free hub sound check in old fashion style, nice <3
😂 coming in with the literal flex about his weightlifting prowess 💪
Hey gcn when I gonna race your slow aero myth bikes I ask you. You will see that the custom bike its significantly faster
thank you
Q: do women have to use 700c wheels in the regs? I always think that shorter riders would have better geometry and dynamics if they rode smaller wheels.
Maybe it’s UCI regulated?
Dan, nowadays, you need the Vernier Caliper to measure the width of the rim and the tyre.
Can you guys give your take on Sarto bikes?
Thoroughly good freehub sound check by Dan.😅🙈
You mentioned the wrong wheels. Those are 42/48. Is says it right on the side of the rim.
Measurements were interesting. Thanks.
hello what is the size? 48 or 51? thanks