BikeRadar’s 2023 Bike of the Year awards
Over the past six months, our expert team of testers from BikeRadar, Cycling Plus magazine and Mountain Biking UK magazine have been putting 57 of the best road, gravel and mountain bikes through their paces to bring you our annual Bike of the Year awards.
It's our most comprehensive bike test of the year, covering everything from budget road bikes and Tour de France-worthy superbikes, to the latest trail, enduro and electric mountain bikes.
Eight of BikeRadar's most experienced riders were tasked with finding the very best bikes of 2023.
Between them, they logged thousands of miles on the roads and trails of England, Wales and Scotland through winter and early spring, to bring you our definitive verdict.
With the winners announced, we'll be publishing all of our Bike of the Year reviews over the coming weeks, so make sure you bookmark this page to read every last word from the most comprehensive bike test in the business.
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Thanks to our sponsors MET Helmets, Bluegrass Protection, Band of Climbers, Lazer, Crankbrothers and FACOM for their support in making Bike of the Year happen.
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Bike of the Year contender Specialized Rockhopper Elite 29 review
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Bike of the Year 2023 winners
Road Bike of the Year winner Vitus Venon Evo RS Aero Force AXS
Electric Mountain Bike of the Year winner Orbea Wild M-Team review
Gravel Bike of the Year winner Giant Revolt X Advanced Pro 1 review
Performance Bike of the Year winner ENVE Melee (Ultegra Di2 build) review
Aero Road Bike of the Year Winner Giant Propel Advanced Pro 0 AXS review
Budget Mountain Bike of the Year winner Voodoo Bizango Pro review
Bike of the Year 2023 | The full list of contenders
In total, 57 bikes were tested for Bike of the Year 2023. The full list of contenders is below – and we will update this page with links to reviews as they are published.
Road & Gravel Bike of the Year contenders
The following bikes were shortlisted for our main Road Bike of the Year award, with the contenders coming from six categories. Each category has a winner, as well as an overall winner for 2023.
Performance Bike of the Year
- ENVE Melee Ultegra Di2 (Performance Bike of the Year winner)
- Basso Diamante Ultegra Di2
- Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi-Mod 2
- Colnago V4Rs Dura-Ace Di2
- Wilier 0 SL Force AXS
Endurance Bike of the Year
- Vitus Venon Evo RS Aero (Endurance Bike of the Year and overall Road & Gravel winner)
- Cervélo Caledonia Rival AXS
- Merida Scultura Endurance Rival AXS
- Rondo RATT CF2
- Wilier Triestina Granturismo SLR
Aero Road Bike of the Year
Women's Bike of the Year
Trail Bike of the Year contenders
The following bikes were shortlisted for our Trail Bike of the Year award.
Enduro Bike of the Year contenders
The following bikes were shortlisted for our Enduro Bike of the Year award.
eMTB Bike of the Year contenders
The following bikes were shortlisted for our second eMTB Bike of the Year award.
- Orbea Wild M-Team (eMTB of the Year winner)
- Nukeproof Megawatt 297 RS
- Pivot Shuttle LT 29 Ride SLX/XT
- Santa Cruz Bullit CC S
- Specialized Turbo Levo Expert
- Transition Repeater NX Carbon
- Trek Rail 9.8 XT Gen 3
- Whyte E-180 RSX MX
Budget Mountain Bike of the Year contenders
- Voodoo Bizango Pro (Budget Mountain Bike of the Year winner)
- Cannondale Trail SE 4
- Cube Attention
- Jamis Highpoint A1
- Marin Bobcat Trail 5
- Scott Aspect 920
- Specialized Rockhopper Elite 29
- Vitus Sentier 29