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DARK SECRETS: Factor - The Real Truth

Factor ONE, but make it gravel - A closer look at the wide-tyred Factor prototype at Unbound

Factor's wild new gravel bike boasts aggressive geometry and clearance for 2.2in tyres

Cycling News

Unnamed Factor prototype races under Romain Bardet at Unbound — and yes, it’s got THAT fork

Factor says riders are warming up to the fork and the brand is doubling down on its radical aero philosophy

Cycling Weekly

'If I wanted to chase results, I would have stayed on the road' – Romain Bardet debuts at Unbound Gravel 200 and finds surge in off-road popularity 'a bit strange'

French rider culminates one-month US holiday with family in Emporia to settle curiosity about 'biggest gravel event of the year'

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A loss of community, two-tier finances, and a tactical conundrum – Are professional teams reshaping the gravel scene?

In gravel, teams, privateers, collectives, and cabals all race the same course, but how are fully-integrated teams with big budgets going to impact cycling’s most popular discipline?

Cycling News

'X-Men 97' Season 2 Will Bring Back An Underused Superhero Team

'X-Men 97' is reforming its mutant ranks with four new teams, including X-Factor and X-Force.

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'You can't model what happens after twenty hours on the bike' - Factor launches new Sarana ultra gravel bike

Factor also releases a brand new gravel wheelset

Cycling News

Front suspension, commodious cargo-carrying capacity, and huge tyre clearance headline Factor’s Sarana gravel bike

The wider tyre clearance battle continues to rage as Factor bestows its new Sarana gravel bike with clearance for 2.2-inch mountain bike tyres

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes tech gallery: New gravel wheels, crazy bar tape jobs, and sponsor incorrect tyres

The very best mods and tech from Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Cycling News

Factor drops spectacular Monza Vexx edition at Paris-Roubaix – and it's 'Magnus Bäckstedt approved'

Modern Adventure add modern art to their modern race bike platform of choice, the Monza, bringing a touch of style to this weekend's 'Hell of the North'.

Cycling Weekly

'A mishap leading to a broken frame 100% will put them out of contention’ - Modern Adventure to ride Paris-Roubaix on Factor's amateur-focused race bike

The first non-standard bike choice is already in for Paris-Roubaix, and it’s only Wednesday

Cycling News

This Is The Slowest Bugatti You Can Buy, Depending On Who's Riding It

Road bikes are wild things. There's an obsession with weight savings that pushes elite riders to spend huge sums of money on the latest and greatest.

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Cole Kessler's Spring Classics-ready Factor One

One of the biggest, boldest, and bad-ass aero bikes in the pro peloton

Cycling Weekly

You bought a Bugatti Chiron but need the bike to match? A new UCI-illegal limited edition Factor One

Bike x car brand collabs have generated more hits than misses, but this one might be one of the most well considered collabs we've seen in recent years

Cycling Weekly

'For better or worse, teams are here' - The rosters in 2026 as riders join forces for off-road alliances as the next evolution of gravel and endurance MTB racing takes shape

Super talents collected by Specialized Off-road seen as drawing 'a line in the sand' for next evolution of gravel racing

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New Factor gravel bike spotted in the wild, and it looks to have what the current Ostro Gravel dearly needed

Santa Vall reveals a new aero gravel bike has entered the mix

Cycling Weekly

Factor Monza review: a race bike for the weekend warrior

Race-bike handling in a more practical package. What's not to like?

Cycling Weekly

Factor says long stems and forward saddles cause crashes – but why, and what can be done about it?

Long stems and slammed saddles could be causing crashes, says Factor, but are these extreme setups inherently dangerous, and if so, why?

Cycling News

We took Factor's new ONE aero bike to the wind tunnel: Does it stack up to Factor's 'fastest UCI-legal road bike' claims?

The most radical looking road bike release of 2025 for many, but does the data live up to the hype?

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Factor ONE first ride: Looks like a spaceship, goes like a train, rides like a... bike

We headed to Girona to get up close and personal with the most radical looking bike in the pro peloton

Cycling News

Factor launches ONE: An insane aero bike with 'modern geometry', a barely-legal fork, no stem, and a head tube that could cut fruit

40 slides on geometry, one on aerodynamics: The new Factor ONE is more than just a radical aero bike

Cycling News

Scott to supply bikes for rebranded NSN Cycling Team as replacement for Factor in WorldTour return

Swiss company agrees to multi-year partnership with the now Swiss-registered team, formerly known as Israel-Premier Tech

Cycling Weekly

'An exciting step forward' – Scott returns to the WorldTour with NSN Cycling, as Factor leaves former Israel-Premier Tech

Swiss brand signs 'multi-year sponsorship' with revamped team

Cycling Weekly

Factor Ostro VAM review: WorldTour handling with world-class refinement, good manners and loads of options

WorldTour bikes don’t always come in as refined a package, but in the Ostro Vam, Factor is delivering both performance and that special something that makes a bike usable in the real world

Cycling Weekly

Factor to leave rebranded Israel-Premier Tech as sponsors flee team

Bike brand reportedly set to follow title sponsor Premier Tech in stepping away from team

Cycling News

Factor Bikes set to leave Israel-Premier Tech, Scott reportedly stepping in

Further disruption at the protest-marred Israeli team, but its new title and nation remain unknown following recent social media shutdown

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