INTRODUCING RCR and RCR PRO
Mar 12, 2025
The new V|R flagship is here.
Developed in collaboration with the French Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA), the RCR makes no compromises.
It is designed for a single purpose: TO WIN.
Whether you're an amateur or a professional, the RCR can meet all your requirements and offer spectacular energy feedback.
Give it WATTS, and it'll take you to the next level.
One frame, two lay-up.
RCR
The RCR’s premium lay-up has been designed to allow absolutely everyone to experience the superior power of the RCR and raise their game. We’ve selected high-modulus carbon fibres to help you save energy and harness the full force of your pedalling. This aero bike will carry you to performances you had never even dreamed of. The RCR brings out the very best of every competitor.
RCR PRO
As for the RCR PRO, it’s the most radical version. The frame is made from even more high-end carbon fibres to enable top athletes to push themselves and their machine to the max.
The RCR PRO is ready to take on the toughest races in the world.
AERODYNAMISM.
Aerodynamics is extremely important for gaining speed, of course, but also for reducing effort while maintaining performance.
We carried out CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) optimisation, for which ONERA is world leader, to design the most aerodynamic curves.
WIND TUNNEL & LASER TOMOSCOPY.
Using numerical fluid mechanics, several profiles were developed and then optimised with a single objective in mind: ultimate performance.
To obtain the best-performing machine, each part of the frame was positioned and tested in the wind tunnel and by laser tomoscopy.
PERFECT COMBINATION.
The result of all these different configurations is fifteen shapes, fifteen versions that can be compared according to the law of areas.
So, by combining all these elements, we obtain a shape, a frame, an ultra high-performance machine, cut to split the air.
"So far, no other model has been faster and lighter in the GST wind tunnel, making it one of the ten fastest bikes in the TOUR test."
- TOUR MAGAZINE, JULY 2023
LIGHTNESS.
Weight optimisation is the second fundamental pillar of the RCR's performance and has therefore been the focus of all our attention.
During the design phase, the RCR lost weight not only on the frame but also on the ancillary parts by extracting material from targeted areas using topological analysis.
The search for lightness has been surgical in creating this racing machine. Every part has been designed to be as light as possible.
STIFFNESS.
We wanted this bike to offer the best possible energy return. And we can safely say that it gives an incredible sense of propulsion.
To achieve this fantastic result, we headed to Japan to seek out the very best carbon fibres in the world.
We meticulously placed them in strategic locations to gain the additional stiffness that makes the RCR harness your every effort like no other bike before it.
Van Rysel is the brand for cyclists and triathletes looking for uncompromising performance.
