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Bianchi 2016 road bikes – first look

The bikes, the specs and the pricing for Bianchi's complete 2016 road range

What's new? Hold on to your hats...

Bianchi have launched a host of new bikes for 2016, including the Freccia Celeste
The Freccia Celeste enters the fray as Bianchi's lightweight aluminium race bike
Bianchi's 'endurance racing' family has grown with the introduction of the Intrepida. While the bike above is pictured with Shimano Tiagra, the Intrepida will only be available in the UK in Shimano Ultegra, 105 and Campagnolo Veloce builds
The Bianchi Intenso Disc endurance is available with either rim or disc brakes
The All Road isn't any old gravel bike - Bianchi have specced it with a dropper seatpost
Bianchi are a sponsor of L'Eroica and have produced this vintage machine as a result
The Specialissima was launched in June and deploys Bianchi's Countervail vibration-cancelling tech in a super-light 780g frame
The Oltre XR1 and XR2 share the same frame features, just one's lighter (and more expensive) than the other
The Sempre Pro may not have the standout features of the Specialissima or Oltre but it's still a lightweight racing bike in its own right
The Bianchi Infinito CV Disc has been redesigned with thru-axles for 2016
Bianchi's 2016 women's range covers seven bikes

What's new? Hold on to your hats...

Bianchi launched their new flagship bike – the Specialissima – in June but the super-light climber’s bike is far from the only new addition to the Italian firm’s exhaustive range for model year 2016.

The Freccia Celeste joins the range as a lightweight aluminium race bike, the Intenso Disc is a disc-equipped version of Bianchi’s second-tier endurance bike, the Intrepida is a brand new entry-level carbon endurance bike, the Eroica takes thing back to the old school as a vintage steel machine and, finally, the All Road is Bianchi’s take on the gravel bike – complete with dropper seatpost.

Bianchi split their primary road range into three categories – racing, endurance racing and women’s – with a number of sub-categories within those, so for an idea of what fits where, check out the pics in the gallery below. Otherwise, there’s plenty to get through, so we better get cracking.

Let’s take a closer look at everything that’s new from Bianchi, and the specs and UK pricing for 2016, before recapping on the rest of the range, including the Oltre XR1 and X2, the Infinito CV and it’s disc-equipped sibling, and much more.