Van Rysel is discontinuing the Van Rysel GCR and replacing it with two bikes that don't try to meet in the middle: the RCR-G targets the race end — where average speeds now exceed 37 km/h and up to 40% of course distance runs on asphalt — while the EDR-G (available with a RockShox Rudy XPLR 40mm fork at £3,500) addresses multi-day mixed-surface riding. The RCR-G's 8.6 W aero gain comes from applying the same CFD and wind-tunnel work used on the road Van Rysel RCR-R Pro, which is a deliberate signal: gravel racing is now a wind-tunnel discipline. Both bikes were developed with input from Decathlon CMA CGM WorldTeam riders and share 50 mm tyre clearance and Deda Gera bars with 24° flare — the one concession to common ground between two bikes designed to be irreconcilable.