Lapierre Aircode DRS 8.0 £6,999 | 7.7kg
The Lapierre Aircode DRS 8.0 is the consumer flagship model of the aero bike that’s used by the Groupama-FDJ team. Launched last September, this third iteration of the Aircode is easily the best yet. It might seem like a case of third time lucky, except it’s more by design than luck. The French brand has clearly done its aero homework and dotted all the i’s, crossed all the t’s and gone off to optimise them in the wind tunnel.
Like many modern race bikes the Aircode DRS frame is disc-brake only, and integration of these – and everything else for that matter – is stylishly executed.
Frame and fork
Lapierre says its goal was to make the new Aircode more aerodynamic and stiffer yet more comfortable than the previous version.
The cables and Di2 wires disappear into the cockpit via a new bespoke bar and stem –
