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We have a winner for the 2012 Giant TCR Composite worth £1499!

We've chosen our winner… is it you?...

My word a lot of you wanted to win this prize… not surprising really cos the new Giant TCR Composite 2 is indeed a thing of beauty when you see it in the flesh/carbon as we did last week in Germany. Now we're back and after a few reviving cuppas we've worked up the strength to fire up the random-number-o-meter and get the fickle finger to do it's proddy/pointy thing, and the winner is…

Blackhound

The lucky dog has been informed and as soon as we know what size and where to send it the nice people at Giant will be getting it to him, he won't even have to wait until 2012. It doesn't really get any better than that.

Enjoy the bike Blackhound and if you didn't win don't worry there will be another blisteringly good Schwag Grab coming this way soon.

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Giant pretty much invented the compact road bike and the TCR Composiste continues to set the benchmark for what compact design road bikes can deliver in terms of weight, ride, and handling. We were really impressed with the TCR Advanced 2 we tested earlier this year and the 2012 TCR Composite looks like a winner too. Here are some of the key features our lucky winner will get on their new bike:

  • Lightweight TCR Composite frame made from T600 carbon
  • Advanced-Grade Composite fork with alloy steerer
  • Overdrive head tube tapering from 1 1/8 at the top to 1 1/4 at the bottom and for even more front end stiffness and steering accuracy boosted even further by having the top and down tubes wrap around it
  • PowerCore bottom bracket – oversized and stiff and designed to get all your pedalling effort to the back wheel as quickly as possible
  • Shimano Ultegra shifters and rear mech matched up to a 105 front mech and with uprated for 2012 Shimano brakes and chainset
  • Wheels are Giant's new PR-2 offerings sporting Giant PR-3 tyres

The 2012 Giant TCR Composite is available in five sizes: S (48.5), M (50), ML (53.5), L (55), and XL (58.5) so there should be something there for everyone.

To win one all you've got to do is comment in below, we'll be drawing the winner When we get back from Eurobike (that's how far we've had to go to see one in the flesh) on 5 September. Usual Schwag Grab rules apply.

road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.

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rgb_101 | 13 years ago
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Yes please! Medium

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fat boy | 13 years ago
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YES PLEASE!! GET ME RIDING  13

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owsey | 13 years ago
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Yes please. A medium would be fine.

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BrakeNoodle | 13 years ago
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Loved my old 2003 TCR - a new one would be just great!

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edf242 | 13 years ago
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delicious free bike  1

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fbhidy | 13 years ago
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I'll take one, thank you very much!

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Tattie scones | 13 years ago
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Merci beaucoup  4  1

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spragger | 13 years ago
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Sounds nice, yes please . .

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fredzzz | 13 years ago
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just imagine me overtaking brad on that

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egbl35000 | 13 years ago
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yes please!

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rcs500 | 13 years ago
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Pick me, pick me!

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Amazon | 13 years ago
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Include me in the draw too please.

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Nathan R | 13 years ago
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yes please  13

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Tasha needs a n... | 13 years ago
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Super schwag, yes please!

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Ethan | 13 years ago
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 39 I fancy a bit of that, oh yeah  39

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triplettravel | 13 years ago
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Yes please.

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mike67 | 13 years ago
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I was born to ride that bike!

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The Chaplin | 13 years ago
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 4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4

MINE!MINE!MINE!MINE!

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Werrington Matt | 13 years ago
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Perfect time to join!

Yes please!

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Aaronoc | 13 years ago
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i'll have some of that!!!

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torby | 13 years ago
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oh to be back on the road....  16

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EmskiRyan | 13 years ago
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Ooooh yes please count me in! Awesome looking bike  16

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zanf | 13 years ago
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I would like a slice of that, me ol' hearties!

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Kimberly | 13 years ago
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Don't forget me, please.  4 Extra small frame, shaken, not stirred.

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garymattless | 13 years ago
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I couldnt be more in!!!!!

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Felix | 13 years ago
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fingers crossed -this time it could be me!!!
 105

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Ben Chuilon | 13 years ago
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Count me in please  4

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MIABS | 13 years ago
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Please count me in !!!

Cheers

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cw42 | 13 years ago
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XL for me please. Nice prize givaway  16

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Alastair Norton | 13 years ago
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I am sure I don't deserve it, but please count me in.

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