Ducati Cycling has officially launched, unveiled at the International Bike Festival in Misano, with a full 2027 model-year range spanning road, gravel, and electric mountain bikes. It’s a genuine brand extension rather than a licensing exercise, built with Gruppo Zecchetto’s Italian composite manufacturing expertise, the same partner already producing carbon components for Ducati’s motorcycles.
Both companies’ CEOs showed up to the unveiling in person, a detail that says something about how seriously Ducati is treating this beyond a marketing exercise.
Ducati Cycling’s Road and Gravel Lineup
The Monoscocca RR and Monoscocca R anchor the road side, a carbon monocoque racing bike claiming 7.18 kilograms in its top Dura-Ace Di2 trim. The frame’s aerodynamic shape came out of dedicated fluid dynamics analysis, and the geometry is tuned for genuine all-day comfort rather than a purely race-focused position.
The GraviaX handles gravel duty, built around the same racing philosophy but with tire clearance up to 50mm and bikepacking features like an integrated tool holder and dedicated mounting points built into the frame. At a claimed 8.2 kilograms, it’s positioned as a bike that takes the pavement seriously without giving up when the road ends.
Ducati Cycling’s E-MTB Pair Shares One Platform
The DM-160 R and DM-170 RR round out the range, both built around a new Avinox M2S motor putting out 1,300 watts and up to 150 Nm of torque in Boost mode, paired with an 800Wh battery, integrated GPS, and an eSIM. Three flip chips let riders adjust geometry, suspension progression, and wheel size directly, effectively letting one platform cover two distinct riding styles.
The DM-160 R runs a full 29-inch wheel setup tuned for climbing efficiency and high-speed stability, while the DM-170 RR goes with a mullet configuration, a 29-inch front and 27.5-inch rear, built for a more agile feel on jumps and steep descents. At 22.8 and 23.4 kilograms respectively, neither bike is light, but that weight buys real suspension travel and a battery built for actual trail days rather than short commutes.
Ducati Cycling’s Racing Pedigree Runs Deep
The team didn’t develop the lineup in a vacuum. Elia Viviani, Vincenzo Nibali, Alessandro Petacchi, and Mattia Viel tested and validated the road and gravel bikes, while nine-time motocross world champion Antonio Cairoli, who trains regularly on Ducati e-bikes, joined the unveiling alongside CEOs Claudio Domenicali and Philippe Zecchetto.
The timing isn’t incidental either. Ducati turns 100 this year, and the brand has already used its centennial to revisit its own history with pieces like the Superleggera V4 Centenario. Extending that same design language onto bicycles, rather than treating it as a side project, tracks with how seriously the brand is leaning into its own anniversary.
The full Ducati Cycling range is available now through Ducati’s dealer network and directly at ducati-cycling.com, where an online configurator lets buyers build a Monoscocca or GraviaX around their own color and component preferences. It follows a similar path electric platforms like the Ariel Dash have already staked out, though few brands bring a century of racing credibility to the argument.
A motorcycle company building bicycles isn’t a new idea. What’s rarer is a brand with 100 years of racing DNA actually showing up to prove the bikes can back it up, rather than just borrowing the logo.
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