Does Giant Contend 1 support 9 or 18 speeds? I bought a Giant contend 1 for winter training. The specs can be best found here. It came pre-configured with 9 speeds only. This means that the bigger ring can only access the lower 4 cogs while the smaller ring can access the 5 upper cogs! I don't think this is the right configuration. Am I right? If not, can someone explain what am I missing here?

In this excerpt from Page 55 of the Dealer's Manual (DM-GN0001) for Sora R3000, the groupset on the Giant Contend 1,

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you see that the front derailleur doesn't just have the two extreme positions (v) and (w). It also has two intermediate _trim_ positions (x) and (y).

The (x) position can only be reached from (v), by a gentle pull on lever (A).

The (y) position can only be reached from (w), by a single, also gentle, click on lever (B).

The (x) and (y) positions will stop the derailleur cage rub that you're experiencing.