Team EF Education-Oatly has debuted a new Cannondale Supersix Evo race bike on stage 1 of the Women’s Tour Down Under.
We’re on the ground at the Australian WorldTour curtain-raiser, and first spotted the new bike on top of team cars heading to the start of stage 1, and a little later when the EF Education-EasyPost men’s riders rolled out for a pre-race training ride.
The teams won’t share details about the new bike, but here’s what we can tell so far.
What we can see
While similar to the current SuperSix Evo, there are some noticeable tweaks with this new bike. Ashley Quinlan / Our Media
The new bike doesn’t rip up the previous Supersix rulebook – it looks incredibly similar at a glance – but it appears to have an updated tubeset, with a deeper, more concave headtube and reprofiled fork crown.
It would be unsurprising if the new Supersix turned out to be more aerodynamically efficient. The rear triangle also looks remodelled, with a more pronounced curve, and a new downward kink towards the rear dropout.
The seatpost has been deepened and dropped the cutaway of the previous model, perhaps with a view to improve aerodynamics. Ashley Quinlan / Our Media
The seat tube also looks to be inspired by the latest Synapse endurance bike, with a thinner, flattened profile. This might hint towards a drive to improve compliance alongside better aerodynamics.
On the driveside, it’s possible to make out a universal derailleur hanger (UDH) dropout. That’s not a shocking development given most new bikes use the standard. Incidentally, but perhaps linked, both teams have switched to SRAM for the 2026 race season.
Riders are also using a new integrated handlebar. In previous years, the team has used Vision cockpits (along with the brand’s wheels, which remain). The new cockpit is visually distinct from the previous bike’s MOMO-developed SystemBar R-One handlebar, which ships with current top-spec SuperSix Evos.
The head tube has a more concave profile than before, and a new handlebar has appeared. Con Chronis / Getty Images
Also notable is a tweaked seatpost design. Before, the seatpost tapered towards the head, but now it remains a uniform depth along its length.
If Cannondale follows previous form, it will likely produce three variants of the SuperSix Evo – the Lab71 featuring its highest-grade carbon, and Hi-Mod and standard Carbon variants. Both EF Education-Oatly and EF Education-EasyPost riders are riding bikes branded ‘Lab71’.
Both teams have switched to SRAM drivetrains for 2026, with both natively using SRAM’s UDH design – on show here. Con Chronis / Getty Images