{"id":432191,"date":"2026-02-18T11:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/432191\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:34:18","slug":"ef-pro-cyclings-team-bikes-get-a-fresh-lick-of-paint-after-cannondale-launches-its-fastest-fleet-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/432191\/","title":{"rendered":"EF Pro Cycling\u2019s team bikes get a fresh lick of paint after Cannondale launches its \u201dfastest fleet ever\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cannondale officially launched its much anticipated SuperSix EVO road bike and SuperSlice time trial bike yesterday, and so EF Pro Cycling\u2019s fleet of team bikes has been updated for the 2026 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While many bike brands have tacked towards creating race bikes that cater to a broader audience, Cannondale seems to have moved in the other direction with the new SuperSix EVO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cannondale SuperSix EVO
\n\"CannondaleEF Pro Cycling’s new Cannondale SuperSix EVO Lab71 race bike. EF Pro Cycling<\/p>\n

Cannondale designed the fifth-generation, all-round race bike with the specific input of EF Pro Cycling\u2019s roster of riders. Cast your mind back to the 2025 Tour de France, and you\u2019ll remember Ben Healy animating much of the race with long-distance attacks<\/a> and a stint in the yellow jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The geometry of the SuperSix has been made more aggressive with a lower stack \u2013 although one that\u2019s now more in line with bikes such as the Specialized Tarmac SL8 <\/a>\u2013 which it\u2019s hard to image hasn\u2019t been done to accommodate Healy\u2019s exploits (Road World Championships 2027, anyone?).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"CannondaleThe SuperSix EVO comes with one of two new cockpits, the SL and SystemBar Road (pictured). EF Pro Cycling<\/p>\n

You might have to look twice to tell the difference between the new SuperSix and the previous generation<\/a>, with Cannondale making only small changes to the exterior of the bike for marginal gains in the wind tunnel.<\/p>\n

Instead of a radical overhaul, Cannondale focused on reducing the weight of the bike. For EF Pro Cycling\u2019s top-spec SuperSix EVO Lab71 bikes, this means a frame that weighs 728g in a size 56cm. And with changes made elsewhere, including a new cockpit, the new Lab71 bike weighs a claimed 148g less than the fourth-generation SuperSix.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"CannondaleThe bikes are fitted with SRAM’s top-spec Red AXS groupset. EF Pro Cycling<\/p>\n

\"CannondaleEF Pro Cycling’s bikes have Fizik saddles. EF Pro Cycling<\/p>\n

\"CannondaleThe team continues to use Wahoo Speedplay pedals. EF Pro Cycling<\/p>\n

That frame is under snazzy new paintwork for EF\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams that sees it keep its unmistakable pink and more mistakable black colour scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, EF Pro Cycling\u2019s new road bike is equipped with a SRAM Red groupset, Vision wheels, a Fizik saddle, Vittoria Cora Pro tyres and Wahoo Speedplay pedals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Cannondale SuperSlice
\n\"CannondaleThe new Cannondale SuperSlice. EF Pro Cycling<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 WorldTour team<\/a> has also revealed its latest time trial bike, the Cannondale SuperSlice<\/a>. We saw the new SuperSix in January at the Tour Down Under, but a new SuperSlice seems to have been out in the world far longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In fact, we first spotted<\/a> an unreleased SuperSlice way back at the 2021 Tour de France before it was later \u2018leaked\u2019 as part of the 2022 Palace X Rapha Tour de France collaboration<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether this is exactly the same bike, we don\u2019t know, but EF Pro Cycling\u2019s latest SuperSlice has a far more modest black paintjob than the over-the-top Rapha x Palace bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The most important part, however, is that it\u2018s part of Cannondale’s \u201dfastest fleet ever\u201d. The new SuperSlice is said to save 10 watts at 50kph over Cannondale\u2019s previous time trial bike. This 14 per cent drag reduction has meant a weight increase of 60g due to the deeper tube profiles, but that\u2019s only a small change and aerodynamics takes precedent in the race of truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alongside a similar spec list to the SuperSix, EF Pro Cycling\u2019s SuperSlice has Vittoria\u2019s new 30mm Corsa Pro Speed tyres. According to Vittoria, this new size was requested by pro riders, but as Simon von Bromley wrote, it points to the confusion around tyre widths<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

EF Pro Cyling team bike specifications
\nCannondale Lab71 SuperSix EVO<\/p>\n

Frame\/fork: Lab71 SuperSix EVO, Gen 5, Ultralight Series 0 Carbon
\nDrivetrain: SRAM Red AXS
\nRims: Vision Metron RS
\nTyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro
\nBar and stem: Cannondale integrated SystemBar Road, ultralight, full carbon
\nSaddle: Fizik
\nPedals: Wahoo Speedplay<\/p>\n

Cannondale Lab71 SuperSlice<\/p>\n

Frame: Lab71 SuperSlice, Gen 3, Ultralight Series 0 Carbon
\nFork: Deep aero-section SuperSlice Gen 3 Delta Steerer fork
\nDrivetrain: SRAM Red AXS
\nRims: Vision Metron RS
\nTyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro Speed, 700x30c
\nBar and extensions: SystemBar TT integrated full carbon base bar with Vision MonoRiser and Vision custom extensions
\nSaddle: Fizik\u00a0
\nPedals: Wahoo Speedplay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cannondale officially launched its much anticipated SuperSix EVO road bike and SuperSlice time trial bike yesterday, and so…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-432191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}