{"id":442823,"date":"2026-02-24T10:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/442823\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:34:12","slug":"dont-think-just-dance-meet-alison-jacksons-cannondale-supersix-evo-lab71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/442823\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Don’t think, just dance’ – meet Alison Jackson\u2019s Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71"},"content":{"rendered":"

In cycling, winning a championship title doesn\u2019t end the day, or even the week, after crossing the line. It\u2019s a year-long celebration.<\/p>\n

These days, national, regional and world champions are honoured not only with the jersey that signifies their status, but with a full suite of accessories and, increasingly, a race bike wrapped in a custom colourway to match.<\/p>\n

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Alison Jackson<\/a> is among those who stand out in the peloton, racing in the red maple leaf bands of the reigning, and repeat, Canadian national champion.<\/p>\n

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“To wear the national champ jersey is just such an honour, and I love having that jersey,” Jackson told Cycling Weekly back in November<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Jackson swapped teams this season, her bike sponsor remained the same. Together with Cannondale, she unveiled her special-edition SuperSix Evo<\/a> last week, one finished in a maple leaf-inspired colourway that, as Jackson puts it, “represents where I come from, what I race for, and how I ride.”<\/p>\n

After EF Education\u2013Oatly chose not renew her contract after 2025, Jackson found a new home with UCI Women\u2019s ProTeam St Michel\u2013Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Home\u2013Auber93.<\/a><\/p>\n

The move, encouraged in part by Cannondale, not only offers her an opportunity to continue her career but to do so in a position of leadership and personal opportunity.<\/p>\n

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“They really respect me as a rider and also what I could do for the team: helping build it and be a leader and a captain,” Jackson.<\/p>\n

But make no mistake: she\u2019s not lining up just to guide others. The 37-year-old is chasing lofty ambitions of her own.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Retirement] wasn’t an option for me. Just ’cause one team says no, it doesn’t mean it has to be over. I still think I can win races, and I still enjoy the chaos,” shesaid.<\/p>\n

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Another Paris-Roubaix title<\/a>. A dream win at the Tour of Flanders. Stage victories at the Tour de France Femmes <\/a>or Giro Donne. Defending her Canadian national title. Helping her Canadian national team defend Magdeleine Vallieres\u2019s rainbow jersey<\/a>. Jackson\u2019s entering 2026 with quite the hit list. And she\u2019ll do it all on the newly released, <\/a>fifth-generation Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s have a closer look.<\/p>\n

A Fifth-Gen Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Aymeric Lassak \/\/ St Michel -PREFERENCE HOME-Auber93)<\/p>\n

Jackson’s team bike is built around the latest generation SuperSix Evo<\/a>. The fifth-gen is an evolution rather than a revolution, with a very similar silhouette to its predecessor. But look closer, and you’ll find some meaningful refinements that make it a dream to ride, according to our tech writer Aaron Borrill.<\/p>\n

You can read Borrill’s review here<\/a>, but the TL;DR version is this: it’s lighter and faster (in fact, it’s the lightest disc-brake road bike Cannondale has built yet); it has a new front end, including cockpit; it’s UDH-equipped; and, notably, compatible only with electronic groupsets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jackson’s special-edition SuperSix Evo LAB 71 comes with a SRAM RED AXS<\/a> groupset, Mavic Cosmic SLR 45 hoops wrapped in 30mm Michelin Power Cup <\/a>tyres, a Prologo saddle, Look pedals<\/a>, and Cannondale’s proprietary seatpost and SystemBar Road integrated cockpit.<\/p>\n

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Paint-wise, Jackson\u2019s national champion SuperSix Evo leans fully into Canadian identity with a crisp white-to-red fade across the frame. Scattered maple leaf graphics sweep through the front end before intensifying into a deeper red rear triangle.<\/p>\n

Cannondale branding pops along the downtube, with the “LAB71” mark on the seat tube identifying the bike\u2019s top-tier spec. A personal touch sits on the top tube, too, with the phrase “Don’t think just dance” reminding Jackson to dance her way to victory as she did at the 2023 Paris-Roubaix.<\/p>\n

Her bike, as photographed, was specced with 30mm tyres, but the SuperSix Evo has clearance for 32mm (even some 34mm tyres) for those cobbled Classics she loves so much.<\/p>\n

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