{"id":480811,"date":"2026-03-17T18:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/480811\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:45:11","slug":"mathieu-van-der-poel-spotted-testing-mysterious-new-aero-handlebar-is-this-more-evidence-to-suggest-a-new-canyon-aeroad-is-coming-cycling-news-bike-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/480811\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathieu van der Poel spotted testing mysterious new aero handlebar – is this more evidence to suggest a new Canyon Aeroad is coming? – Cycling News | Bike Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mathieu van der Poel has been spotted riding what appears to be a new aerodynamic handlebar on Instagram. While the full bike isn\u2019t visible, sightings at Omloop and on social media hint that updates to the Aeroad could be on the way, and Canyon has all but confirm to us that at least the handlebars that Van der Poel was using are new and unreleased.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"20252025 Mathieu van der Poel unreleased Canyon road bike (Image Credit: @mathieuvanderpoel Instagram)<\/p>\n

At the end of last year, Mathieu Van der Poel was spotted<\/a> riding what appeared to be a new Canyon<\/a> road bike in an Instagram reel, sparking speculation about whether it was a new Ultimate climbing bike, an updated Aeroad, or perhaps an Endurace.<\/p>\n

Over opening weekend at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, some updates to the Aeroad were seen, as reported by BikeRadar<\/a> \u2013 including, in some cases, a UDH dropout replacing the proprietary dropout found on the current model.<\/p>\n

\"20262026 Mathieu van der Poel aero handlebars (Image Credit: @mathieuvanderpoel Instagram)<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve spotted Van der Poel again on Instagram, this time on what appears to be a set of new aerodynamic integrated handlebars, suggesting a possible update to the Aeroad.<\/p>\n

Back in November, we noted a potential new handlebar design with forward-swept tops \u2013 a feature that\u2019s visible again here \u2013 with the tops also appearing deeper than the straight, slimmer profile of the Pace cockpit (pictured below).<\/p>\n

\"20242024 canyon aeroad cfr axs bars top (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)<\/p>\n

Canyon released the latest version of its aero road bike, the Aeroad CFR, in summer 2024 after it was first\u00a0spotted at the Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9. <\/a>While we initially thought that another update to the Aeroad seemed unlikely given Canyon\u2019s typical release cycle, these sightings suggest that developments to the brand\u2019s aero bike could still be on the way.<\/p>\n

Canyon responded to our request for comment, telling road.cc: \u201cOur elite-level athletes and teams support us by testing innovative prototypes and pre-production developments for many of our race-winning bikes. We rely on studying these real-world testing conditions to ensure any developments make the grade at the highest level and that they may eventually be presented to consumers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aren\u2019t currently releasing any further information about this product, but we are excited to see how it performs. Stay tuned to Canyon for more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"OmloopOmloop Tech Gallery \u2013 Canyon Aeroad CFR Custom Paint (Image Credit: Liam Cahill)<\/p>\n

While Canyon isn\u2019t revealing specifics, the statement confirms something new is coming. Is there a whole new bike behind this unreleased cockpit? It looks likely we\u2019re going to find out later in the year\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mathieu van der Poel has been spotted riding what appears to be a new aerodynamic handlebar on Instagram.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-480811","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\/480811","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=480811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}