Mathieu van der Poel’s cyclocross bike

Among the very best in the world on road and MTB, Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel is also, and above all, the reigning cyclo-cross world champion. A few days before his first races of the season in the discipline, we focus on his rainbow-striped Canyon Inflite CF SLX bike.

Photos: @3bikes.fr

Displayed at the Shimano stand at the Roc d’Azur show, we were able to discover in detail Mathieu van der Poel‘s bike, or rather one of his bikes, as a cyclo-cross rider has at least three machines for each event. All identical, of course, which is not necessarily the case for the wheels, as several pairs are prepared to cope with different types of situations and terrains, with different tubular setups.

The bike used by Mathieu van der Poel – the reigning world champion –  and his Corendon – Circus team in cyclo-cross is a Canyon Inflite CF SLX, the brand’s specific model designed from the highest-end carbon fiber, found on the Aeroad and Ultimate for road, the Speedmax for triathlon, the Endurace for sportives, or the Grail for gravel. Compared to this latter model, the Inflite stands out with geometry details, even if some brands choose to use identical frames for both types of riding.

After a few weeks of rest just after the Road World Championships in Yorkshire, Mathieu van der Poel is expected to resume cyclo-cross competition in the last week of October, with the European Championships in early November in his sights.

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