Nelson Oliveira's Canyon Aeroad CF SLX gallery

Nelson Oliveira's Canyon Aeroad CF SLX gallery

Are the 2018 Movistar bikes the best looking in the peloton?

Movistar's bikes are mostly unchanged for 2018

Colin Levitch / Immediate Media

Colin Levitch

Published: January 31, 2018 at 7:00 am
Movistar's bikes are mostly unchanged for 2018 - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Oliveria is riding a colour-matched Power2Mag NG power meter - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
The Super Record EPS derailer relies heavy on carbon fibre - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
The mechanics have rubberbanded a number holder to Oliveria's seatpost - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Look how cleanly the EPS junction box integrates into the Canyon H36 bar/stem combo - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Oliveria's bars are wrapped in Lizard Skins DPS bar tape - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Oliveria's Bora Ultra 50's are colour-matched too - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Movistar is riding Elite battles and cages for 2018 - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Campy's direct mount brakes are only available up to Record - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
The Ergo Power shifters sure do look nice - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Canyon lists all the specs of its H36 bar/stem combo right there on the clamp - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
A Super Record EPS derailer looks after the chain at the front - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Oliveria is riding Look Keo Blade pedals - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
The EPS battery doesn't fit in the seatpost, so it's stored here on the inside of the downtube - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Oliveria's seating arrangements are provided by Fizik - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Canyon makes is pretty easy to work out what components are on being used on its bikes - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Oliveria's Arione is the R1 shape - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Movistar has custom computer mounts - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
The cables at the front are nice and neat - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Conti Competition Pro LTD tubs for Oliveria - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
The hubs are colour matched too - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Not much tire clearance at the rear - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Did we mention we're big fans of the fade? - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media
Instead of normal name stickers, Movistar uses Instagram handles - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media

Hailing from Portugal, Nelson Oliveira started his season in the extreme heat of the Tour Down Under.

Riding for Movistar, the team's bikes haven’t changed much for 2018 bar the paint job, which sees the fade from light- to dark-blue as one of the smartest looks in the pro peloton this year.

With a full Campy Super Record EPS drivetrain, save for the direct-mount brakes, which are only available up to Record. At the cranks, the Movistar team is once again using Power2Max NG power meters, and Oliveira is spinning 53-39T chainrings and 172.5 cranks.

Oliveria is riding a colour-matched Power2Mag NG power meter - Colin Levitch / Immediate Media

Riding Canyon’s H36 Aerocockpit CF bar/stem combo, Oliveira’s one-piece cockpit measures 410mm across at the bars and 120mm at the stem. The entire Movistar team is using Garmin Edge 1030’s for 2018, and the team even has custom mounts out in front.

Making the ride even more lustworthy, Oliveira is rolling on colour-matched Campy Bora Ultra 50 hoops with 25mm Continental Competition Pro LTD tubulars glued on.

The touch-points are made up of Lizard Skins DPS bar tape and a Fizik Arione R1 Open saddle.

All up, Oliveria's Canyon Aeroad tipped our scales at 7.12kg.

Complete bike specifications

  • Frame: Canyon Aeroad CF SLX, Size S
  • Fork: Canyon Aeroblade SLX
  • Handlebar/Stem: Canyon H36, 410mm wide, 120mm long
  • Tape: Lizard Skins DPS
  • Front brake: Campagnolo Record Direct Mount brakes
  • Rear brake: Campagnolo Record Direct Mount brakes
  • Front derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record EPS
  • Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record EPS
  • Brake/shift levers: SUPER RECORD EPS ERGOPOWER CONTROLS
  • Cassette: Campagnolo Super Record 11-29T
  • Chain: Campagnolo Super Record
  • Crankset: Campagnolo Super Record, 53/39T, 172.5mm, Power2Max NGO powermeter
  • Wheelset: Campagnolo Bora Ultra 50
  • Tyres: Continental Competition Pro LTD tubular, 25mm
  • Saddle: Fizik Arione R1 Open
  • Seatpost: Canyon S27
  • Bottle cages: Elite Cannibal

Critical measurements

  • Rider’s weight: 67kg
  • Rider’s height: 1.8m
  • Saddle height, from bottom bracket (c-t): 730mm
  • Seat tube length: 508mm
  • Tip of saddle nose to centre of handlebars: 570mm
  • Head tube length: 130mm
  • Top tube length: 549mm
  • Total bike weight: 7.12kg

Click or swipe through the gallery above for a detailed look at the Movistar riders race bike.

Colin Levitch

Originally from Denver, Colorado, Colin now resides on the Gold Coast in Australia. Holding a media degree, Colin is focused on the adventure sport media world. Coming from a ski background, his father a former European pro convinced him to try collegiate crit racing. Although his bright socks say full roadie, he can often be found exploring singletrack or grinding down a gravel road.
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