Mathieu van der Poel is riding a customised Canyon Aeroad at the Tirreno-Adriatico, which could be yours through the MyCanyon programme.
The bike features a colourway seen in the MyCanyon customisation programme, announced last week, with the addition of sponsors' logos that have been transferred over the artwork.
The artwork was created by Elena Salmistraro, a world-renowned artist who has been commissioned to produce designs for MyCanyon.
Canyon says the design has bright, bold fingerprints of colour in a kaleidoscopic palette, making for a "perfect combination of modernity and fun, ideal for attracting attention”, which it certainly did at the start line of Stage 2.
With the first stage being a time trial, where van der Poel was riding his Canyon Speedmax TT, Stage 2 was the first time we'd seen the custom Aeroad in the race.
A look in the team bus suggests van der Poel is planning to use the design for the whole race, with several spare Salmistraro bikes to cover all eventualities.
Under the artwork is the brand's Aeroad Canyon Factory Racing (CFR) marque, which sits at the top of Canyon's frame development and is claimed to weigh 960g for a size-medium frame.
Van der Poel's bikes use a Shimano Dura-Ace groupset and wheelset (booted in Pirelli P Zero Race RS tyres), while Canyon's in-house finishing kit provides a clean, homogeneous look.
MyCanyon enables buyers to customise specs as well as aesthetics, with multiple stem options available in addition to saddles.
