Revealed: Mathieu van der Poel’s Gravel World Championship winning bike setup

Over the last couple of days, we have seen a whole host of different sertups on the ground here at the UCI Gravel World Championships. The varied course, featuring 56% gravel riding, packed with everything from single track to silky smooth tarmac, and it’s this mix that has been causing mechanics and riders such a headache when it comes to equiptment choices.

Coming fresh from a bronze medal at the World Championships last week, and due to wear the rainbow bands in the cyclocross fields in a few weeks, Mathieu van der Poel is certainly today’s race favourite – what bike is he riding?

We got up close with the Dutch powerhouse’s sparkly new Canyon Grail to take a look at his setup ahead of today’s race.

So yes – Mathieu van der Poel is riding a gravel specific frameset, but this bike is far from the off-the-peg build that you’d find on the Canyon website.