After two years of intensive development comprising 442 supercomputer runs, 312 wind tunnel analyses, and 155 hours of track testing with some of the best track cyclists, Canyon has today announced the all-new Speedmax CFR Track, a bike which will be ridden by the likes of Chloe Dygert and her Team USA teammates along with Team Denmark at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow at the 2023 UCI World Championships.
The Canyon Speedmax CFR Track is what Canyon says is the result of an unparalleled collaboration between world-class engineers and the fastest professional riders, and is the fastest bike the German direct-to-consumer brand has ever made.
Cyclingnews reporter Paul Brett joined Ben Hillsdon, Global Communications Manager at Canyon in Ashton Lane, a renowned backstreet in the West End of Glasgow ahead of the World Championshops, to find out more about the new bike.
Joining Hillsdon was some of the Canyon development team, members of Team USA, including Chloe Dygert, and members of Team Denmark who would be racing the bike in the Glasgow worlds.
In a presentation to members of the press, Canyon pitched the bike as a masterpiece of engineering and aerodynamics, with every tube profile and every junction of the Speedmax CFR Track having been finely tuned to slice through the air with unparalleled efficiency. It also claimed the bike will give its riders an ultimate advantage in pursuit of speed and those coveted rainbow jerseys up for grabs in Glasgow.
As Hillsdon presented the bike, he explained that the development had been very much pro-driven, despite traditional wisdom dictating that the design process starts with the engineering team. The process started with one of the best, multiple World Champion Chloe Dygert, whose input shaped the initial design. Dygert tested numerous prototypes which were then tested by the Danish national track cycling team, whose long months of feedback directly fed back into the bike’s evolution.
Speaking to Cyclingnews, Dygert shared firstly how she was feeling ahead of the upcoming championships, as well as her thoughts on the bike.
“I’m feeling good and it’s been a long road back for me, but I’m ready to ride. I have committed to racing track here at the World Champs and TT and also the road race, so yeah super busy and excited to be here. This bike, I’m excited to get out there on it. Canyon has given it a special tartan…
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