Mathieu van der Poel’s Tour de France bike: An all white, all new Aeroad

We’ve spotted Dutch megastar of cycling Mathieu van der Poel aboard a new model of the Canyon Aeroad since Milan San Remo in the spring. Since that race he’s always been on the matte metallic red bike, but for the Tour de France it’s been swapped out for an optic white model. It is, to all intents and purposes, the same bike, but its the first time we’ve been allowed hands-on time with it since getting up close and personal with it at the Tour of Flanders. 

A truly prolific winner in his own right, it seems that Van der Poel has swapped roles at the Tour to become the outstanding lead-out rider in the peloton, going all-in to help his teammate Jasper Philipsen rack up stage wins and green jersey points. The duo are perhaps the best sprint combination in the world right now, despite Philipsen being on the older (current) model of the Aeroad.

For now, though, let’s delve into this all white speed machine. If this tickles your fancy then be sure to head back and look over the other pro bikes we’ve documented from the Tour this year, included Fred Wright’s Merida Reacto, Jonas Vingegaard’s Cervelo S5, and Mads Pederson’s Trek Madone with the wildest paintjob of any bike at the race.