Pro bike examine: Kasia Niewiadoma races Omloop on custom-painted MyCanyon bike

Kasia Niewiadoma completed Omloop Het Nieuwsblad inside the security of the bunch after the breakaway made it to the end. Lotte Claes sprinted to victory after her breakaway companion Aurela Nerlo hit out early simply contained in the final kilometre.

Niewiadoma raced on a brand-new, custom-painted Canyon Aeroad CFR, which will likely be out there to buy on-line – one thing that is not at all times the case with professional rider {custom} paint jobs. 

This week, Canyon launched its first {custom} bike programme, named MyCanyon. 

The new venture permits prospects to select from curated {custom} paint and spec choices for Canyon Aeroad CFR bikes, although we perceive prospects will not be capable to spec their desired crank size, which can irk some. Canyon says extra fashions will likely be added to the programme in time. 

There will likely be three tiers of paint choices out there for MyCanyon frames, and Niewiadoma raced Omloop on the top-tier Felipe Pantone-designed bike from the MyCanyon Opus assortment. 

Pantone is an Argentinian-Spanish artist whose MyCanyon design focuses on the “organised chaos” of velocity. The model claimed the design requires “a deeply advanced paint job that’s extraordinarily onerous to tug off”. 

Opus version MyCanyon bikes carry a $1,500 surcharge; the frames are hand-painted and can all be distinctive. We perceive that different professional riders will journey totally different designs at varied races over the following few months.