Photo credits: Stefan Rachow / Mr. Pinko
From stage 2 of this week’s Tirreno-Adriatico, the men’s World Tour stage race between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts, Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Mathieu van der Poel will debut a very unique bike.
From the MyCanyon customisation programme, launched by Canyon in February, comes a design by world-renowned artist Elena Salmistraro.
Salmistraro, who lives and works in Milan, is one of the two artists initially commissioned to design artwork for Canyon’s bike customisation programme.
A modern and fun design
Riffing on the themes of colour and energy, Salmistraro’s stunning design incorporates bright, bold fingerprints of colour in a colour kaleidoscopic palette, making for a “perfect combination of modernity and fun, ideal for attracting attention,” which could be the reason it was chosen by van der Poel for Tirreno-Adriatico this week.
Tirreno-Adriatico started with a time trial on Monday 10th March, during which van der Poel raced his Canyon Speedmax TT bike. But with 6 road race stages coming before the finish on Sunday, van der Poel will be exclusively riding Salmistraro’s design – as this image shows, the team even have several spare Salmistraro bikes to cover all eventualities.
(Source: press release)
