{"id":39970,"date":"2022-08-01T14:21:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=691939"},"modified":"2022-08-01T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:36:12","slug":"annemiek-van-vleutens-tour-de-france-femmes-winnning-canyon-aeroad-cfr","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/annemiek-van-vleutens-tour-de-france-femmes-winnning-canyon-aeroad-cfr\/","title":{"rendered":"Annemiek Van Vleuten\u2019s Tour de France Femmes-winnning Canyon Aeroad CFR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Jack Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 01 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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After she rode away from her GC rivals to win Saturday\u2019s Queen Stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes and take the race lead, Annemiek van Vleuten\u2019s bike and equipment sponsors decorated her bikes in the colour of Le Maillot Jaune<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Well, two of her bikes, actually: the Dutch legend\u2019s main bike was fully coated in yellow, while the black Canyon Aeroad CFR<\/a> she finished on had more understated yellow touches. More on this later.<\/p>\n

This was one of six bike swaps van Vleuten underwent on the final stage 8 due to mechanical and sizing issues. Luck was also against her earlier in the race as, suffering from a stomach bug, she endured the opening days.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the bike van Vleuten pedalled to a near-four-minute GC victory and two mountain stage wins, including up the 25 per cent gravel gradient of La Super Planche des Belles Filles.<\/p>\n

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Weight clearly wasn\u2019t an issue for one of the world\u2019s best climbers. <\/span> <\/figcaption> Dario Belingheri\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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The bike has a short stem and plenty of yellow trim. <\/span> <\/figcaption> Dario Belingheri \/ Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Van Vleuten uses SRAM Red with a gold chain, commemorating her World Championship gold medal. <\/span> <\/figcaption> Dario Belingheri \/ Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

Despite the release of the 2023 Canyon Ultimate<\/a>, the brand\u2019s lightweight race bike, van Vleuten stuck with the brand\u2019s aero road bike<\/a> for the duration of the race. The weight penalty didn\u2019t appear to hinder her on hills.<\/p>\n

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Van Vleuten took her pick and ended the stage on the black bike.<\/span><\/figcaption> Movistar<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

However, weight-saving measures on her Aeroad CFR may mean it\u2019s near the UCI\u2019s 6.8kg-minimum limit. The thinking behind switching to the more sparsely painted black Aeroad ahead of the final climbs was in order to save weight, according to her team.<\/p>\n

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The Yellow Jersey started on the yellow Canyon\u2026<\/span> <\/figcaption> Dario Belingheri\/Getty Image<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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\u2026then jumped on the black bike before dancing up the monstrous Planche des Belles Filles.<\/span> <\/figcaption> Tim de Waele\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

In fact, the team leader\u2019s standard bike is already different from her teammates\u2019 bikes. Canyon has stripped off much of the Movistar blue paint, leaving a plainer carbon frame with stickers.<\/p>\n

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Van Vleuten ran a 52\/39 crankset.<\/span><\/figcaption> Dario Belingheri \/ Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Both bikes are built around the SRAM Red eTap AXS<\/a> groupset consisting of the brand\u2019s Quarq power meter crankset<\/a> and 52\/39 chainrings.<\/p>\n

Zipp 303 Firecrest<\/a> tubular wheels are fitted with Continental Competition 700 x 25c tubular tyres. <\/a><\/p>\n

Van Vleuten opts for one of Fizik\u2019s lightest saddles, the Vento Argo 00<\/a> and Elite water bottles<\/a> in the brand\u2019s Leggero Carbon bottle cages.<\/p>\n

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