The latest Zwift commercial appears to show a new version of the Canyon Aeroad, with an updated rear triangle and a tidied up front end.
The wind cheating machine from the German manufacturer was first launched ahead of the 2014 Tour de France.
Despite the design remaining fairly static, it's continued to be a popular model - even winning a Cycling Weekly Editor's Choice award in December 2019.
However, tech is ever evolving and without a new update soon, the Aeroad is at risk of falling behind the curve. Thankfully, it looks like the direct only brand has something new up its sleeve for this year.
The new Zwift ad features Mathieu van der Poel sporting his new Alpecin-Fenix gear - the kit he'll wear for the multi-discipline outfit, racing in cyclocross, cross-country mountain bike and on the road.
As well as pedalling away on a Lux CF SLX mountain bike, Van der Poel appears to be riding aboard an Aeroad with a slimmed down seat tube.
The existing Canyon Aeroad, nominated for an Editors Choice award in December 2019
Where the potentially outgoing panel featured a bulky section following the shape of the rear wheel, this bike has a thinner silhouette.
The front end remains integrated, but the cables seem to have completely disappeared inside the frame.
The Aeroad in the new Zwift ad
The seat post also looks to have received a makeover - this model is much chunkier than the relatively slim pin featured on the model we last reviewed.
It remains to be seen how long we'll have to wait to get our hands on an Canyon Aeroad ourselves, but if Van der Poel is set to be racing one in the 2020 season, it can't be too long.
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Michelle Arthurs-Brennan the Editor of Cycling Weekly website. An NCTJ qualified traditional journalist by trade, Michelle began her career working for local newspapers. She's worked within the cycling industry since 2012, and joined the Cycling Weekly team in 2017, having previously been Editor at Total Women's Cycling. Prior to welcoming her first daughter in 2022, Michelle raced on the road, track, and in time trials, and still rides as much as she can - albeit a fair proportion indoors, for now.
Michelle is on maternity leave from April 2025 until spring 2026.
