Mathieu van der Poel’s broken handlebar fixed in time for maiden Tour de France victory

Other riders appear to still be riding the temporary fix on the Canyon handlebars

Mathieu van der Poel Aeroad
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No longer racing on a modified Canyon Aeroad CFR with the cables entering specialliy added ports at the top of the downtube, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) looks to finally be back on a fully integrated setup once again at the Tour de France.

Ever since the Dutchman’s right drop dramatically snapped off in his hand at Le Samyn, back in March of this year, there has been a Canyon-issued ‘stop ride’ notice for that model of handlebar. Due to the highly integrated nature of Canyon’s cockpit on its top-flight aero race bike, that essentially amounted to a prohibition on riding the Aeroad CFR at all. 

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