If you are relatively fresh on pro cycling, the Criterium du Dauphine may not be familiar to you. The race and terrain are set to be in the heart of France, but are an important part of the tune-up that the Tour de France's leading candidates will pass through, while the US

team will not risk using new equipment for the first time on the tour, but will be able to use them before the Dauphine for marketing reasons. It is often not possible to do so. We've already seen the new Wilier climbing bikes and the new Trek All-rounder. 

Most bike brands seem to have settled for the time being on a single race bike solution, but the new, perhaps unpublished at Dauphiné Show Canyon,

The current Canyon Aeroad has a silhouette that is immediately recognizable, with all parallel lines and crisp edges. This new model, at least from the side, retains much of the DNA of the old model. It's already working from a very aero-optimized base, so it's not a real surprise not to see massive changes, but compared to bikes like the special Tarmac SL8 and the new Trek, the rear end is more aero in the new overseas. I think it wouldn't make much sense from a marketing point of view to make a bike called Aero less Aero by putting the back end on a diet; it's better to double down and even faster.

The seat post remains heavily sculpted to smooth the air flow around the rear wheels, but in this new model, the chainstay bridge is much more filled and features an unusually organic curve over the rear tire that breaks free from the frame.

The chainstays on the non-drive side also hold the rear wheels more tightly, twisting outward with the axle than before, and the drive side remains relatively straight.

World champion Mathieu van der Poel has seen the "new" Aero Load for months, but it looks like it's not a completely new model, but a current platform with improved seat clamps.

As more images and details occur, we will keep you posted and more photos will go to our member-only technology gallery in the coming days.