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We took a look at Rafael Valls' Canyon Ultimate CF SLX in the run up to the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
How long would your saddle stay this gleaming white? (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
The bike is built around Canyon's as yet unreleased EPS 12-speed Super Record groupset (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
11-32 cassettes are becoming increasingly popular in the pro peloton (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
The Ultimate still uses traditional centre mount brakes (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
More seatposts should have height markings on them (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
The EPS junction box is neatly stuck to the bottom of the stem (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
Katusha-Alpecin and Movistar Team are both riding Canyons this season (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
The bike uses Canyon's one-piece H31 Aerocockpit (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
Elite supplies the bottle cages (Image credit: Jack Luke/Immediate Media)
This article first appeared on BikeRadar .
German direct-sale giant Canyon will supply both Katusha-Alpecin and Movistar Team in 2019, with the latter riding on a mix of Aeroad CF SLX and Ultimate CF SLX framesets built with groupsets from Campagnolo.
In the run up to the 2019 Tour Down Under , we took a closer look at the build on Rafael Valls' Ultimate CF SLX, who is into his second season with Movistar Team.
Valls’ bike is built around Campagnolo’s as yet unreleased EPS version of its 12-speed generation Super Record groupset. Bahrain-Merida and Lotto-Soudal are also running the new groupset.
Campagnolo also supplies its Bora Ultra wheels and the crankset is fitted with a Power2Max power meter.
The bike is built with Canyon’s own finishing kit, including its one-piece H36 Aerocockpit.
Click through to have a closer look with Rafael Valls’ Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
Rafael Valls' Canyon Ultimate CF SLX full bike specifications Frameset: Canyon Ultimate CF SLXFront brake: Campagnolo Super RecordRear brake: Campagnolo Super Record Brake/shift levers: Campagnolo Super Record EPS, 12-speedFront derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record EPS, 12-speedRear derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record EPS, 12-speedCassette: Campagnolo Super Record, 12-speed, 11-32 Chain: Campagnolo Record, 12-speedCrankset: Campagnolo Super record, 53/39 chainrings, 172.5mm crank arm lengthWheelset: Campagnolo Bora UltraTyres: Continental Competition Pro LTD, 25mm tubularHandlebars: Canyon H36 Aerocockpit, 150mm stem, 410mm wide barsTape/grips: Lizard SkinsPedals: Look Keo Blade CarbonSaddle: Fizik ArioneSeatpost: Canyon S13 VCLSBottle cages: Elite Vico CarbonComputer: Garmin Edge 1030 (not pictured)Critical measurements
Rider height: 1.79mSaddle height (from centre of bottom bracket) : 785mmTip of saddle nose to handlebars (at centre) : 600mmWeight : 7.10kg
