Alice Barnes to use celebratory national champion's themed Aeroad alongside sister Hannah at the UCI Road World Championships
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The Barnes sisters' bikes are ready to do battle in the elite women's road race(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Alice's Canyon Aeroad features the red, white and blue of the Union Jack(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Hannah's bike, also a Canyon Abroad, is finished in Canyon-SRAM team colours(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Here's why Alice's bike gets the custom treatment(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
A close-up of the custom details on the down tube and fork leg...(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
...and more on the seat stays(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Hannah, who was national road race champion back in 2016, now simply has her name adorning her top tube(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
The Canyon-SRAM detailing on the frame and fork of Hannah's bike...(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
...and again, more designs adorn the seat stays(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Besides the paint, both bikes are remarkably similar, both use the SRAM RED eTap AXS 12-speed groupset(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
SRAM have marked the occasion with a rainbow finish to their components(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Both sisters' bikes are fitted with a SRAM 10-33 12-speed cassette(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
These are paired with a 48/35t chainset(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Of course, shifting is actuated via SRAM Red eTap AXS wireless shifters with hydraulic brake levers(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Both also had satellite Blips to enable shifting while climbing(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Here's a closer look at one of those Blips(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Both sisters will also use prototype tyres from Schwalbe(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
They will be running their Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels tubeless(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
They both also use the same Ergon SR Women saddle(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Both have clearly used their saddles for a while(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
They also both use Speedplay Zero pedals. Here are Alice's(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
And here are Hannah's black Speedplay Zero pedals(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
They also both use Tacx Ciro bottle cages – another well-used component on the bike(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Alice's bike was fitted with this – a K3 number holder that is 3D printed using nylon carbon fibre(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
On Saturday, sisters Hannah and Alice Barnes will join forces in Team GB's bid to propel Lizzie Deignan to a second rainbow jersey at the UCI Road World Championships elite women's road race in Yorkshire. Despite rumours of a new Canyon Aeroad on its way, they will both do so aboard their tried-and-tested Canyon-SRAM team-issue Canyon Aeroad Disc race bikes. Given both ride for the same team, their bikes are almost identical when it comes to components, but the paint theme makes for a striking difference.
As the current British national road race champion, Alice's bike has been given the full custom treatment, with the predominantly white frame featuring splashes of red and blue to complete the Union Jack theme. Older sister Hannah, the former national champion who finished seventh in this year's race, will ride aboard a bike complete in Canyon-SRAM team colours.
The sisters will both be running a tubeless set up on their Zipp 303 wheelsets, testing prototype tyres from Schwalbe. Groupset supplier SRAM has marked the occasion with a rainbow-effect chain and cassette making up part the 12-speed Red eTap AXS Disc Groupset.
Click through the gallery above for a closer look at both Hannah and Alice Barnes' Canyon Aeroad Disc.
Alice Barnes' Canyon Aeroad Disc full bike specifications
Frameset: Canyon Aeroad Disc - National champions edition
Front brake: SRAM RED Hydraulic Disc
Rear brake: SRAM RED Hydraulic Disc
Brake/shift levers: SRAM RED eTap AXS 12-speed hydraulic
Josh is Associate Editor of Cyclingnews – leading our content on the best bikes, kit and the latest breaking tech stories from the pro peloton. He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he's covered everything from buyer's guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews.
On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, 'cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.
