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Canyon creates special edition Ultimate CF SLX for new 2018 World Champion Alejandro Valverde

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It is the crowning achievement of an incomparable career. Since 2003, Movistar Team-legend Alejandro Valverde has been collecting stage and overall victories in cycling’s biggest races from the Classics to the Grand Tours.

More than 170 first places stand in the impressive Palmarès of the 38-year-old Spaniard, who finally donned the rainbow stripes of the World Champion for the first time at this year’s race in Innsbruck.

With his overall victory at the 2009 Vuelta a España, a total of 16 stage wins across the Giro D’Italia (1), the Vuelta (11) and the Tour de France (4), two silver medals (2003, 2005) and four bronze medals (2006, 2012, 2013), 2014) at the Road World Championships, as well as overall victories at Liège-Bastogne-Liège (2006, 2008, 2015, 2017) and Flèche Wallonne (2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), “Bala” has now laid claim to his place in the Olympiad of the greatest cyclists of all time with his gold medal.

Riding the Canyon Ultimate, Alejandro Valverde has chosen a bike whose list of accolades reads no less impressively than that of the reigning World Champion himself.

In Innsbruck, on the longest World Championship course ever, the Ultimate crossed the finish line in the same position it found itself just a few weeks prior when Nairo Quintana won the 17th stage of the Tour de France.

At a mere 65 kilometres, the stage was the shortest in modern times, but with its finish at over 2,000 metres above sea level and two ‘Category 1’ and one ‘HC’ mountain classifications along the way, it was one of the toughest in Tour’s history.

The Ultimate is one of the most versatile bikes in the professional peloton and one of the most successful. Since its first pro races with Team Unibet in 2007, the Ultimate has taken over 200 first places.

Be it Philippe Gilbert’s victory on the 20th stage of the 2009 Giro D’Italia for Silence Lotto, André Greipel’s strong 2011 season for Omega Pharma Lotto with a stage victory at the Tour de France, Nairo Quintana’s dominance at the 2014 Giro D’Italia (Movistar Team), Alexander Kristoff’s victory at Milan-San Remo that the same year, or again Nairo Quintana with his top podium places at the Vuelta a España 2016 and Tirreno-Adriatico 2017.

The successes of the Ultimate speak for themselves.

In order to demonstrate how much Canyon appreciates the outstanding performances of Alejandro Valverde and the Ultimate, “Bala” will start the last UCI WorldTour race of the 2018 season on a custom World Champion-edition Ultimate. Three special-edition Ultimate CF SLX have been finished just in time for “Il Lombardia” so that the new World Champion can add yet another title to his own Palmerès and to that of his trusted bike.

Partners of this project: Campagnolo, Fizik, Continental, Look, Lizard Skin, Elite, Power2Max – thank you very much!

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Overview of all successes of the Canyon Ultimate since 2007:

2007 unibet.com
Tour Down Under (AUS) / Stage 3 Baden Cooke (AUS)
GP D’Ouverture La Marseillaise (FR) Jeremy Hunt (UK)
Étoile de Bessèges (FR) / Stage 2 Baden Cooke (AUS)
Le Samyn (BEL) Jimmy Casper (FR)
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (BEL) / Stage 1 Jimmy Casper (FR)
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (BEL) / Overall Jimmy Casper (FR)
Ronde van Belgie (BEL) / Stage 2 Gorik Gardeyn (BEL)
Euskal Bizikleta (ESP) / Stage 2 Rigoberto Urán (COL)
Tour de la Région Wallonne (BEL) / Stage 1 Luis Pasamontes (ESP)
Tour of Ireland (IRL) / Stage 1 Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL)
Tour of Ireland (IRL) / Overall Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL)
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (BEL) Baden Cooke (AUS)
Herald Sun Tour (AUS) / Stage 1 Matthew Wilson (AUS)
Herald Sun Tour (AUS) / Overall Matthew Wilson (AUS)

2008 Cycle Collstrop
Étoile de Bessèges (FR) / Stage 5 Borut Božič (SVN)
Vuelta a Andalucia (ESP) / Stage 4 Borut Božič (SVN)
Delta Tour Zeeland (NED) / Stage 2 Borut Božič (SVN)
Tour de Korea-Japan (KOR) / Stage 4 Serguei Lagutin (UZB)
Tour de Korea-Japan (KOR) / Overall Serguei Lagutin (UZB)
National Uzbek Championships – Road (UZB) Serguei Lagutin (UZB)
National Slovenian Championships – Road (SVN) Borut Božič (SVN)

2009 Silence Lotto
Giro D’Italia (ITA) / Stage 20 Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
Settimana Internazionale (ITA) / Stage 5 Cadel Evans (AUS)
Ster Electro Tour (NED) / Stage 4 Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
Ster Electro Tour (NED) / Overall Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
Tour of Turkey (TUR) / Stage 5 Olivier Kaisen (BEL)
World Championships Mendrisio (SUI) Cadel Evans (AUS)

2010 Omega Pharma Lotto
Tour de France (FR) / Stage 10 Andre Greipel (GER)
Eneco Tour (NED) / Stage 2 Andre Greipel (GER)
Eneco Tour (NED) / 3. Stage Andre Greipel (GER)
Tour of Belgium (BEL) / Stage 2 Andre Greipel (GER)
Tour of Belgium (BEL) / Stage 5 Andre Greipel (GER)
Tour of Turkey (TUR) / Stage 6 Andre Greipel (GER)
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde (BEL) / Stage 1 Andre Greipel (GER)
Volta ao Algarve (PRT) / Stage 4 Andre Greipel (GER)
Tour de France (FR) / Stage 14 Jelle Vanendert (BEL)
Giro D’Italia (ITA) / Stage 6 Bart De Clercq (BEL)

2012 Katusha
Tour of Beijing (CHN) / Stage 4 Marco Haller (AUT)
Tour of Bulgaria (BGR) / Stage 7 Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS)
Post Danmark Rundt (DEN) / Stage 4 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Tour de Suisse (SUI) / Stage 4 Vladimir Isaychev (RUS)
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire (FR) / Stage 1 Denis Galimsjanow (RUS)
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde (BEL) / Stage 3a Alexander Kristoff (NOR)

2013 Katusha
Tour des Fjords (NOR) / Stage 2 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Tour de Wallonie (BEL) / Stage 1 Alexandr Kolobnew (RUS)
National Championships Russia – Road Race (RUS) Vladimir Isaychev (RUS)
Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg (LUX) / Stage 1 Alexander Porsev (RUS)
Tour de Suisse (SUI) / Stage 5 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Glava Tour of Norway (NOR) / Stage 5 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Glava Tour of Norway (NOR) / Stage 2 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Glava Tour of Norway (NOR) / Stage 1 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Stage 3 Luca Paolini (ITA)
Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt (GER) Simon Špilak (SVN)
Tour de Romandie (SUI) / Stage 4 Simon Špilak (SVN)
Volta Limburg Classic (NED) Rüdiger Selig (GER)
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (ESP) Simon Špilak (SVN)
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde (BEL) / Stage 3a Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (NED) Luca Paolini (ITA)

2014 Katusha
Arctic Race of Norway (NOR) / Stage 3 Simon Špilak (SVN)
Tour of Austria (AUT) / Stage 8 Marco Haller (AUT)
National Championships Russia – Road Race (RUS) Alexander Porsev (RUS)
Critérium du Dauphiné (FR) / Stage 5 Simon Špilak (SVN)
Tour des Fjords (NOR) / Overall Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Tour des Fjords (NOR) / Stage 5 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Tour des Fjords (NOR) / Stage 4 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Tour des Fjords (NOR) / Stage 2 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Uno-X Tour of Norway (NOR) / Stage 5 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Uno-X Tour of Norway (NOR) / Stage 1 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Tour de Romandie (SUI) / Stage 3 Simon Špilak (SVN)
Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt (GER) Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Milano-Sanremo (ITA) Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Tour of Oman (OMN) / Stage 2 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)

Movistar
Vuelta a España (ESP) / Stage 6 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Burgos (ESP) / Overall Nairo Quintana (COL)
Vuelta a Burgos (ESP) / Stage 3 Nairo Quintana (COL)
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Tour of Austria / Stage 3 (AUT) Dayer Quintana (COL)
National Championships Spain – Road Race (ESP) Ion Izagirre (ESP)
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Overall Nairo Quintana (COL)
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Stage 19 (ITT) Nairo Quintana (COL)
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Stage 16 Nairo Quintana (COL)
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (ESP) / Stage 1 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
La Flèche Wallonne (BEL) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Roma Maxima (ITA) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (ESP) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (ESP) / Stage 2 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (ESP) / Stage 1 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (ESP) – Prologue Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Tour de San Luis (ARG) / Overall Nairo Quintana (COL)
Tour de San Luis (ARG) / Stage 4 Nairo Quintana (COL)

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2015 Katusha
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Stage 11 Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)
Tour de Romandie (SUI) / Overall Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)
Gent-Wevelgem (BEL) Luca Paolini (ITA)

Movistar
Vuelta a España (ESP) / Stage 4 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Tour du Limousin (FR) / Stage 2 Jesús Herrada (ESP)
Tour de Pologne (POL) / Overall Ion Izagirre (ESP)
National Championships Spain – Road Race (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (ESP) / Overall Igor Anton (ESP)
Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (ESP) / Stage 2 Jesús Herrada (ESP)
Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (ESP) / Stage 1 Igor Anton (ESP)
Liège-Bastogne-Liège (FR) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
La Flèche Wallonne (BEL) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Stage 7 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Stage 5 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Stage 2 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Tirreno-Adriatico (ITA) / Overall Nairo Quintana (COL)
Tirreno-Adriatico (ITA) / Stage 5 Nairo Quintana (COL)
Tour of Qatar (QAT) / Stage 1 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

2016 Katusha
Tour de France (FR) / Stage 17 Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)
National Championships Russia – Road Race (RUS) Pavel Ktschetkow (RUS)
Tour de Slovénie (SVN) / Stage 4 Alexander Porsev (RUS)
Paris-Nice (FR) / Stage 6 Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)

Movistar
Vuelta a España (ESP) / Overall Nairo Quintana (COL)
Vuelta a España (ESP) / Stage 10 Nairo Quintana (COL)
Vuelta a España (ESP) / Stage 20 Ion Izagirre (ESP)
National Championships Spain – Road Race (ESP) José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
Route du Sud – La Depeche du Midi (FR) Nairo Quintana (COL)
Criterium du Dauphiné (FR) / Stage 2 Jesús Herrada (ESP)
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Stage 16 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid (ESP) / Overall Juan José Lobato (ESP)
Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid (ESP) / Stage 1 Juan José Lobato (ESP)
Tour de Romandie (FR) Nairo Quintana (COL)
Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (ESP) / Stage 2 Carlos Betancur (COL)
Tour de Romandie (FR) / Stage 2 Nairo Quintana (COL)
La Flèche Wallonne (BEL) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (ESP) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (ESP) / Stage 3 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (ESP) / Stage 2 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (ESP) / Stage 1 Carlos Betancur (COL)
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire (FR) / Stage 4 Juan José Lobato (ESP)
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (ESP) Ion Izagirre (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) Nairo Quintana (COL)
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (ESP) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (ESP) / Stage 5 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Dubai Tour (VAE) / Stage 3 Juan José Lobato (ESP)
Tour de San Luis (ARG) / Overall Dayer Quintana (COL)

CANYON//SRAM Racing
Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (GER) / Overall Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile (ITA) / Stage 4 Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)
National Championships Germany WE – Road Race (GER) Mieke Kröger (GER)
National Championships Great Britain WE – Road Race (UK) Hannah Barnes (UK)
National Championships Italy WE – Road Race (ITA) Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Gracia Orlova (CZE) / Stage 1 Alena Amialiusik (BLR)

2017 Movistar
National Championships Spain – Road Race (ESP) Jesús Herrada (ESP)
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Stage 9 Nairo Quintana (COL)
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Stage 8 Gorka Izagirre (ESP)
Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid (ESP) / Stage 3 Jasha Sütterlin (GER)
Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (ESP) / Stage 2 Nairo Quintana (COL)
Liège-Bastogne-Liège (FR) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
La Flèche Wallonne (BEL) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta (ESP) Gorka Izagirre (ESP)
Vuelta al Pais Vasco (ESP) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta al Pais Vasco (ESP) / Stage 5 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja (ESP) Rory Sutherland (AUS)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Stage 7 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Stage 5 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Stage 3 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Tirreno-Adriatico (ITA) / Overall Nairo Quintana (COL)
Tirreno-Adriatico (ITA) / Stage 4 Nairo Quintana (COL)
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (ESP) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (ESP) / Stage 1 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia ‘Costa Calida’ (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (ESP) / Overall Nairo Quintana (COL)
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (ESP) / Stage 4 Nairo Quintana (COL)

CANYON//SRAM Racing
Internationale LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour (GER) / Stage 1 Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)
Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile (ITA) / Stage 3 Hannah Barnes (UK)

2018 Movistar
La Vuelta ciclista a España (ESP) / Stage 8 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
La Vuelta ciclista a España (ESP) / Stage 2 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Tour de France (FR) / Stage 17 Nairo Quintana (COL)
La Route d’Occitanie (FR) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
La Route d’Occitanie (FR) / Stage 3 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Tour de Suisse (SUI) / Stage 7 Nairo Quintana (COL)
Vuelta Aragon (ESP) Jaime Roson (ESP)
Giro d’Italia (ITA) / Stage 8 Richard Carapaz (ECU)
Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (ESP) / Overall Richard Carapaz (ECU)
Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (ESP) / Stage 2 Richard Carapaz (ECU)
Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta (ESP) Andrey Amador (CR)
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Stage 4 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) / Stage 2 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Tirreno-Adriatico (ITA) / Stage 4 Mikel Landa (ESP)
Abu Dhabi Tour (VAE) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Abu Dhabi Tour (VAE) / Stage 5 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Colombia Oro y Paz (COL) / Stage 6 Dayer Quintana (COL)
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (ESP) / Overall Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (ESP) / Stage 4 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (ESP) / Stage 2 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Weltmeisterschaften Straße / Innsbruck (AUT) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

CANYON//SRAM Racing
Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l’Ardèche (FR) / Stage 1 Alexis Ryan (USA)
National Championships Belarus WE – Road Race (BLR) Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
Internationale Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour (GER) / Stage 2 Elena Cecchini (ITA)
Drentse Acht van Westerveld (NED) Alexis Ryan (USA)

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