Cannondale's new entry-level version of the 650b Slate with a rigid Lefty fork and a new SRAM Apex 1x groupset - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Cannondale Evo Disc is a full-on racer with rotors - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Cannondale has sensibly opted for a thru-axle fork... - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
...but they've stuck with a standard QR out back - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The stem has a neat adjustable Garmin mount built-in - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Cannondale Super X has an awesome paintjob - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Just look at that fork! - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
That's one sexy seat cluster - look closely and you can spot the hole for the hidden clamp bolt - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
This one gets thru-axles front and rear. The flat mount caliper is fitted with an adapter to accommodate a 160mm disc rather than a 140 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
This is the Super X in full pro race guise, with glorious team edition tubulars - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
SRAM's new Apex 1 fitted to a Cannondale Slate. The derailleur bears a strong resemblance to the NX MTB one, albeit with a more road-style cable entry - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
We liked the new Apex 1's lever graphics - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Lefties (Lefti?) have been around for years, but they'll still make you do a double take - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Giant's new TCR Advanced Pro Disc looks luscious. This large bike with Ultegra Di2 weighs 7.78kg - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Giant have gone with 12mm thru-axles front and rear in line with the new UCI standard - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Check out those asymmetrical seatstays - the left one bows out to clear the caliper - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Vivax are showing off their definitely-not-for-cheating hidden-motor road bikes. We're hoping to get a ride on one of these? - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
This slick KTM Revelator Prestige caught our eye - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
We're calling slick seat clusters a trend for 2017. The stays drop away sharply to expose as much seatpost as possible for maximum compliance - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Revelator M13 goes to the opposite extreme, and looks mighty sharp in team blue - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
How do you like them curves? - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
DT Swiss brought along this trick fixie from Berlin brand 8bar to show off their RC55 track wheels - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The team edition Merida Scultura Disc is a fine looking machine - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Merida has adopted Focus' RAT open standard for thru-axles - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The bike also sports these neat 'disc coolers', designed to reduce brake heat substantially - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Belgian brand Ridley is about to launch this alloy version of its lightweight Helium SL race bike. Called the Helium SLA, this tidy looking frame weighs a claimed 1200g and will cost around ?800 with the fork - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Heavens be praised - a threaded bottom bracket! - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Ridley's recently launched Noah SL Disc - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Not content with the embarrassment of riches that is Eurobike itself, the giant trade show now also has a Media Days event in Austria where the world’s journalists come to play with bikes. While some manufacturers do their own shows or wait until Eurobike to launch their 2017 bikes, a select group have brought their latest and greatest to Media Days.
We have collected the best roadie highlights in the gallery above, including Giant’s lovely TCR Advanced Pro Disc, a stripped-back Cannondale Slate, a new alloy Ridley Helium SL and more.
Matthew Loveridge (formerly Allen) is BikeRadar's former senior writer, an experienced mechanic, and an expert on bike tech who appreciates practical, beautifully-engineered things. Originally a roadie, he likes bikes and kit of every type, including gravel bikes and mountain bikes, and he's tested a huge variety of all three over the years for BikeRadar, Cycling Plus, Cyclist.co.uk and others. Alongside his writing, he runs a cycling-friendly holiday cottage in the Forest of Dean. He looks like he should be better at cycling than he actually is, and he's ok with that.
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