Alec Briggs will line up for the Traka gravel race aboard a very special Canyon Grail CFR. His bike has been heavily customised in the style of Colin McRae’s famous Subaru Impreza rally car.
Briggs, founder of and racer for the Tekkerz CC team, arrived in Girona, Spain, ahead of the Traka with possibly the hottest gravel race bike of 2025.
His Canyon Grail CFR features deep blue paint, bright yellow graphics and gold wheels that all hark back to Colin McRae’s career as a rally driver.
McRae was at the sharp end of World Rally driving in the 90s and his blue and yellow Subaru Impreza became an iconic design. Following McRae’s death in 2007, his race cars became highly sought after, with TopGear reporting his ‘555’ car sold for £230,000 in 2017.
In an Instagram post, Briggs touched on the time he spent playing Colin McRae’s video games, and said he wanted to channel the spirit of “if in doubt, go flat out”.
Briggs has opted for a roadie-influenced build, along with some of the coolest wheels we’ve ever seen. But watch out for the Tekkerz dinosaur.
Alec Brigg's Colin McRae-inspired Canyon Grail CFR
