The prototype we spotted at Gravel Worlds was actually an entirely new gravel platform, the Merida Mission.
We first spotted what appeared to be a new Merida gravel bike at the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships under the legs of Slovenian Matej Mohorič (where he secured a third place). Despite Merida referring to it as a prototype Silex on its website, the bike was, in fact, an entirely new platform hiding in plain sight—a sportier, more aggressive model designed to complement the Silex. It’s called the Merida Mission, and its focus stems from aerodynamics and speed.
