In a surprising move, Canyon and the flamboyant and supremely talented French downhill rider Thibaut Dapréla have announced a mutually agreed departure from the Canyon CLLCTV team. Dapréla joined the CLLCTV in January and despite barely having time to throw a leg over the Canyon Sender downhill bike or even settle into the team they have parted ways, with Dapréla saying he will race the UCI 2024 World Cup downhill season as a privateer.
It was just back in January that the Frenchman made the move to Canyon, and it was seen as a coup for Canyon CLLCTV, to sign Dapréla as he announced he had left the Commençal/Muc-Off team. It was slightly puzzling at the time to see him move on from a downhill team he had successfully ridden for since his junior days, alongside his fellow French teammates Amaury Pierron and former Women's Downhill World Champion Myriam Nicole. With this sudden and unexpected departure from Canyon CLLCTV, it now seems even more mysterious.
