The Traka is Europes premiere gravel event. Taking place in Girona, Spain on gravel roads across five race distances, it lures some of the biggest names in pro cycling and presents an opportunity for cycling brands to show off their latest wares. We headed to this years edition, which runs from 29 April to 3 May, and spied four new gravel bikes. Heres everything you need to know, in brief: Canyon Grail CFR: The unreleased Canyon Grail appears to be a more aggressive version of the go-fast gravel bike, which is influenced by the latest Endurace CFR. The bike also sees tyre clearance increase significantly from 42mm to at least 53mm. Factor Sarana: Canadian Rob Britton took to the Traka 560 aboard the new Factor Sarana. Designed with input from the 2025 Unbound XL winner, the Sarana combines a 40mm suspension fork with aerofoil tubes. Britton used the new Black Inc Forty Six gravel wheelset, wrapped in 2.1in Schwalbe Thunder Burts. Factor prototype: Alongside the Sarana, there is a Factor prototype at the Traka, which takes inspiration from the One aero bike. The prototype has a similar wide-splaying fork to Factors radical road bike, even if the design is less extreme. Ridley RS2: Another unreleased bike at the Traka that leans into aero optimisation is the Ridley RS2. It has a deep head tube, similar to the latest Noah aero bike, and a seat tube that hugs the rear tyre. But the bike still has clearance for massive 57mm tyres. Schwalbe ThunderBurt 2.1in tyre on Simon von Bromley's Kinesis GX Race gravel bike Simon von Bromley / Our Media Are wide gravel tyres a trend to embrace? Simon von Bromley argues you shouldn't buy a gravel bike with less than 50mm of clearance.