More new technology has been unveiled in Glasgow during the UCI World Championships than at Sir Chris Hoy's velodrome.

We've already mentioned the official unveiling of the Canyon Speedmax CFR Track, developed with Chloe Dygert, and the brand's unexpected sourcing of tartan plaid paint.

Today, however, Cycling News editor Peter Stuart went to the track center and spotted three new bikes. One of them is a wild looking wide stance bike, donated by France and Japan respectively. In addition, there is a new BMC that we were able to catch a glimpse of, albeit partially hidden by a nearby mechanic.

Let's start with France. It looks like a new bike from French brand Look. According to a sticker on the chainstay and a note on the list of equipment registered by the UCI for inspection in Glasgow, it is called the P24; it replaces the P20, and we can logically conclude that the "24" relates to the next Olympic year, 2024. [Reminiscent of the Hope HB.T, which received an update last week, the look P24 features ultra-wide stance fork legs and seatstays. It also features a two-pawl seatpost, like the Hope bike, but the design here is much more integrated into the overall frame design.

The seatpost itself is a seat mast topper that slides over two upward-facing masts that protrude continuously into the rear seatstays. We also found a forward-facing horizontal seatpost with a wild design that places the seatpost behind the rider's legs rather than directly above the seat tube.

It also appears that the seat mast section can be removed from the rear of the frame, perhaps suggesting that a more standard single prong seat post or seat mast construction could be accommodated.

Not surprisingly, all the tubes on the frame, including the seatpost struts and wide stance fork legs, are super deep in profile. Without measurements, it is impossible to know for sure, but it is likely that Luc took advantage of the UCI's relaxation of frame tube profile regulations.

At the front, interestingly, the wide stance fork legs end in a more orthodox position, the crown below the head tube of the frame, rather than continuing upward around the head tube as seen on the Hope.

The fork is connected to the frame in a bayonet fashion, with the steerer tube placed in front of the head tube and connected to the frame at both the top and bottom. This design is similar to the current P20 model and is also used on Cervelo's S5 aero road bike.

In previous races, the P24 has been used in both Pursuit (with time trial aero bars) and Bunch Race (with drop handlebars) setups.

On closer inspection, we only see the drop handlebar bike, but with four Torx bolts and an indentation on the stem, it appears that this same frame can be used for both disciplines by switching handlebars. Since the track bike has no gears and brakes, there is no need to re-pull the cables when switching.

Moving on to the Japanese camp, there is considerably less detail, but still some interesting design features can be seen.

This raw carbon prototype-like machine is not painted, which tells us nothing about the brand behind the bike. However, we can learn the UCI frame code from the UCI sticker on the top tube.

According to it, the bike is branded V-IZU, and the model name of the bike is TCM2; there is also a V-IZU TCM1 listed by the UCI, both of which were homologated on June 22 of this year.

A Google search for the V-IZU brand turns up nothing of note, and the same name has not been used for the Tokyo Olympics. Therefore, this is either a new brand on the market or a bike designed by the Japanese national federation, similar to the Team GB bike developed by the UK Sports Research Institute for 2012. The resemblance of the name to Tokyo's Izu Velodrome would also support this theory, but it is not certain.

As for the bike's design, another bike with a wide stance fork and seatstays, as evidenced in this very article, despite becoming more common, could be the aforementioned Canyon, the Stromm we spotted earlier this year, or the new BMC Trackmachine (more on that later), they still look radical when compared to traditional narrow-legged track bikes such as the Canyon mentioned above, the Stromm we discovered earlier this year, or the new BMC.

Unlike the Look P24, the fork blades on this prototype follow the Hope x Lotus style design, continuing upward beyond the traditional crown position. As a result, the design is double-crowned. Although it contacts the head tube from both above and below, the steerer tube passes through the head tube rather than in front of it.

When Hope introduced the HB.T in 2019, they claimed that the wide stance fork leg design technique would reduce aerodynamic drag by breaking up the airflow before it hits the back of the leg, meaning the leg could pass through it more easily, which greatly reduces rider aerodynamics. This additional material, which wraps around the head tube from above, is also supposed to increase the stiffness of the front end and improve power transfer, especially when squeezing the bars, which track sprinters tend to do.

Interestingly, the forks have some sort of air smoothing guides on the outside of the legs.

Above the forks, a bike with a drop handlebar bunch racing setup is shown.

The rear also features wide-stance seat stays, but these don't have much in the way of adjustment mechanisms, two-pawl seatposts, or other tricks. The stays are about the same width as the fork and the rider's legs, and they return inward to meet the top edge of the horizontal top tube. Once again, it is not a seat tube with a built-in seat post, but a seat mast with a topper, which is more traditional in shape and construction.

The area around the rear dropout is also much smoother.

Finally, thanks to this new bike found in a camp in Switzerland, it looks like BMC's new track bike is also on the way. The UCI sticker on the seat tube bears the code BMC-TRACK01, and a check of the UCI approved list of frames and forks reveals that this is a new version of the track machine homologated by the UCI on July 15. It also reveals that the bike will be available in three sizes, from S to L.

It does not appear to be significantly different from existing track machines, but despite being partially covered by wheel bags, we did find some interesting aspects.

There is an additional rearward protrusion at the seat tube junction. Its exact purpose is unknown, but we can assume that, like the diffuser, it helps direct turbulent airflow backward.

The front end has also been slightly adjusted, with the bayonet-style headtube connection cut away significantly at the top, aligning the top of the cockpit with the top of the top tube for additional aero effect.