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Bikes of GranGuanche Audax Gravel 2024

Bikes of GranGuanche Audax Gravel 2024

29 March, 2024

This 700km route goes by fast gravel roads and secondary paved roads while avoiding rocky singletrack or sandy sections. It's open to any kind of bike, but the organizers recommend gravel bikes with low gearing and a minimum of 40mm tires.

You will see from the submissions that the balance between speed, weight and comfort has resulted in a range of bikes with tyre choice being of particular interest and importance. Also considering the lack of natural water sources on the islands, the riders will have to rely on establishments and have the capacity to carry resources over distance.

Remember: this is not a race, it's an audax. But that doesn't stop some riders setting out to test their mettle!

Follow along with the tracking here.

James Brodhurst

Name: James Brodhurst

Age: 53

Cap number: 052

Location: Valladolid, Spain

Bike: Built around a 2022 J.Guillem Atalaya Ti frame. Drivetrain is SRAM Force/Eagle AXS mullet with 10-52t cassette and a 36t chainring - I usually run a 40t or 38t but with some serious gradients on the route I’m going for extra gearing.

The wheels are the excellent 650b Stayer Gravel Adventure wheels with a Son Delux dynamo front and a Hope RS4 rear hub. Running them low pressure tubeless with Vittoria Airliners and Schwalbe 2.1” Thunder Burt tyres.

Extra-comfort dept.: the Profile Design Sonic aerobars, a Redshift Shockstop stem holding the Lauf Smoothie handlebar and a Brooks C17 Carved saddle.

Key items of kit: Bags are a mix of Miss Grape (bar pouches), Restrap and Apidura bags above and below the top tube, the Wayward Riders Louise harness with a dry bag out back and a simple dry bag strapped to the ‘bars with my sleep kit. No sleeping bag, just a SOL Escape bivvy, Sea to Summit Ultralight mat and my spare clothes to keep me warm. If it rains, will be looking to sleep under some kind of shelter!

Electrics will be charged by the dynamo, with K-Lite front and right lights, their USB charger and a pass-through battery to keep phone and Wahoo charged.

Other kit – Apidura hydration vest (for food and 2l of water) plus another 2l in bottles.

Matthias Mohme

Name: Matthias Mohme

Age: 41

Cap number: #26

Location: Prien am Chiemsee, Germany

Bike: Specialized Diverge, DT Siwss GR1600 Spline, Schwalbe G One Ultrabite 700x45mm and SRAM Apex / Mullet 40x52.

Key items of kit: Top Tube Bag: RideFarr. Food Pouch: Cyclite. Framebag: Gramm Tourpacking. Tailfin rack. Front Light: Supernova M99 Mini Pro B54. Rear Light: Lupine Rotlicht. GPS: Wahoo Elemnt Roam V1.

Iiro Alhonen

Name: Iiro Alhonen

Age: 30

Cap number: 103

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Bike: Brother Cycles Mehteh, SRAM Eagle AXS with Rival levers and brakes, Hunt 4 Season Gravel X-Wide wheels with Teravail Cannonball 47c, Easton EA90 170mm cranks with Garmin Rally pedals, Thomson stem and seatpost, Ergon SR Allroad saddle, Whiskey drop bars with Profile Design Aerobars for another hand position.

Key items of kit: Apidura seatbag and frame bag, with 1,5L bladder inside. For extra water carrying, I'm rocking two Wolftooth cargo cages on the fork. Between the aerobars, I'm putting a Fairweather stem bag to house as much candy as I can carry. The 7R top tube bag I'm filling with electronics (DJI Osmo Action 3, point and shoot film camera, power bank, etc.). For lights I chose to go for Fenix BC26R with an extra battery on the bike and Exposure Joystick on my helmet. Sleep system will be a sleeping bag and a sleeping pad. This is my first ultra, so I'm trying to enjoy it and maybe even sleep on actual beds for a night or two.

Danny Koszellni

Name: Danny Koszellni

Age: 33

Cap number: #44

Location: Dresden, Germany

Bike: Nicolai Argon GX. Handcrafted aluminum frame with Specialized Pathfinder Pro wheels (700x42c) and a Shimano GRX RD-RX812, 1x11-speed (11-46) groupset.

Key items of kit: Bags: Restrap Race Top Tube bag, Restrap Framebag Medium, Restrap Race Saddle Bag and a Specialized Handelbar Pocket Bag. Sleep: Little sleeping Bag, mattress and bivy bag.

Richard Lake

Name: Richard Lake

Age: 47

Cap number: 80

Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Bike: NukeProof Digger Factory, Shimano GRX Groupset 1x11, 42t rear, 40t front.

Key items of kit: TailFin Aeropack and Top Tube Bag. Exposure Lights MK13 Toro Front Light. Profile Design Legacy II AeroBars.

Jacob

Name: Jacob

Age: 29

Cap number: 104

Location: North-Germany

Bike: Cinelli Hobootleg; fully steel without carbon ;) frame, with bags and all stuff, but without water about 17 kg.

Key items of kit: Light: Supernova Dy99 operated by SON 28 dynamo. Energie: Powerbank called "Forumslader" can load about the dynamo. Wheels: Continental Terra Speed 40mm. Bags: Specialized, borrowed from my brother. Drinks: Extra west. Navigation: Garmin Edge 540. Sleeping Setup: Sleeping bag for 10 degrees; bivy (Outdoor Research) and sleeping pad. Maintenance: Bowden cables, brake pads, multitool, chain tool, oil, 2 tubes, air pump.

Jolien van Uden

Name: Jolien van Uden

Age: 40

Cap number: 56

Location: Torino, Italy

Bike: 3T Ultra with SRAM Force.

Key items of kit: Ortlieb bags, except for the handlebar bag. Most of the space is taken by my inflatable matrass, sleeping bag, bivy and down jacket, but enough space left to store food.

Marc Förschler

Name: Marc Förschler

Age: 36

Cap number: 112

Location: Germany, Munich

Bike: CANYON Grizl CF SLX

Key items of kit: Apidura BoltOn Top Tube Bag 1L, Cyclite Frame Bag 2,8L, Cyclite Handle Bar Aero Bag 4,9, Cyclite Food Pouch, Syntace C3 Aerobars, Supernova Airstream Upside Down and Redshift Dual Position Seatpost.

Niels Grote Beverborg

Name: Niels Grote Beverborg

Age: 31

Cap number: 74

Location: Zuidlaren, The Netherlands

Bike: Grizl CF SL 7 SRAM eTap, front chainring: SRAM Rival 40T. Cassette: SRAM Rival XPLR XG-1251, 12-speed, 10-44T. Wheels: DT Swiss Gravel LN. Tires: Tubeless Schwalbe G-One Bite 45mm.

Key items of kit: Navigation: Garmin Egde 1040. Frame bag: Topeak Backloader X 15L. Saddle bag: Topeak Midloader. Top tube bag: Decathlon. Water supply: 3x500cc bidons + 2000cc bladder in backpack. Food supply: snacks in top tube bag. Front light: Lezyne MacroDrive 1300 XXL. Back light: Lezyne Strip 150. Head light: Lezyne Micro Front 500. Sleep set-up: None. Clothes: merino shirt, shorts, arm and leg sleeves, windstopper, rain jacket, down jacket, gloves. Other kit: powerbank, tubeless repair kit, inner tubes, pump and CO2.

Richard Schroeder

Name: Richard Schroeder

Age: 33

Cap number: 34

Location: Ingolstadt, Germany

Bike: Cervelo Aspero 5, SRAM AXS Mullet 38t x 10-52t, Fulcrum Rapid Red Carbon and Panaracer Gravelking SK 43C.

Key items of kit: Apidura 1l Toptube Bag, Apidura 5,6l Frame Bag, Apidura Hydration Vest, Lupine Piko R4 and LEZYNE Strip STVO35.

Luis

Name: Luis

Age: 52

Cap number: 111

Location: Madrid, Spain

Bike: Giant Revolt Advanced 1, Shimano GRX810 46x30 front / 11-42t cassette with WolfTooth extensor. Pirelli Cinturato 45mm on DTSwiss Gravel rims. Shutter Precision dynamo and Exposure lights. Bags is a ragtag collection of sea-to-summit, Wohoo and other random things.

Key items of kit: Front wheel custom laced by Gema @bicicletas_calderon, with the SP dynamo + Exposure Revo light for night riding free of battery charge worries.

Martin Norment

Name: Martin Norment

Age: 33

Cap number: 63

Location: Missoula, MT, USA

Bike: Niner RLT 9 RDO Shimano GRX800 drive train. Rene Herse Manastash Ridge 44c tires with the endurance casing.

Key items of kit: Bags from Rouge Panda Designs and Apidura. Lights from outbound lighting.

Ramon Comulada Perxachs

Name: Ramon Comulada Perxachs

Age: 39

Cap number: 31

Location: Girona, Spain

Bike: Megamo Silk SRAM AXS 01

Key items of kit: Tailfin Aeropack Carbon, Tailfin Downtube Pack 1,7L, Tailfin Top Tube Bag Zip and Supernova Light Airstream 2.

Gabriel Sayer

Name: Gabriel Sayer

Age: 55

Cap number: 44

Location: Hackney, UK

Bike: Orro Terra Ti

Key items of kit: Garmin Edge 1040

Daniele

Name: Daniele

Age: 34

Cap number: 43

Location: Milano, Spain

Bike: Drali Miraggio, Ursus Countach wheels, Schwalbe Overland 40mm tires, Deda Elementi Superzero gravel handlebar, Crankbrothers pedals, Elite Fly 750 bottles and Ravemen lights.

Key items of kit: BAC Milano top tube bag prototype and BAC Milano frame bag prototype.

Mario Font Llach

Name: Mario Font Llach

Age: 59

Cap number: 116

Location: Lanzarote

Bike: 3T Exploro Team bike with Campagnolo Ekar 38T 10-44T, Enve Gravel Handlebar, Enve Stem 100mm, Enve G27 650b wheels with Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H 50mm. PTN R-Evolution Mousse, Fizik Saddle Vento Argo Adaptive, Supernova airstream 2.

Key items of kit: Supernova Airstream 2, Apidura Expedition sanddle pack 14l, Apidura Expedition frame pack 5l, Apidura Expedition handlebar pack 9l, Apidura Expedition top tube pack 1l, Sleeping mat Decathlon, Sleeping bag Decathlon 15 Bivy bag. Garmin Edge 1040.

Patrick Herron

Name: Patrick Herron

Age: 50

Cap number: Cap 76

Location: Watford, England

Bike: Cannondale Topstone 1. Shimano GRX 11 speed double. Vel gravel wheelset. Total weight of 16kg.

Key items of kit: Restrap saddlebag and stem bags, Apidura top tube bag, Camelback and 2 bottles for 3.1l water capacity. Ravemen pr2000 front lights and Cateye strip 150 rear. Gram-counter Crash Out mat and Sol Lite Escape bivvy Plenty of layers for the cold at altitude!

Johannes Santen

Name: Johannes Santen

Age: 34

Cap number: 55

Location: California, USA

Bike: I'll be riding my trusty Rodeo Labs Flaanimal 4.1 with Rodeo Labs rims, a Rodeo front hub, a White Industries rear hub, and 650b x 48 Rene Herse knobby tires. The drive train is 1x with a 38T chainring, a 10-52T cassette, and AXS rear derailleur. I recently upgraded to wireless shifting and I love it! Hope my batteries don't run out lol. JK I brought a charger. There is also a power meter to tell me how hard I'm working while carrying all my stuff up Teide at 6 kph. Other than that, I have Curve Walmer carbon drop bars, which are very comfortable, and to top it off, Profile Design Sonic Ergo 45AR aero bars. I've never used aero bars in a race before, but I think they'll be a nice addition of comfort. Plus they will save me at least 10 minutes on Fuerteventura ;). Slowing me down, I have Hope RX4+ brakes, which I'm sure will reduce hand fatigue during the long and/or chunky descents on the course. Finally, for lighting, I have Exposure Race, Joystick, and TraceR lights, plus an extra battery for the Race front light, which can last for up to 72 hours (on low).

Key items of kit: Even though I was trying to keep things relatively minimal and light-weight, I still ended up with a lot of stuff somehow. I guess I like options, especially not having to rely on hotels. So I brought a custom Timmermade false bottom sleeping bag, a Mountain Laurel Designs Ultralight Bivy, and a Thermarest Neoair sleeping pad, all to keep out the cold in the mountains. I left the tarp shelter at home, so if it looks like it's going to rain, I'll have to find decent roof or a hotel. Bags are Apidura (half frame bag and seat bag), Rockgeist (handlebar harness), and Tailfin (top tube bag). I have a lot of room for food. And I'll also be wearing my 2L USWE hydration vest for even more snack storage and water. Plus, to keep my teeth clean, I brought a spork with a toothbrush attachment!!

Maya Wolf

Name: Maya Wolf

Age: 34

Cap number: 68

Location: Berkeley, CA, USA

Bike: I am riding my xs Pivot Vault with a SRAM Force group set, 36t chainring (I usually ride a 38t chainring but this route seemed to call for something even smaller for maximum smiles), 10-52t cassette, and 45x650b Pirelli Cinturado tires (M in front and H in rear). For water, I’ll have a 710ml bottle in the cage, 1.5L bladder in my Oveja Negra 1/2 frame bag, and another 620ml bottle in a stem bag.

Key items of kit: I have Oveja Negra saddle and top tube bags, and Revelate handlebar and stem bags. For lighting I’ll have an Exposure front light, Outbound Lighting helmet light, and Bontrager Flare rear light. After much deliberation, I’m also sporting Profile Designs aerobars.

I am bringing my Therm-a-Rest XTherm mattress, a Sol Emergency bivvy, and a Therm-a-Rest pillow for sleepy times. Other major items of gear include a) various pills and potions to avoid seasickness on the ferries and b) various creams and such to keep my rear end happy (Squirt chammy cream, soap, zinc oxide cream for quick overnight healing, and Voltarin and lidocaine to treat a chronic nerve injury down there). I’ll basically be a moving apothecary, wish me luck!

Teddie Vidolova

Name: Teddie Vidolova

Age: 33

Cap number: 83

Location: Oakland, CA, USA

Bike: I will be riding my dream Rodeo Labs Trail Donkey 4.0. You can find more glamour shots of it here.

I specially selected the Allygn Rack, matching Gramm Diamond Bag, Lauf Smoothie Bars, Ergon CF Allroad Pro Carbon seatpost, Supernova M99 DY Pro dynamo, and the e*thirteen 9 to 52 Helix cassette.

Modifications and acquisitions I made specifically in preparation for the Granguanche Gravel Audax are the custom half frame bag by Wit Slingers (thank you for the super excellent service Tijmen), the Tailfin Top Tube Bag, a 36-tooth chainring, cushy Silca Nastro Cusino 3.75 bar tape, and 48mm (measure more like 47mm on my rims) Oracle Ridge Extralight Rene Herse tires because I like to gamble and am a Jan Heine devotee: I believe he would run extra lights on this course. I got a bottle cage adapter so that I can still fit a 1L bottle in one of my cages. Total water capacity ~2.5L.

A lot of the other pieces of gear were tried and proven by last years Trans Balkan Race.

Key items of kit: I will be bringing a minimal sleep kit: a Therm-a-Rest NeoAir UberLite sleeping pad, Polycro ground sheet, SOL Escape Lite Bivvy, and Sea to Summit Aeros Down Pillow. No sleeping bag, so really hoping to credit card tour as much as possible.

I will have my Rapha Down Jacket, Rapha Rain Jacket, and Ridge Merino 3/4 leggings for inclement weather on Teide. Rapha Brevet vest for all of the night riding.

To prepare for almost certain sea sickness on the ferries, I will be trying out the EmeTerm Anti-Nausea Wristband i.e. electroshock therapy. Also high concentrations of ginger.

To hopefully avoid a yeast infection this time, I am taking prophylactic boric acid and probiotic suppositories in the days before the race.

Rasmus Bozyk

Name: Rasmus Bozyk

Age: 34

Cap number: 32

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Bike: Specialized Crux 58cm. Fox 40mm Gravel suspension fork, Zipp 353 NSW wheels with 45mm Challange getaway. SRAM wide 43/30 with 10-36t back.

Key items of kit: Apidura 7l seat-pack, 4,5l frame bag, 1,1l top-tile from tailfin, Apidura hydration vest. Magicshine monteer 8000. Bivy-bag and pillow.

Jan Nitschke

Name: Jan Nitschke

Age: 27

Cap number: 19

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Bike: Rose Backroad 55 with Shimano GRX600 1x 40 - 11/42, Rose alu wheels and Schwalbe G One R 45mm.

Key items of kit: Apidura Expedition Saddle Pack 14 L & Apidura Expedition Frame Pack 5 L Tall & Decathlon Top Tube 1 Liter & hydration backpack. Solarstorm X3 front light & Magicshine 10.000 mAh battery & Decathlon head torch.

Joey Belshof

Name: Joey Belshof

Age: 29

Cap number: 54

Location: Lucca, Italy

Bike: 3t Exploro Racemax, Hunt 50 Carbon Aero Disc set + Panaracer Gravelking SK 38mm. Campagnolo Ekar 13 speed (38 / 9-42) and Pro Missile Aerobars.

Key items of kit: Miss Grape bags (saddle, frame, top tube, moon & food pouches). Exposure Light Joystick.

Mindaugas Urbontaitis

Name: Mindaugas Urbontaitis

Age: 34

Cap number: 27

Location: Lithuania

Bike: 8barbikes Mitte V3

Key items of kit: In the rear Tailfin bag: sleeping kit (emergency bivy, sleeping pad, and sleeping bag), leg and hand warmers, and a down jacket to keep me warm on the ferries. Frame bag: rain and wind jacket, Apidura visibility vest, power bank, and kLite dynamo charging kit. Top tube: more snacks and an additional headlight for hike-a-bike sections. Front light: kLite ULTRA V2 Adventure Light. Rear: Garmin Varia.

Ben Francis

Name: Ben Francis

Age: 38

Cap number: #93

Location: Belgium

Bike: Salsa Stormchaser frameset. SRAM Force d2 AXS shifter/calipers with Galfer pads and discs 180/160. Ingrid crankset with 110 spider, 42t oval wolftooth dropstop chainring, xx1 chain, sunrace 11-50 cassette, X01 rear derailleur. Zipp 101 rear wheel. SON dynamo hub laced on a 29r Scope rim. White industries bb. Rene Herse 55mm fleecer ridge tires (Endurance casing). Ergon carbon splitted seatpost. PRO stealth saddle. Beast components carbon stem. Zipp xplr sl drop-bars. Deda tt bars. ODI and wolftooth grip and tape. HT pedals.

Key items of kit: Klite front light and Microcharger. Apidura full framebag (12L on a size 55.5 frame) Apidura tt bolt on bag. Apidura aero-bar bag. Wahoo computer. Revelate saddle bag.

Pablo Osorio

Name: Pablo Osorio

Age: 31

Cap number: 75

Location: Madrid, Spain

Bike: Specialized Diverge. Custom build by El Tío de la Barba Bikes with SRAM AXS 1 x 12 40/10-50. Black Inc Thirty wheels and Specialized Pathfinder Pro 42 mm tyres.

Key items of kit: Apidura Expedition Frame Pack (3L) + Bolt-On Top Tube Pack (1L) + Fork Pack (3L) + Agu handlebar Venture bag (2L). Vest Salomon Active Skin 8. Fenix Lights (BC30 + HM65R). 3L water capacity in total. Forclaz inflatable trekking mattress + emergency bivy bag. Garmin Edge 1040 for navegation.

Niccolò Varanini

Name: Niccolò Varanini

Age: 35

Cap number: 28

Location: Brescia, Italy

Bike: 3T Exploro Racemax made in italy

Key items of kit: luxurious sleeping kit with sleeping pad, pillow, bivy bag and thermal liner.

Bartlomiej Tytko

Name: Bartlomiej Tytko

Age: 44

Cap number: #CAP92

Location: Tychy, Poland

Bike: Scott Addict Gravel 10, 2022. All SRAM Force eTap GROUP, 24 gears, DT SWISS wheels GRC1400 disc. Schwalbe g-one R, 45mm.

Key items of kit: I’LL be using: Apidura Expedition 9L saddle bag, Apidura Racing top tube long 2L, Backpack Salomon ACT SKIN 12l. No sleeping equipment. Loaded with Sponser Gels, salt caps, Long energy drink and Recovery drink.

Electronics: wahoo Roam, Ankrer 2000 power bank+cables, Knogg PWR front light, Knogg Blinder tail light, spare Schwalbe tubes.

Additional clothes: Insulated Rapha Jacket, Rapha Rain Jacket, Rapha Pro Team long sleeve, Merino long sleeve, winter gloves, Leg warmers and shoe covers.

Daan Van Gijseghem

Name: Daan Van Gijseghem

Age: 36

Cap number: #95

Location: Belgium

Bike: Rodeolabs TD4 custom built by Steershop. SRAM RED. Carbon rims on Hope Pro5 hubs. Ergon seatpost. Fully integrated deda cockpit. 55mm René Herse tires. Kogel ceramic bb and pink wolftooth bottle cage.

Key items of kit: Apidura bags. Sea to summit sleeping mat and emergency bivvy. Exposure rear+helmet light. Glowworm big front light. Full 7mesh kit.

Damien

Name: Damien

Age: 42

Cap number: 96

Location: Pari

Bike: Cervelo Aspero

Key items of kit: Front bag Rapha, frame bags Apidura and saddle bags The Service Course.

Mikee Lonergan

Name: Mikee Lonergan

Age: 48

Cap number: 71

Location: Wexford, Ireland

Bike: Standert Kettensäge 56cm, SRAM Mullet drive with Force 1 x wolftooth 38T chainring and Eagle GX cassette 50-10T. Curve G4T hoops fitted on Schwalbe G-one RS.

Key items of kit: Apidura Race bag series, Jrc Taru Handlebar bag, Redshift Shockstop stem and Fenix HMR series lights (Front,rear,helmet).

Yan Lhert

Name: Yan Lhert

Age: 37

Cap number: 89

Location: Los Angeles, California

Bike: Carbonda 696 UDH Sram transmission

Key items of kit: Carbonda 696 UDH frame with Sram transmission, 32t chainring and 10-52t cassette Light bicycle WR40D wheels with Son dynamo hub, Sworks pathfinder pro 42mm, vittoria airliner, and tons of silca sealant Orucase frame bag with clothes and snacks Apidura racing long top tube bag with snacks, dynamo/charging stuff, and quick access mechanical items (multitool, dynaplug, cycplus pump) Tailfin rack with sleep gear, down jacket, spare tools/batteries/tubes/etc

Michele Papeschi

Name: Michele Papeschi

Age: 33

Location: Italy

Bike: Bianchi Zolder Pro

Key items of kit: 3 bags

Guoda Paulikaite

Name: Guoda Paulikaite

Age: 32

Cap number: 102

Location: Berlin, Germany

Bike: I am riding a 2016 edition of Specialized Diverge, all aluminum. It has 45mm tires, 2x9 gearing and there is Redshift stem damper. Combination of Tailfin and Apidura bags is used for storage.

Key items of kit: Combination of Tailfin and Apidura bags is used for storage. (Helmet belongs to my son).

Joëlle Krahlisch

Name: Joëlle Krahlisch

Age: 35

Cap number: 53

Location: Germany

Bike: Fara F/Gravel. DT Swiss aero wheels, Schwalbe Thunder Burt, Fizik Vento Argo adaptive saddle and SRAM Mullet custom drivetrain.

Key items of kit: Cyclite aero bag, Cyclite top tube bag, Cyclite saddle bag, Fara custom frame bag. Lupine Light Set up and Deda aero cockpit with integrated aerobars.

Benno Möser

Name: Benno Möser

Age: 21

Cap number: 12

Location: Aachen, Germany

Bike: Bombtrack Hook EXT 2020 with SRAM Red shifters, Rival Powermeter, Eagle GX AXS RD with 10-50t cassette and 40t chainring. DTSwiss P1850 wheelset with Schwalbe G-One RS 40mm tires.

Key items of kit: Apidura Racing framebag (4L), saddle bag (7L) and a hydration vest for storage. Summer sleeping bag Klymit Inertia X-Lite sleeping pad. Sigma Buster 800 front light and Sigma Infinity rear light.

Melanie Scheffke

Name: Melanie Scheffke

Age: 31

Cap number: #69

Location: Puchheim, Germany

Bike: Canony Grizl Suspension. Hutchinson Tundra tyres.

Key items of kit: Ortlieb Seat Pack - Downjacket, Rainjacket, Windjacket, two Bibs, two Shirts, two pairs of socks. Apidura Frame Pack - charger, food, case. Apidura Downtube Pack - tools. Rovativ Toptube Pack - powerbank, food. Front Light: Leyzne 2400lm. Back Light: Knog. Medi-Pack.

Matthias Hausmann

Name: Matthias Hausmann

Age: 34

Cap number: 67

Location: Germany, Ingolstadt

Bike: BMC Kaius 01 TWO with SRAM Force AXS Wide 46/33 | 10-36.

Key items of kit: Apidura Race Top Tube Bag and Apidura Race Saddle Bag. Front Light: Lupine Piko R4 and Back Light: Lezyne KTV + Lezyne FEM10.

Marcel Urbanowicz

Name: Marcel Urbanowicz

Age: 45

Cap number: 113

Location: Berlin, Germany

Bike: Canyon Grizl with Carbon frame, Shimano GRX with Garbaruk, DT Swiss GRC1400.

Key items of kit: Soma Cazadero, SQLab.

Sascha Rehbock

Age: 40

Cap number: 34

Location: Munich, Germany

Bike: I ride a Cube Nuroad:SL C62 on Schwalbe G-One Ultrabite 45mm with a Redshift Shockstop stem, RockShox AXS XPLR dropper post and mullet style SRAM AXS.

Key items of kit: Lupine SL mono and Sigma Buster 2000, Tailfin aeropack, Apidura top tube and frame back, Restrap stem bags and two Fidlock bottles.