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Bikes of Gravel Birds 2023
10 May, 2023
A 750km gravel loop of the untouched Alentejo region in Portugal will take riders along the many hills of the region, the Guadiana Valley, to the Atlantic coast and inland again.
Be sure to follow along with our commentary during the race here.
El Solitário
Name: El Solitário
Bike: Bike Holdsworth
Key items of kit:
Bag columbus 7
Joaquim Santos
Name: Joaquim Santos
Age: 54
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Bike: Cérvelo Àspero
Key items of kit: Cervelo Àspero with GRX DI2, Apidura bags.
Tiago Costa
Name: Tiago Costa
Age: 38
Location: Den Haag, Netherlands
Bike: Nordest Sardinha 2 frame with Shimano XT groupset (10-51t cassette and 30t chainring). 29" DT swiss XM421 rims with 2.1" Vittoria Mezcal tires, Marzocchi Bomber Z2 fork, front SON Dynamo hub connected to the Edelux ii front light and the Sinewave Revolution charger.
Key items of kit: SQlabs inner barends and the pro-missile aerobars to get multiple hand positions out of the flat handlebars. Alpkit Hunka Bivvy bag, with a light sleeping bag and air-mat. The B17 Imperial Brooks saddle will keep me sore free, and I will carry everything on a bunch of Apidura Backcountry bags, and 5 water bottle cages for surviving the Alentejo heat.
Holly Seear and Steve Davidson
Name: Holly Seear and Steve Davidson
Age: 47
Location: Windsor, UK
Bike: Vielo V+1 Race Edition (Double Trouble). Zipp 303 Firecrest, Vittoria Mezcal 44mm gravel tyres and SRAM Red XPLR 1x.
Key items of kit: Apidura frame, saddle and top tube bags. Exposure Zenith and Joystick lights. And lots of Haribo!
Ricardo Baptista
Name: Ricardo Baptista
Age: 33
Location: Sintra, Portugal
Bike: Nordest Albarda GRX 2x11
Key items of kit: Front - Sleeping system + Water Filter. Back - Clothes. Bottom - tools.
Paulo Caçoete
Name: Paulo Caçoete
Age: 45
Cap number: 15
Location: Palmela
Bike: Specialized epic SW, roval wheels, axs groupset
Key items of kit: No sleep bags, magshine lights, 1 powerbank for Garmin, and just pedal
Nuno Gomes
Name: Nuno Gomes
Age: 47
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Bike: Rose BACKROAD AL GRX810 1X11
Key items of kit: Spider Rear Rack w/ 12L Heavy Duty Dry Bag Black, TopPeak Frontloader, Restrap Race Top Tube Bag and Race Frame Bag.
Luis Almeida
Name: Luis Almeida
Age: 37
Cap number: 12
Location: Águeda, Aveiro Portugal
Bike: Megamo West my Sandy GRX 2x10
Key items of kit: Smike and just ride. Snacks snacks and enjoy the views 😍🔨💥🙂
Frederik Derycke
Name: Frederik Derycke
Age: 47
Cap number: 29
Location: Lagos, Portugal.
Bike: Giant revolt, Shimano Ultegra 2x11.
Key items of kit: Hunt wheels, Goodyear connector ultimate 40, salsa cowchipper steering, profile designs 43a aero, apidura bags, wahoo element roam GPS, lezyne 1300 xxl light.
André Serrazina
Name: André Serrazina
Age: 37
Cap number: 20
Location: Benedita
Bike: Nordest Britango, Shimano groupset and Maxxis Ardent Race 2.2 tyres/
Key items of kit: Ortlieb saddle bag and vaide front harness.
Simon Deprez
Name: Simon Deprez
Age: 41
Cap number: 2
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Bike: Origine Trail with wheels Vega A30 Pro
Key items of kit: Restrap and Tailfin bags, Fidlock bottles and tool bag, cush core & challenge getaway 40mm, Knog PWR front light
