Bikes Of Nordic Chase 2025

Alban Duvivier

Age: 25

Cap number: 11

Location: Gentofte, Denmark

Bike: BMC, racemachine str53

Key items of kit: The bike is called Emma. I bought second hand for not much. She got the cheapest Shimano wheel in the back after I broke her previous one. Downgraded to Tiagra 10 gears after my Ultegra 10 gears gave up. But hell! She is fast!

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Chris Murray

Age: 34

Cap number: 14

Location: Copenhagen

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF SL 8 Eagle

Key items of kit: 11 litre Ortlieb Seat Pack Topeak Freeloader Handlebar Bags

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Dave Depetter

Age: 34

Cap number: 4

Location: Antwerpen

Bike: Canyon endurance CF 7 AXS 2023 size S, SRAM Rival/Force eTap AXS 2x12, 46x33t front + 10-36 cassette, Quarc Dub crank powermeter, Specialized power expert 143 mm saddle, GP5000 30mm S TR tires with tubes on DT Swiss Endurance LN aluminum 22mm wheels

Key items of kit: Recently swapped my Canyon Aerocockpit for narrow 38 cm Zipp SL70 handlebars with Deda Elementi aerobars. Combined with Restrap race top tube (1.5l) and race frame (3l) bags, it’s my favourite setup for lightweight ultra racing. Garmin Edge 530 + Garmin Forerunner 965 backup navigation, Lezyne lightning and 6D sports nutrition will do the trick.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Ruben Lathuy

Age: 26

Cap number: 19

Location: Copenhagen

Bike: Giant TCR Advanced Pro 2 Starry Night / Chrome colour scheme Mechanical Shimano 105 28mm road tires

Key items of kit: Frame bag Top tube bag Sadle bag Clip on aero-bars

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Christian Olesen

Age: 29

Location: Copenhagen

Bike: Trek Domane SLR

Key items of kit: Garmin GPS Bontrager 50mm carbon wheels Tubeless Framebag with essentials

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Barna Bencze

Age: 27

Cap number: 5

Location: Copenhagen

Bike: Orbea Orca Aero with SRAM Rival AXS, Fulcrum Racing 4 DB wheels, Pirelli P Zero Race TLR tires, Prologo Dimension saddle.

Key items of kit: Riverside ACTV 100 saddle bag, Rockrider ADVT 900 top tube bag, and Orca Aero toolbox.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Christian Lampe

Age: 36

Location: Copenhagen

Bike: 'Tang' - I brazed this frame at The Bicycle Academy in 2020 and we've been on lots of bikepacking adventures since. Nordic Chase is our first race!

Key items of kit: I laced the dynamo wheels in Ryan Builds Wheels workshop with a SON28 and a Hope Pro5 hub, Continental GP5000 AS 35mm tyres, Shimano GRX 12sp groupset with a 10-51t cassette, Brooks X Blue Lug B17 saddle, Nitto bits, Ritchey handlebars and a pair of Tailfin bags I won in a prize draw.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: No