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Bikes Of Nordic Chase 2025

9 June, 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

Kristian

Age: 48

Cap number: 6

Location: Lejre

Bike: Canyon Grail

Key items of kit: Shimano GRX Di2. Canyon frame- and toptube bags. Canyon lights. Garmin 540 computer

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Tedd

Age: 33

Cap number: 10

Location: Copenhagen

Bike: Pelago Stavanger

Key items of kit: I converted this one to a 2x for a bit wider range of gears. Frame bag is my old Restrap frame bag which has been well loved and stood up to many touring kilometers. Top tube bag is a new, large Restrap race bag. Zipp Service Course bars and Zipp Vuka aero bars.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

David "Alex" Hausberg

Age: 29

Cap number: 1

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Bike: Cube Agree GTC 2013, Shimano Tiagra ST-4600 groupset, Shimano Ultegra PD-R8000 SPD-SL pedals, RideNow TPU inner tubes, Schwalbe Clik valves, Continental Grand Prix 5000 AS TR tires, Fizik Tempo Argo R3 saddle, Cane Creek eeSilk+ suspension seatpost, Profile Designs T3+ aluminium aerobars (incl. 30 mm risers), Ravemen TR250 rear light, Bookman Volume 1500 front light, Quad Lock handlebar/stem mount.

Key items of kit: Lezyne CNC Micro Floor Drive HPG, Topeak Nano TorqBox X, Albion Cycling Visibility Cargo Vest, Oakley Jawbreaker Photochromic

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Thomas Schmidt

Age: 59

Cap number: 12

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Bike: Scott Foil 10 2018 - Shimano Ultegra

Key items of kit: Framebag „Restrap“ - Saddlebag „Toppeak 8 L“

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Albert

Age: 23

Cap number: 13

Location: Copenhagen

Bike: This is my do everything sort of bike, it has a wide range of gears with the 44t Aarn Chainring and the Gx Eagle AXS 11-52t in the back. For wheels I got the Zipp 101 Xlpr in 650b with Conti Terra Hardpack in 50mm. Got a dropper post for side hits when the road gets boring hehe, running a c17 for comfort and 42cm 3t Dropbars with cushy fi:zik bartape. Brakes are Sram Force.

Key items of kit: Got the Cheesy Frame bag with essentials such as first aid kit, passport, spare jersey and gillet and the 2l Apidura top tube bag for fuelling and electricity. Nebula lights for when it gets dark and the Wahoo Elmnt bolt v2 for navigation. For Repairs I have a little bottle on the downtube to keep it clean and lean.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes