Bikes of Pan Celtic Race 2022

Mel Nicholls

Name: Mel Nicholls

Cap number: 125

Location: Tewkesbury

Bike: Carbonbike RevoX race handcycle, 650 American Classic Alu handcycle wheel set, 23mm Swalbe One tyres. SRM power meter on 50-39-27 Q rings, Cassette is Shimano 11-40T with Ultegra brakes.

Key items of kit: Alpkit Koala bike bags x 2, plus stem cells. Pipedream 400 sleeping bag, Cloudbase sleep matt, Hunka bivvy and Rig 3.5 tarp. MytiMug, Koro stove, Flare solar panel. Lights are Exposure Trace, Blaze & Toro. Pluto the Adventure Dawg.

James Houston

Name: James Houston

Age: 46

Cap number: 77

Location: London

Bike: Brompton M12R Special: Raw lacquer Ti, with Brooks saddle, Ergon grips, MKS pedals, and custom Sugino 52/36 chainrings with Ultegra f/d. Which is pretty much the same awesome sauce ingredients as last year, but note the shiny new gold rims which complement the brazing nicely, and the bold hand-cut race numbers, which I'm sure will help me ride just that little bit faster.

Key items of kit: I go with the front Brompton 'T' bag for food, clothes and tools I might want access to quickly. A spare set of clothes, bivvy bag etc are in the Ortlieb bag on the rack. For navigation I'll be using my phone with the BikeGPX app, along with a Garmin 1030 Plus.

Stu Blofeld

Name: Stu Blofeld

Age: 43

Cap number: 54

Location: Leighton Buzzard

Bike: Cyclete - stand up bike. SRAM Eagle GX 12 speed and belt drive for that optimum feeling of running on air :-D

Key items of kit: Restrap handlebar bag packing in my tent, sleeping bag and sleep mat. Ortlieb front panniers for all other gear including my Jetboil for evening pasta mugshots and morning porridge :-P

Simone Eder

Name: Simone Eder

Age: 41

Cap number: 118

Location: Basel, Switzerland

Bike: LOLA//Enigma Etape Custom Titanium with 650b handbuilt DCR wheels, Schwalbe Pro One tires tubeless 28mm, Son deluxe dynamo hub with Sinewave front light and Supernova rear light, Fizik Luce saddle, Zipp seatpost, Chris King rear hub, Shimano Ultegra groupset with absoluteBLACK oval chainrings.

Key items of kit: Full layer of GoreTex… Wild mix of Apidura Bags, Woho saddle bag stabiliser for bottle mount, Garmin Edge 530 and good old eTrex20, Sea to Summit Flame I sleeping bag, Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite mat, OR Stargazer bivi, 7mesh WK3 bibs, Rapha Pro Team Jersey and Giro Sica Techlace MTB Shoes

Neal Bowman

Name: Neal Bowman

Age: 38

Cap number: 216

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Bike: RIBBLE Endurance SL, Shimano 105 groupset and I'm running Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon wheels with 28mm tubeless tyres.

Key items of kit: My suite of Restrap bar, frame and saddle bags. My Brooks C13 saddle. Alpkit sleeping bag and bivvy.

Elaine Burroughs

Name: Elaine Burroughs

Age: 53

Cap number: 160

Location: Brighton, England

Bike: Reilly Gradient. Shimano GRX groupset with a 34x42 combo for the hilly bits. Wheels are Hunt C30 Carbon All Road with 32mm tubeless Bontrager R3. Profile Design Ergo 35A Aero Bars with a 60mm riser

Key items of kit: Garmin Edge 1030 for route with backup on phone on Komoot locked in place with a trusty quadlock to provide the tunes as well as keep me on track. Restrap rear seat pack with a Revelate air valve dry bag so I can squish all the air out but still be 100% waterproof, contains OR Helium hooped bivy bag, Alpkit Numo mattress, Alpkit quilt, clothes, first aid kit and wash stuff.

On the front an Exped dry bag under the aerobars containing wet weather clothing, dry socks and Rab jacket. Restrap half frame bag carrying power bank, cables, more tools and supply of painkillers and bum butter! top tube bag for snacks and Ibulieve. Restrap Stem Bag for more snacks and somewhere to put the late night bottle of coke.

Alex Boswell

Name: Alex Boswell

Age: 34

Cap number: 100

Location: Truro, Cornwall

Bike: Specialized Tarmac SL6 (2019), AKA My Boy Blue. Mix of Shimano 105 & Ultegra (53-39 / 11-32t). ALT AIR Rims 28mm wide 45mm deep front 58mm deep at the rear on DT Swiss 350 hubs.

Key items of kit: Topeak Saddlepack for my sleeping kit. Alpkit Frame Bag for tools and daily/mid-ride essentials. Topeak TopLoader top tube bag and Restrap bar bag for fuel & other bits. Magicshine UK Monteer 3500lm with 10,000mAh battery upgrade (it's a monster). Le Col Pro series kit, inc Pro Rain Jacket strapped to saddle bag with HiViz harness.

Lucie Chenet

Name: Lucie Chenet

Age: 28

Cap number: 132

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Bike: Vitus Substance VRS. GRX Groupset, 11-34 cassette. 46-30 chainring. Prime wheels, Four seasons tyres.

Key items of kit: Handlebar pouches are, in my eyes, the best invention ever - especially when they're full of food :)

Dan Bannister

Name: Dan Bannister

Age: 40

Cap number: 51

Location: Outer Sheffield, UK

Bike: Lapierre Xelius (Ooooh lala!), Shimano Ultegra Di2, Scribe Aero 50 wheels with Continental GP5000 tyres. 11-36t cassette.

Key items of kit: Spork. Apidura bags and top tube bag for Haribo/chips as required. Magicshine Monteer 3500lumen light with 10,000k battery + 2x 20k mAh power banks. Garmin Edge 530 tells me where to go. Gore-Tex jacket bungeed to the front for quick access.

Anna Lindén

Name: Anna Lindén

Age: 42

Cap number: 161

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Bike: Specialized Amira Comp

Key items of kit: Tailfin carbon rack with top trunk bag. Restrap front loaded bag that fastens on aero bars which are Profile Design Sonic Ergo 4525A. Apidura small frame bag and Fjällräven food pouch.

Anthony Clark

Name: Anthony Clark

Age: 40

Cap number: #58

Location: East Yorkshire, England

Bike: Mason Bokeh Ti

Key items of kit: - Exposure lights always. Restrap/Tailfin bags. Sea to Summit sleeping bag. Outdoor Research bivy. An on point playlist.

Mimi Anderson

Name: Mimi Anderson

Age: 59

Cap number: 69

Location: Smarden, Kent

Bike: Giant Revolt.

Key items of kit: Tailfin - totally in love with this bit of kit! Restrap Handlebar bag containing sleeping kit, Wahoo Roam for navigation and a bag full of snacks!

Tony Clare

Name: Tony Clare

Age: 44

Cap number: 20

Location: Cropredy, England

Bike: Custom J.Laverack Slate Ti

Key items of kit: I'm using more or less the same setup that I used on last year's Pan Celtic Race with only a few minor tweaks. My key items this year are my Albion Zoa Rain Shell jacket, which will keep me protected from the worst weather that Ireland can throw at me and my SRAM mullet setup with a 52t cog and AXS blips.

Chris Spray

Name: Chris Spray

Age: 49

Cap number: 255

Location: Cheshire, England

Bike: Mason Resolution 2, Shimano Ultegra 11-34t rear - absoluteBLACK oval 46-30t up front, Hunt 4 Season dynamo wheels and Hutchinson Sector 32m tyres.

Key items of kit: Tailfin, Hope RS4 brakes, Restart aero Bar pack, Alpkit frame bags.

Peter Goyder

Name: Peter Goyder

Age: 60

Cap number: 218

Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

Bike: Mason Definition Ultegra Di2 Hydro , 54cm Shutter Black. Ultegra / GRX Di2 1x. 44t absoluteBLACK oval chainring, SRAM chain and cassette (10/42 Force Level). Fizik Terra Argo X3 saddle. Endurance Dyno Bombers from RyanBuildsWheels, SON28 black dynamo hub, Panaracer Gravelking semi slick 700/32C tubeless. Supernova E3 pro frontlight, Supernova E3 dynamo tail light, Igaro D2 power converter. Set up and love by Robin’s Cycle Services.

Key items of kit: Restrap Bar bag with food pouch, stem bag, frame bag medium, saddle bag 14l. Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt and Exposure Link+ helmet light.

Kate Brennan

Name: Kate Brennan

Age: 50

Cap number: 42

Location: Montreal, QC Canada

Bike: Specialized Roubaix

Key items of kit: Apidura saddle bag-sleep system inside. Restrap top tube, 1/2 frame and aerobar race bags with extra clothing, electronics, food and tools inside.

Duncan Borthwick

Name: Duncan Borthwick

Age: 49

Cap number: 14

Location: Southampton, UK

Bike: Ridley Kanzo Speed with Classified 1x electronic gearing Witchcraft (don't ask me how it works, but it's great). 28mm Michelin Endurance tyres. Bontrager TT saddle. Going optimistic and dumping the rear mudguard this year.

Key items of kit: Mismatching bags accumulated over the years with anti-sway additional strap on the back. Exposure lighting the way with Hammerhead Karoo 2 saying 'left' and 'right' at appropriate times.

Rupert Hartley

Name: Rupert Hartley

Age: 37

Cap number: 89

Location: Oxford

Bike: Specialized Tarmac with some wheels (which are Hunt) and a groupset.

Key items of kit: Restrap Race Range bags, Albion Zoa Rain shell, Albion UL Jacket, Suncream (just in case), Restrap fast straps. Spare Wahoo.

Patrick Mende

Name: Patrick Mende

Age: 44

Cap number: 143

Location: Leipzig, Germany

Bike: Ritchey Break Away Road

Key items of kit: Apidura bags. 15,5kg fully packed without water and food.

Peter Browne

Name: Peter Browne

Age: 53

Cap number: 94

Location: Callington, England

Bike: Forme Flash SL - Shimano Di2 with 52x34 chainset and 11-34 cassette. Hand-built Mavic wheels with Son Dynamo hub paired with Supernova light and Sinewave Revolution USB charger.

Key items of kit: Alpkit Hunka Bivvy, Pipedream sleeping bag and cloudbase mat. Gore-Tex Endure Paclite jacket and Endura 3/4 overshorts. Podsac bikepacking bags with everyday kit.

Calum Fisher

Name: Calum Fisher

Age: 32

Cap number: 239

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Bike: Giant TCR Advanced 1

Key items of kit: - Ortlieb seat pack with tent, mat, sleeping bag and some evening layers. Ortlieb frame bag with first aid, toothbrush, bike spares / repair, more layers, midge net, suncream, batteries etc. Restrap top tube and stem bags with food and bits. Bulging jersey pockets (not pictured) for everything I forgot to pack then couldn't fit on the bike.

Simon La’Moon

Name: Simon La’Moon

Age: 36

Cap number: 196

Location: Worcestershire, UK

Bike: 2020 GT Grade Gravel Elite

Key items of kit: Topeak bags (saddle, top, frame and handlebar). Lezyne front and rear lights. Alpkit feed bag (large). Bivvy & tarp. 1x 34 front and 11-34t rear. Healthy dose of tenacity.

Tomáš Žižlavský

Name: Tomáš Žižlavský

Age: 30

Cap number: 23

Location: Brno, Czechia

Bike: Carbonda 696 with Shimano GRX groupset and Farsports wheels and Continental GP5000 in 32mm tubeless.

Key items of kit: Restrap saddle holster and drybags, Apidura frame and bolt-on pack etc.

Harald Lenud-Pilc

Name: Harald Lenud-Pilc

Age: 26

Cap number: 90

Location: Paris, France

Bike: Genesis Volare, Shimano Ultegra groupset. Sinewave light and Dynamo. All mounted by Cycles Treize Paris

Key items of kit: Bivy bag, mattress, Uniqlo ultralight vest, Tailfin AeroPack. 2 Merino t-shirt and 2 pairs of socks.

Mike Jacklin

Name: Mike Jacklin

Age: 41

Cap number: 123

Location: Disley, UK

Bike: Trek Checkpoint SLR7. GRX Di2. Rotor Q rings. Bontrager RSL 51 wheelset. Pirelli Cinturato 32 tyres. Speedplay pedals.

Key items of kit: Full Roswheel bag set up. Garmin Edge 530.

Andrew Stewart

Name: Andrew Stewart

Age: 49

Cap number: 157

Location: West Sussex, UK

Bike: Mason Bokeh

Key items of kit: Mixture of Restrap, Apidura and Alpkit bags. Exposure lights, USE aero extensions. Sleep system comprises of Alpkit bivvy and matt, Mountain Equipment Helium sleeping bag and a lightweight Sea to Summit pillow! 5 star accommodation!

Christina Mckay

Name: Christina Mckay

Age: 42

Cap number: 194

Location: Penmachno, Wales

Bike: Trek Emonda

Key items of kit: Alpkit, Exposure lights and Vango F10 tent.

Dan Conaway

Name: Dan Conaway

Age: 42

Cap number: 34

Location: Middlewich, Cheshire

Bike: TREK Checkpoint 2022 custom build, SRAM Eagle, 10-52 cassette, Bontrager carbon wheel set with SON dynamo powering my Exposure front and rear dynamo set up, Profile design aero bars. This year I’m going with Restrap bags including a custom frame bag and the race handlebar and top tube bags. Garmin 1030 with Garmin external backup power bank

Key items of kit: My sleep kit all fits nicely in my Restrap race handlebar bag, this includes my super Sea to Summit Spark sleeping back, Thermarest half sleeping bag, paired with a Alpkit Kloke Bivvy. Main frame bag will be for some spares and easily accessible bits with the toptube bag being used for electronics and some snacks.

Matt Starling

Name: Matt Starling

Age: 47

Location: Crafthole, Cornwall

Bike: 2020 Genesis Equilibrium Disc, 11/34 compact, Shimano 105. Redshift stem, Hunt 4 Season wheels, Schwalbe G One Speed 30mm tubeless, Dynamo and Canyon split carbon seat post.

Key items of kit: Hammerhead Karoo computer, Sinewave charger, OR Helium bivy, OMM mountain raid jacket & half bag.