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Bikes of Pirenaica 2025

29 September, 2025

Maxi

Age: 29

Cap number: 26

Location: Leipzig, Germany

Bike: Cube Nuroad C:62 Pro 2025

Key items of kit: versatile layers, Katjes, good vibes, loads of music and podcasts downloaded

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Markus Valentin

Age: 36

Cap number: 9

Location: Leipzig

Bike: Cannondale Topstone Carbon 4 (2021) with a Parcours Alta 650b Wheelset and Maxxis Rambler tires

Key items of kit: Coros Dura, 2 pairs of cleaning gloves, Restrap Bags for Snacks and clothing, Lupine Pico, Garmin Varia Radar Backlight.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Jan Tropschug

Age: 42

Cap number: 25

Location: Zürich, Switzerland

Bike: My bike is a normal Specialized Epic hardtail with a Fox fork in the front. I ride a spring suspension seatpost and a dynamo hub in the front. I use the k lite system for charging and light. For the long stretches I have aerobars and inner bar ends. The tires are the semi slicks Peyote from Vittoria. I shift with a Madrone mechanical derailleur and have a grown selection of bags.

Key items of kit: I love the new derailleur from Madrone as well my K Lite light system. The bags I really like because its a grown and well testet mix from Cours il pleut, Babylegs, Swift, Revelate and Rockgeist.

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

André Klein

Age: 47

Cap number: 24

Location: Sankt Augustin Germany

Bike: BMC URS with Redshift steam SRAM Red 38-10/52 René Herse 44mm Syntace handlebar

Key items of kit: Beat of all bags from Tailfin and Apidura Evoc small front roll. Lupine Pico lights. Sol bivy bag

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Charlie Potter

Age: 24

Cap number: 3

Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Bike: Canyon Grizl 7. Wheelworks custom carbon wheelset with SON 29 S dynamo hub on the front, a DT Swiss 350 hub on the rear and Vittoria Mezcal XC Race 2.1" tyres.

Key items of kit: Stealth custom framebag (New Zealand) , Apidura Racing Bolt-on Top Tube Pack, kLite ULTRA lighting and charging, Blackburn Design EX-1 Rear Rack, Sea to Summit Big River drybag 13L, a couple of trusty Trangia straps, SQLab 611 Ergowave saddle, Knog rear light, COROS DURA computer, Lezyne Power Cages, Black Sheep biddons, oodles of Seed & Weed bars and Moor Endurance drink mix, and hopefully a good set of legs.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Fabien Le Gallo

Age: 41

Cap number: 46

Location: Pau, France

Bike: Lauf True Grit

frame: Lauf carbon
fork: Lauf carbon suspension
gearing: SRAM Force 10x42
tires: Tufo Thundero 44mm
wheels: DT Swiss XR 1501

Key items of kit: - Apidura Expedition saddle bag 17L

Apidura Expedition frame pack 3L
Apidura Expedition Downtube Pack 1.2L
Revelate Designs Mag-Tank 2000
1L feed bag

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Giovanni Battista Picotti

Age: 32

Cap number: 10

Location: Norway

Bike: Self designed custom titanium frame, with Shimano GRX 38t chainring, 10-51 cassette. 27mm internal width carbon rims laced to DT Swiss 350 hubs. 50mm Schwalbe G-one pro R tires. Romin mirror saddle.

Key items of kit: Profile design aero bars, Syncros and Rhinowalk bags, hydration vest for additional cargo capacity. 2x Magicshine Allty front lights with optional helmet mount, 2xrear lights. 10000mah powerbank

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Paul CREUSVAUX

Age: 31

Cap number: 1

Location: Eaubonne

Bike: Titanium gravel modified to be "as MTB as" possible with single chainring, MTB transmission, flat bar, 48mm tires and a suspension stem

Key items of kit: Complete new setup with an MTB groupset, flat bar and Vecnum suspension stem on my former "calssic" gravel bike, can't wait to try on this on Pirenaica!

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Vadym Tiroshko

Age: 32

Cap number: 22

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Bike: Bianchi Arcadex Comp. 1x12 GRX, front 36t Wolf Tooth, back 11-51 SLX, tubeless Pirelli Cinturato 50mm, Brooks Cambium C13 saddle, Profile Design aerobars.

Key items of kit: Ortlieb saddle bag 17L for sleeping gear, Brooks top tube and AGU frame bag for electronics, hygiene, tools and tiny parts, Topeak handlebar bag 4L for rain gear, snacks and haribo lifesaving pack. 1L of water in bottles, 1L in the vest. Goggly eyes on the aerobars for the win! 💪

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Friedrich Sobik

Age: 40

Cap number: 43

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Bike: Standert Kettensäge Team Edition

Key items of kit: Shimano GRX 1x12 Di2 (42-51/11), Aerycs Mudflow Wheelset, Schwalbe G-One Overland tires, maap x apidura Frame-, handlebar- and Saddlebag.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 45-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Loek Luijbregts

Age: 36

Cap number: 15

Location: Netherlands

Bike: My long time adventure companion, a Ridley Kanzo Adventure

Key items of kit: Full Apidura Expedition bikepacking set Shimano GRX di2 1x11 11-40 with a smaller 36 Wolftooth chainring. K-lite head and taillight + usb charger Son dynamo hub Wahoo element v2 Pro missile Aero bars - which I hope to use on the limited moments not climbing. Pro Stealth saddle Wolftooth Ti bottle cages Elite flight bidons Decathlon ultra backpack with 1L baller and 10L storage, nicely divided.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes

Katrien De Smet

Age: 38

Location: HAMME

Bike: I will be riding my Orbea Terra with Sram AXS mullet setup with 34 chainring and 10-52 cassette. Tyres are a mix of tubeless Schwalbe G-one R pro 55mm and Thunder Burt 54mm, mounted on Hunt Limitless adventure wheels. Aerobars are a mix of PRO missile and Profile design extensions and some 3d printed light mounts and AXS blips.

Key items of kit: Lights are a mix of Lupine Piko and Exposure Diablo 15. My sleep setup is a neo air pad and Seat To Summit Spark 2. Bags are all Tailfin as usual (1.7l downtube bag pictured)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: Yes