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Bikes of Race Around Rwanda
22 February, 2022
A race through the Land of a Thousand Hills demands a light and minimalist set up that will hold up against the weather curve balls the riders could face, with some unpaved roads thrown in to shake up the riding.
Geoffrey Kiprotich Langat
Name: Geoffrey Kiprotich Langat
Age: 33
Location: Iten, Kenya
Bike: Factor gravel bike with SRAM eTap AXS groupset, Wahoo ELEMNT Roam and Wahoo Bolt, integrated Black Inc handlebar, BBB saddle bag, PEdALED frame bag, BBB pedals, Black Inc tubeless gravel rims, Goodyear tires and a Fizik gravel designed saddle.
Key items of kit: Team Amani kit and POC helmet.
India Landy
Name: India Landy
Cap number: 37
Location: London, UK
Bike: Fairlight Secan, Hunt wheels with Panaracer Gravel King tyres.
Key items of kit: Bikepacks are Restrap custom and I may add another pack tomorrow morning...
Vincent Szusta
Name: Vincent Szusta
Age: 43
Location: Lille, France / Rwanda
Bike: Salsa Cutthroat 2018 size L, SRAM rival Gear with Hope E4 break, Redshift stem with shock absorber, DT Swiss 1501 wheels, René Herse tyres Oracle Ridge 700x48mm and an Infinity saddle.
Key items of kit: Salsa frame bag, Revelate Designs Terrapin 8L saddle bag, bottles x 2 on fork , Sinewave Beacon front light with powerbank charged by Deluxe son hub on front wheel, bush and Muller micro rear light. This is a very comfy set up :)
Dominik Bokstaller
Name: Dominik Bokstaller
Age: 39
Location: Switzerland
Bike: Tour de Suisse "Gravel" - #incakewetrust edition
- Sram Force XPLR (10-44T)
- Ingrid Crankset (42T) / C-Bear Bottom-Bracket
- HUNT Limitless Wheelset - Schwalbe G-One R 45mm tyres
- BEAST Components Gravelbar, stem & seatpost
- Saddle SQlab 612 Ergowave
Key items of kit: - Ortlieb saddlebag & Framebag
- Foodpouch full of swiss "Appenzeller-Biberli"
- reflective Safety-Cake
Rich Rothwell
Name: Rich Rothwell
Age: 51
Location: Morpeth, England
Bike: I'll be riding my Lauf Tru Grit with Hunt Carbon All Road wheels and WTB Byways in 44m. Groupset is SRAM Rival with a Shimano XT 11/40 cassette and a 38t Hope chainring. Rear mech has been upgraded with Mt Zoom alloy / ceramic jockey wheels that shift super smooth. Mt Zoom bolts also securely hold my King Ti cages. Saddle is a cheap and cheerful Bontrager Montrose... but it's very comfortable!
Key items of kit: Bags from Spoked UK; custom frame bag, bolt on top tube bag, and bar bag. I'll be using an Exposure Lights Six Pack and a Blaze on the rear. Sleep system will be the clothes I'm wearing. No lucky items but hopefully a series of decent decisions.
Simon Geiser
Name: Simon Geiser
Age: 27
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Bike: Arc8 Eero
- Shimano GRX 800 Di2 (40T)
- Garbaruk Derailleur Cage & Casette (10-50T)
- DISCO Wheelset - Continental Terra Speed 40mm
- Fizik Arione R1 Saddle
- Profile Design Supersonic Ergo 35c Aerobar
Key items of kit: - PACKS Custom Aerobar Bag
- PACKS Custom Frame Bag
- Apidura Racing Top Tube Bag
- Apidura Racing Saddle Pack (5l)
- Exposure Race MK15 Front Light
- Exposure Joystick MK15 Helmet Light
- Knog Blinder Mob V Mr. Chips Rear Light
Boru McCullagh
Name: Boru McCullagh
Age: 23
Cap number: 09
Location: London, UK
Bike: Canyon Grail CF SL
Key items of kit: Hunt Wheels, Wahoo, Apidura frame bag, Wizard Works bag, Exposure lights, Shimano GRX 810
Bruno Devinck
Name: Bruno Devinck
Age: 47
Cap number: 36
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Bike: Fara R Gravel
Key items of kit: Miss Grape Bags
Justinas Leveika
Name: Justinas Leveika
Age: 32
Cap number: 27
Location: Lithuanian living in Norway
Bike: Trek Checkpoint SL7
Key items of kit: I will be trying propper saddle bag for the first time, been using dry bag until now. But as it's a 40% gravel race with big chances of rain, I need my kit and bags to stay in place and preferably dry too 😊
Frédéric Morhain
Name: Frédéric Morhain
Age: 29
Cap number: 17
Location: France
Bike: Genesis Croix de Fer 30 2018 and tyres are Continental Terra Trail 40mm.
Key items of kit: Mosquito repellent, because they love me more than I love them. My Opinel pocket knife that makes me feel like a Junior Woodchuck.
Josh Ibbett
Name: Josh Ibbett
Age: 34
Cap number: 25
Location: Cambridge, UK
Bike: Mason Bokeh, Lauf fork. I've got snazzy Hunt wheels, fancy custom Tailfin packs and Shimano GRX.
Key items of kit: Tyres are Rene Herse 44mm Snoqualmie Pass.
