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Bikes of Race Around The Netherlands GX 2025

10 June, 2025

Matthew Joy

Age: 59

Cap number: 69

Location: United Kingdom

Bike: Giant Revolt Pro 0

Key items of kit: Apidura kit bags x 4

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Piet Laubscher

Age: 54

Cap number: 6

Location: South Africa

Bike: Cannondale gravel bike Super 6 SE X

Key items of kit: Evoc handlebar/Top tube/Frame bag and Cargo Tailfin. Main items:

Puncture repair kit
Warm clothing.
Additional set of cycling kit.
2 x Power banks, with charging cable.
Additional GPS.
Medical kit.
Lots of Haribo and Tailwind nutrition.
And all the normal items as prescribe by race organizers

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Jean Charles Clauwaert

Age: 43

Cap number: 45

Location: Deurne

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF SLX 8

Key items of kit: Tailfin

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

paul berkhout

Age: 58

Cap number: 22

Location: 't Harde Gelderland

Bike: JGuillem Atalaya gravel -panaracer gravelking 43mm tyres, 14-28 cassette, profile design aerobars, front lights :Fenix BC serie ,Ortlieb quick rack

Key items of kit: Ortlieb back roller + Restrap frame pack , Garmin 1050 ,bivy Key-item : power bank Xtorm 45000mah

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Christian Braeske

Age: 59

Location: Germany

Bike: Canyon Grizl - SRAM Eagle XX1 AXS / Rival 50-10/36 - SON 29s & SON Ladelux (Light/Power) - DT Swiss GR 531 DB Wheels with Specialized Tracer 45mm Tubeless. Aerobar to relax.

Key items of kit: Tailfin Aero Pack & Frame Bags, Apidura Expedition Handlebar Pack & Food Pouches Outdoor overnight, good rain gear, Merino clothing, otherwise standard equipment Navigation: Wahoo Elemnt ACE

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Peter Emmett

Age: 58

Location: Ohio, United States

Bike: Cannondale Topstone 3 Alloy frame, SRAM rival shifting, ENVE Gravel Adventure Fork, Specialized Roval Terra CLX II Wheels, Schwalbe G-One RS Tubeless Gravel Tire 40mm, Redshift Suspension Seatpost, Redshift Suspension Stem and Redshift Aerobars

Key items of kit: Tailfin Aeropack, Panniers, Bar Bag, On-Frame Bag and Top Tube Bag.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Ralf Hesen

Age: 38

Cap number: ?

Location: Veghel

Bike: Colnago G4-X

This is the bike where i am going to start next week at the race around the Netherlands

Key items of kit: No key items. Jus't keep riding with al the things you have. No big specialties.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Hans van Bohemen

Age: 63

Cap number: 56

Location: Utrecht

Bike: Canyon Grail CF SL

Key items of kit: Frame bag and saddle bag

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Johan

Age: 56

Cap number: 53

Location: Dordrecht

Bike: Canyon Grizl 8 1BY EKAR

Key items of kit: Campagnolo EKAR 42 x 10-44 Fulcrum Rapid Red 900 Pirelli Cinturato gravel H45

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Wayne Henderson

Age: 60

Cap number: 93

Location: Leicester UK

Bike: Kinesis GX Race, GRX 2x group set. DT Swiss GR531db rims built on Hope Pro 5 hubs. Pirelli Cinturato Gravel RC X tyres. Deda 44cm Gravel Bars with Ergon 3.5mm gravel tape. Garmin Rally XC200 pedals. Brooks C6 saddle.

Key items of kit: Tailfin provides all the bags, rear cargo aeropack, 4L frame bag, 2x top tube bags, and fork panniers. My riding kit will be Albion shorts & jersey, QUOC grand tourer shoes.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Ilinca Bartos

Age: 37

Cap number: 41

Location: Montrouge

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF SL 7, size 2XS

Key items of kit: Ortlieb seat pack (11L). Restrap handlebars bag. Apidura Expedition Stem Pack (1.3L). Decathlon food pouch (actually a kids balance bike pouch! :3). Wahoo Element Bolt. Deda handlebars.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Phil Dubé

Age: 51

Cap number: 85

Location: Haarlem, NL

Bike: Kona Rove LTD 2022 Steel Hunt 4 Season Gravel Wheels - 700c WTB Nano Tires 700x40c

Key items of kit: Tailfin Aeropack Tailfin Dropbar Bar Bag Roll Restrap Small Race Frame Bag Restrap Race Top Tube Bag Topeak Escape Pod

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Thomas Georg

Age: 44

Cap number: Unknown

Location: Karlsruhe

Bike: Orbea Terra, Sram Axs, Powermeter, Slowbuild Wheels

Key items of kit: Aerobar, Mix of Tailfin and Apidura Bags

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Erich Schmitz

Age: 67

Cap number: 44

Location: Kevelaer

Bike: ist ein Specialized Sequia von 2018 und ist sehr Old School aber ich liebe es so wie es ist .

Key items of kit: nichts Besonderes da alles irgendwie Old School ist .

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Jurjen Draaijer

Age: 58

Cap number: 25

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Bike: Salsa Cutthroat, 1x, Schwalbe g-one rs tires, Son dynamo hub, Redshift suspension seatpost

Key items of kit: bivvy bag, sleeping bag

Frame type: Other

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Dennis Smit

Age: 53

Location: Velp

Bike: Ridley kanzo advanture

Key items of kit: Seat pack, Bols on tube pack, handelaar pack and frame pack

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Lars Götzenberger

Age: 49

Location: Budweis, Czech Republic

Bike: Brothers Cycles Allday

Key items of kit: 46 X 17, Paul Component MiniMoto Rim Brakes, Wit Slingers Frame Bag, The Rvmble Bidon

Frame type: Other

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Christoph Moser

Age: 48

Cap number: 37

Location: Würselen, Germany

Bike: Cube Cross Race SL - Custom build

Key items of kit: Wheelset DtSwiss CRC 1400 Shimano GRX 1x11 42Z / 11-46Z Bikepacking Bags from Apidura, Topeak, Ortlieb

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Johnny Uitterhoeve

Age: 42

Location: 's-Heer Arendskerke

Bike: Focus Atlas 8.9 carbon. SRAM Rival eTap AXS, 40*10-44, DT Swiss GR1600 tubeless wheels, Adventure Rack for the luggage and good mood for the energy!

Key items of kit: I'll try to sleep on a Sea To Summit UltraLight Mat. Hopefully the NOMAD Pegasus 340 keeps me warm at night. My head lays down on a simple but very useful inflatable pillow from Forclaz (tip!). I've different types of bags for clothes and a AGU frame bag. I will try to find my way with a Bryton Rider 800. Eat everything that cross my path, so be careful!

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Ben Steurbaut

Age: 42

Cap number: 95

Location: Bredene BELGIUM

Bike: CHIRU BIKES - Vagus

Key items of kit: My Companion for the Race Across the Netherlands gx 2025 CHIRU bikes Vagus Born for the unknown path, built for endurance: my bike is a titanium gravel frame that have everything needed for an adventure through the land of sand and seashells.

Building up with a shimano 11speed mechanical groupset and rolling on 50mm tires I hope to float over the sand, gravel and roadsections as if they weren’t even there. The frame bag and saddle pack carry exactly what I need with extra space for stocking food on the way. Fenix light and Coros gps will guiding me through day and nighttime. Greets Ben

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Gürkan Alarçin

Age: 36

Location: Eindhoven

Bike: Specialized Awol Deluxe 2015

Key items of kit: 650b wheels, 50mm tires, 1x9 drivetrain, a big dry bag over the rear rack, a small dry bag under the aero bars, a small frame bag, a fuel bag, 2 handlebar pouches, 1 tool bottle, 4 bidons, 2 pedals

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Franz Ruben Penner

Age: 40

Location: NRW, Germany

Bike: Shimano GRX 1x11, E*THIRTEEN TRS PLUS casette 9-46t, Tufo Thundero 44mm Tires.

Key items of kit: SKS Explorer Saddlebag, Rhinowalk Frame Bags and Pouches, Profile Design Aero Bars.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

David Mössner

Age: 38

Location: Germany , Heilbronn

Bike: British and italian Style - Combined. Planet X tempest Frame, Build with 1x Ekar Groupo and some nice campy levante wheels. Terra Speed keeps this bike Rolling for ever.

Key items of kit: Revelate Framebag with 2L Bladder. Big Agnes Tent (Yes a tent) Some Gore Rain Kit, Profile Derivats, the usual small Parts , wahoo elmt roam

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Marino Nieuwhof

Age: 40

Cap number: 63

Location: Wageningen

Bike: Canyon Grail frame, Shimano GRX groupset, DT Swiss Gravel LN wheels, Specialized Pathfinder 42 mm tires.

Key items of kit: Garmin Edge bike computer, Lezyne lights, Topeak saddle bag, Ortlieb frame bag, Restrap top tube bag and a Decathlon food pouch of which the opening is perfectly blocked by the BBB aerobars...

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Kees Overboom

Age: 58

Cap number: 5

Location: Woerden

Bike: Salsa Cutthroat

Key items of kit: Son Edelux II, Revelate frame and top-tube bag, Ortlieb bag, Profile Design aerobar, Tufo Gravel Thundero 44mm tires (tubeless), Redshift suspension seat post, Gilles Berthoud saddle.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Tobias Meyer

Age: 43

Cap number: 3

Location: Krefeld, Germany

Bike: Cannondale

Key items of kit: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt, Agu frame bag, spare cycling clothes, batteries, first aid, spare lights

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Nick Lettink

Age: 35

Cap number: 72

Location: Arnhem

Bike: Specialized Crux

Key items of kit: Like always - I will ride my Specialized Crux with 1x electronic shifting and a Gemini chainring. Apidura bags combined with a tailfin bag. And a Garmin 1040 edge solar for the long days!

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Tobias Midderhoff

Age: 37

Cap number: 90

Location: Balve, Germany

Bike: ROSE Backroad, Campagnolo EKAR groupset, Campagnolo Levante wheels with Continental Terra Speed 40 mm

Key items of kit: Bags from Cyclite, lights Lupine Nano AF & Rotlich,

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Joen

Age: 30

Cap number: XX

Location: Haarlem

Bike: Giant Revolt

Key items of kit: Full Carbon bike Carbon wheels 2x12 rival AXS A Lot of frame bags A Lot of snacks Tri-bars

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Marjan van Galen

Age: 52

Cap number: Unknown

Location: Delft

Bike: Mr D 🐲 is a Dragon green Scott Addict Gravel 30 from 2024.

Key items of kit: Apidura expedition saddle pack, top tube pack, food pouch; The Pack Snack Bag.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Julia Freeman

Cap number: 19

Location: Europe

Bike: Bike is a Genesis Vagabond frame, I built up myself. She's the same basic bike I used for RATN 2019, tho she's since got Di2 shifting, and XT derailleurs. Chainset is a 38-28, with an 11-40 cassette. Drop handlebars, with customised profile design aerobars.

Key items of kit: Tailfin aeropack, bourbon cream biscuits, Topeak turbo morph G pump, reflective tape on all my tools incase I drop them in the dark, schrader to presta adapters on each tyre valve.

Frame type: Hardtail - Fully Rigid

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Laurens ten Dam

Age: 44

Cap number: 13

Location: Oudorp

Bike: Specialized diverge new model. I rode it at UNbound XL. Shimano grx 12 speed di2 (2 by) and shimano grx wheels. 4 bottle cages to carry all my water

Key items of kit: I will race with a bivy , a puffer jacket and a sea to summit matress as sleep system. A 20000 ampere power bank . I am happy woth the battery life of the new Wahoo roam. Tailfin bags I also used during the Divide. Those are unbreakable. Furthermore I have a note on my phone with all the rules and ferry times. It is too much too remember. I can't wait to round my own country as quick as possible.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Lukas L

Age: 38

Location: Germany

Bike: Cube NuRoad C62s from 2022, size XL

Key items of kit: Ortlieb and Apidura Bags, Eagle AXS shifting with 10-50 and 46er Garbaruk oval chainring at the front. Lupine Redlight and Neo for the night and Maxxis Rambler 700x45 EXO tires.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Berend Groeneveld

Age: 67

Cap number: 33

Location: Delft

Bike: Canyon Grizl 7 1by

Key items of kit: Ortlieb

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Martijn Paardekooper

Age: 27

Cap number: 64

Location: Tilburg

Bike: Giant Revolt Advanced

Key items of kit: Framebag and saddlebag from Pro discover and toptubebag from Topeak.

Lights: Lezyne Macro Drive 1400+ / Lezyne Strip drive Pro 400+

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Guiral lacotte

Age: 42

Cap number: 841

Location: Montrouge, France

Bike: My bike is a workhorse, it's a 2017 Genesis Croix de Fer 20. After 30 000 km, there's not much original left, the drivetrain is a GRX 400. The front wheel is a dynamo wheel. The brakes are TRP Spyres. The paintwork is scratched and chipped all over after having travelled in the holds of quite a few vehicles.

It weighs the weight of a anvil, but that shouldn't be too important for this event.

Key items of kit: The Sinwave lamp, coupled with the dynamo wheel, makes me self-sufficient in light and recharges batteries (phone, GPS).

My pair of Shimano sandals, effective for keeping my feet from getting soggy and allowing me to pass incognito amongst the Dutch and Germans who are in the majority on this event.

The stoots headlamp mounted on my kask proton helmet: light, powerful and reliable.

The Albion hydration bag: it's light, practical and doubles up as a reflective vest at night.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Kim Linstra

Age: 36

Cap number: 27

Location: Leusden

Bike: Cannondale Topstone Gravel 3

Key items of kit: Tires: Schwalbe G-one Overland 365 Framebags Topeak Navigated by Wahoo Element Bolt Front light: lezyne lite drive 1200+ Cycling clothes: LSRF en Velor Cycling

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Werner Velis

Age: 56

Cap number: 20

Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands

Bike: Scott Speedster gravel

Key items of kit: The same bike, frame bag, saddle bag and mini back pack as in RATN GX 2023. Everything else is different during my fourth RATN.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Andy Eugster

Age: 52

Cap number: 59

Location: Switzerland

Bike: BMC Kaius

Key items of kit: Compact ;-)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Paul Verweij

Age: 47

Cap number: 77

Location: Almelo

Bike: My bike was costum build in 2018 by a local bikeshop, when gravel bikes in Europe where non existing. Its a Ridly Adventure Aluminium frame Sram Force one with 42 front ring and 11-34 in the back good gearing for flat netherlands. Redshift suspension stem 90mm on the front Redshift Aerobars with 15mm extra risers Brandnew wheels 50mm and 33mm wide 28 inner, and Hope hubs Tires are Rene Herse Corkscrew Climb extra light 700x44 tubeless Sadle is a JoySeat costum printed Paddles FaveroAssioma Pro MX-1 1 sided power meter

Key items of kit: Baggs Tailfin rearbag, Restrap toptubebag and frame bag. and a Restrap hydrationbag Lights Front Exposure Strada SB MK12 and backup Cateye Volt800 Back Exposure Tracer MK3 and backup Garmin Vario radar Garmin 1040 Solar headunit Powerbanks 1x 30000mh 1x 20000mh and 1x 10000mh main things in bags got a RAB bivy bag Thermarest Neoair mat and inner liner (no sleepingbag) 1 set of riding cloths with short pants short shirt, arm/leg warmers, body vest, buff, rain jacket, puffy jacket Basic repair kit, Basic medkid and 2 liter blater in hydrobag and 2 bidons and lots of food.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Gert-Jan Aarts-Verhoeven

Age: 37

Cap number: 55

Location: Vlierden, the Netherlands

Bike: Ridley X-night SL

Key items of kit: Deda opzetstuur Ortlieb frametas Agu stuurtas Topeak zadeltas Mwave zadel bidonhouder Mwave bidon mount (voorvork)

Frame type: Other

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Matthias

Age: 40

Cap number: 98

Location: Lippe NRW

Bike: Cube Nuroad

Key items of kit: Everything I'll probably need ;-)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Toddi

Age: 49

Location: Hanover

Bike: I'm riding a Trek Domane with Force electronic shifting. The Endurace geometry will hopefully benefit me on long distances. The seat bag is from Ortlieb, the frame bag and the handlebar bag from adipura. The power source is a dynamo in the DT-Swiss 1600 wheels.

Key items of kit: Cable ties and adhesive tape wherever necessary to keep everything in place. On the outward journey I played MacGyver and attached the rear light to the Ortlieb Seat Bag. The power distributor is an e-werk from Bausch and is intended to charge a power bank next to the Karoo so that there is power for the cell phone in the evening.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Victor vom Hoff

Age: 45

Cap number: 92

Location: Mannheim GER

Bike: Focus Atlas 6.8

Key items of kit: Rear, frame nd deont bag, 2 food pouches

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Floris Lievens

Age: 43

Cap number: 101

Location: Son en Breugel

Bike: St Joris Cycles handmade all road bike. Used for gavel and road (changing the wheels). Campa 12x2

Key items of kit: Carbon bolt on from ridefarr. Helps to streamline the body in windy conditions. Light setup, assuming regular stopping for racing in the Netherlands. I carry a camel bag additionally.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No