Bikes of Race Through Poland 2025

Tomek Jędrzejewski

Age: 39

Cap number: 120

Location: Opole, Poland

Bike: Mason Definition v3 58 cm Groupset: Sram Rival AXS Crankset: Rival 43/30 Cassette: 10-36 Tyres: 35 mm, GP5000 AS TR Wheels: Evanlite New Black 38 mm Power meter: Sram Rival Aero bar: Profile Design T3+ with 60 mm spacer

Key items of kit: Handlebar, in-frame and on-frame bags - custom from Baby Legs Bags Restrap Race saddle bag Hydration vest GPS computers: Coros Dura + Hammerhead Karoo 3 Front light: Lumintop B01 + several spare batteries 21700 Rear light: Fenix BC05R

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Felix Heine

Age: 47

Cap number: 208b

Location: Leipzig (Germany)

Bike: I'm riding an Orbea Orca Aero with 40,000km on the clock. The AXS drivetrain was changed to a 36 cassette and a rear derailleur with a long cage especially for the race. The aero handlebars stay at home. The panniers are from Restrap, the lights from Lupine/Garmin Radar and the navigation system is a 1040.

Key items of kit: Restrap bikebags, selfmade food pouch Garmin Varia Radar, 1040, asssaver

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Philipp

Age: 36

Cap number: 1

Location: Dresden

Bike: I´m running pretty much the same setup like last year. Open U.P size L, Duke Rims with Son Hub Dynamo + DT Swiss 350, 32mm Schwalbe Pro one, Fizik saddle, Garmin 1040 for navigation

Key items of kit: Apidura bags with a lot of space for food, Supernova lights, Sinewave revolution to keep things charged, down jacket

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Krzysztof Sadaj

Age: 37

Cap number: 84

Location: Poland

Bike: ONYX Carbonda CFR707 SRAM Rival AXS XPLR 1x12

Key items of kit: Tailfin bags Tires: SPECIALIZED Pathfinder Pro 38c Fidlock bottles and tool bag Garmin 1040 Lighting: magicshine evo 1700 and bontrager flare RT

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Omar Meza

Age: 43

Cap number: 108

Location: Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Bike: Baphomet, built completely from scratch at Big Forest Frameworks.

Key items of kit: Ortlieb Frame Bag, Miss Grape handlebars Bag, Brooks top tube Frame Bag.

Magped Pedals, full custom LightBicycle wheels.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Paweł Podraza

Age: 42

Cap number: 110

Location: Przecław

Bike: Orbea Orca 2022

Key items of kit: My belove Orca framset with:

• ultegra di2 50-43 and 11-34
• vision wheels 45mm
• vision cockpit Aero
• apidura bags
  • saddle 7l
  • old handelbar bag (v1)
  • tob tube 1,5l
  • frame bag 4l
  • hydration vest
• Garmin 1040 plus Garmin Radar and Garmin lamp
• Bontrager Ion as a backup

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Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Matias Gorlitz

Age: 31

Cap number: 37

Location: Warsaw

Bike: True Love Vagabundus. Dandyhorse wheels with gp5000 32 mm tires. Sram Rival AXS 43-30 crankset with a 30-36 cassette.

Key items of kit: Apidura 7L saddle pack holds my sleeping bag, mattress, insulated jacket, and rain jacket. A frame bag carries the rest of the gear, such as electronics, arm and knee warmers, and a vest. I use a Tailfin top tube bag for food, and a small Apidura musette for resupplying during the next few hours of riding.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Wojtek Bystrzycki

Age: 26

Cap number: 20

Location: Poznań, Poland

Bike: Frameset: Cervelo R5 2018 Groupset: Sram Red etap22 Crankset: Rotor 3D+ with Power2max powermeter Wheelset: lightbike rims, Dt240 hubs Tires: Tufo Hi-composite carbon tubular 28mm Saddle: Bontrager Aeouls Pro 155mm Handlebar: Zipp sl70 36cm + profile design time trail extensions

Key items of kit: Bags: Baby Legs ultralight saddledbag and framebag, Apidura toptube bag

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Paddy Dunne

Age: 63

Cap number: 60

Location: Gmina Plesna Poland

Bike: Curtis Slack Jack

Key items of kit: Exposure Lights. Dinner Plate rear cassette

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Arno Burgi

Age: 61

Cap number: 208A

Location: Dresden (Germany)

Bike: Norco Threshold GRX 2 x 11 Profile Aerobar Infinity Saddle Conti 5000 AS SON Dynamo

Key items of kit: Wahoo Element Roam V3 Supernova DY99 Front light Supernova back light Lupine Piko Front light Smart back light Apidura Race Pack Frame bag Aüidura Race Pack Saddle bag

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Ollie Ball

Age: 25

Cap number: 122

Location: Surrey, UK

Bike: Canyon Grail SL7

Key items of kit: Apidura Saddle Bag, Alpkit long top tube bag. Tailfin small top tube bag filled with sweets!

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Jędrzej Gąsiorowski

Age: 44

Cap number: 3

Location: Łomianki, Poland

Bike: Rose X-Lite Six Disc Di2, AbsoluteBlack oval 50-34 chainrings, 11-34 casette, Rose RC-Forty/Fifty Disc wheels on tubeless 28mm tyres

Key items of kit: 17 l saddle pack, 4,5 l frame pack and 1,2 l top tube bag filled with warm clothes, sleeping bag, food, tools and spares

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Łukasz Klimaszewski

Age: 36

Cap number: 100

Location: Twardogóra

Bike: VAN RYSEL RCX2

Key items of kit: Sram force 2x12 48/35 x 10/36 Elite Wheels 50mm Wolfpack Race RS Tl 28mm Igsport BiNavi +BSC300T (backup) Inpeak power meter Towild light

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Hannah Ghazi-Idrissi

Age: 28

Cap number: 5

Location: Innsbruck

Bike: Aurum Manto, Grx Di2 2x12

Key items of kit: Restrap Top Tube, Frame & Saddlepack Lupine Piko + Knog Lights Pedaled Jacket as Handlebar-Bag Filled with Haribo & Cookies for long days on the road

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Konrad

Age: 44

Cap number: 44

Location: Poland

Bike: Cinelli Zydeco

Key items of kit: Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM navigation, SON dynamo, Supernova lights, and Apidura Racing bags.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Bolesław Kowalski

Age: 33

Cap number: 121

Location: Warsaw

Bike: Singular Peregrine

Key items of kit: Custom front rack with dynamo light, rando bag

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Marek

Cap number: 81

Location: Blava, Felvidék

Bike: Look 585/campy Record 10s

Key items of kit: Cleat covers for MTB

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Tim De Witte

Age: 37

Cap number: 101

Location: Brno, Czech Republic

Bike: My trusty race companion, a stainless steel Jaegher. I ride with 35mm tubeless slick tires for comfort and a 165mm 48/32 crankset with an 11-36 cassette.

Key items of kit: For this race I will have a lighter setup than normally. Just an Apidura framebag and saddlebag should be enough to fit all I need. The combination of my dynamo hub and integrated charging and light gives me a lot of flexibility and independency.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Łukasz Zieliński

Age: 31

Cap number: 77

Location: Bydgoszcz, Poland

Bike: Giant TCR Advanced Pro with some custom parts thrown in:

• Deeper (50mm) Giant SLR2 wheels
• Continental GP5000 S TR 30c tires (32c after putting them on a wider rim), tubeless
• trusty Shimano 105 mechanical groupset with GRX rear derailleur allowing me to use 34T-11T cassette and 50-34 chainrings
• Look Keo Carbon Ti pedals with ceramic bearings (they are light as f...!)
• Narrower, 40cm handlebars

Key items of kit: This will be my first ultra race in road shoes, so let's see how this turns out.

On my feet: Fizik Tempo Overcurve shoes

Mix of bikepacking gear:

• Apidura Racing Series top tube and frame bags
• Restrap Saddle bag

• two random handlebar feeding bags for nomnoms

To help me navigate through the night:

• Eyen Streak 1000 headlight + spare (surprisingly cheap and fault-proof!) and cheap, trusty rearlights

In the bags you will find:

• mix of clothes:
• Assos and Gobik bib shorts
• Siroko and Assos jerseys
• Raso winter jacket (let's hope it won't be freezing out there during the race!)
• Salewa Storm bivvy in case in need of emergency naps
• some hygiene stuff like awesome butterfly toothbrush (yaay to not cutting regular toothbrushes in half)
• tools that hopefully won't be needed (multitool, pump, spare tubes, etc...)

And last, but not least...

• Cheapest slippers I could find to help me get up 20%+ gradients

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Simon

Age: 30

Cap number: 116

Location: Dresden, Germany

Bike: Carbonda CFR707

Key items of kit: Groupset: SRAM Force Handlebar & Aerobar: Deda Bags: Cyclite.cc

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Erik Schiller

Age: 34

Cap number: 53

Location: Dresden (Germany)

Bike: I will be riding my trusted Salsa Warroad Allroad Bike w/ Syntace C3 Aerobars. SRAM XPLR Gearing 40/9-45 for the beautiful hills w/ hidden legs on 35mm Continental 5000 AS tires. SON Dynamo wheelset by Lightwolf Studio for human powered energy supply.

Key items of kit: Cyclite & Tailfin Bag Mix w/ a bivy, mat, down jacket as sleeping kit. Drinks will be carried in 2x750ml Keego bottles. Navigation will be provided by a Garmin Edge 1040 Solar w/ a Garmin Enduro 2 watch as backup. In addition to that I will carry 2 spare tpu tubes, a pump, tubeless repair kit, sun, chamois & zinc creme, wet wipes, various medical/hygiene stuff incl. first aid kit, a 2nd pair of socks and spare bib shorts, buff, arm & leg warmers, a wind vest, ultralight down jacket, rain jacket, rain pants and overshoes. For my hands I will wear either short, long and/or rain shell gloves. Besides dynamo lighting I will carry a Nitecore headlamp and a Lezyne rear light as a spare. As well as an Albion cargo visibility vest. Without water & food my setup weighs around 14kg, which is still very light compared to the rider 😁.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Krystian Korzanski

Age: 46

Cap number: 31

Location: Połomia

Bike: Canyon Grail CF SLX8 Di2

Key items of kit: - Canyon Aero handlebar with satelite gear shifters

• Canyon midloader bag
• Aptonia top frame bag
• Cateye rear lamp
• Rockbros RHL300d front lamp

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Tomas Kovacs

Cap number: 67

Bike: Omnium CXC Ti frame, Zipp wheels and finishing kit, GRX 48/31 11sp mechanical groupset, 35mm GP5000 AS TR with the new Silca sealant, Fenix lights, Brooks Cambium c15, Silca tape, Time Atac mtb pedals (=no need for flipflops this year), Pro Missile bars with that damn riser kit.

Key items of kit: - Sol emergency bivvy

• Pro aerofuel mounting plate for a clean aerobar cockpit
• ZMI quickcharge powerbank
• Ortlieb seatbag size M, going strong for the 6th year
• Cyclite aerobar bag for food and Tailfin frame/toptube bags (brand new, maiden ride, bye Restrub)
• Assos & Decathlon kit mix
• maybe even SKS raceblade mudguards?!

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Krzysztof Bujak

Age: 39

Cap number: 17

Location: Opole

Bike: Mason Definition.Sram Force/Rival AXS  46-33t + 10-36t. CarbonBeam 30 mm wheels with Panaracer GravelKing Slick 35 mm

Key items of kit: Dynamo Son Deluxe, Lights: Supernova / Sinewave Beacon, Mactronic and Headlamp . PRO Missile aero bar. Bags: Apidura/Tailfin. Navi/GPS: Garmin EDGE 1040 solar/130 and Garmin Fenix 7x, Infinity Saddle

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Nora Battermann

Age: 30

Cap number: 106

Location: Munich

Bike: Factor Ostro Vam

Key items of kit: Equipped with a Tailfin Aeropack, Restrap Top tube and snack bags and Cyclite Aerobar bag. Black Inc wheels with 30mm tires (Schwalbe G-One Speed) will hopefully allow me to survive the gravel sections.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Anton Lasy

Age: 35

Cap number: 69

Location: Gdansk

Bike: LOCA Bikes Custom

• Gravel frame from LOCA bikes custom painted.
• 45mm deep carbon wheels 9VELO
• Conti GP5000TR tires 32mm
• Deda Elementi carbon cockpit w/ aero extensions
• Shimano GRX825 (12speed DI2), 50/34 front, 11-40 cassette
• Quarq DFour + Quarq/Sram Red cranks
• LOOK X-track carbon pedals

Key items of kit: Apidura Bags MAAP/Attaquer kit Quoc shoes Restrap bag pack w/ bladder Navigation: Coros Dura

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Justyna Jarczok

Age: 22

Cap number: #48

Location: Wrocław

Bike: Vivid Gravel RC

Key items of kit: Frame: Vivid Gravel RC Drivetrain: Mullet – Sram Eagle GX AXS / Force AXS (40T / 10-52) Wheels: Fulcrum Wind (42 mm) Tyres: Hutchinson Caracal Hardskin (40 mm) Bags: Restrap (custom frame bag) Lights: Exposure Lights (Diablo Mk14, BoostR, Six Pack Mk14) Navigation: Coros Dura Aero Extension: Canyon Gear Groove Saddle: Posedla Joyseat Seatpost: Canyon VCLS

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Krzysztof Sienkiewicz

Age: 33

Cap number: 43

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Bike: Custom steel True Love Cycles Roadkill. An all-road machine designed for races and adventures like Race Through Poland.

Key items of kit: Sram Force Etap AXS D1 46/33 + 10-36 cassette, Dandyhorse Pozytron ARV 45 wheels, Restrap Race bags

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Innes Ogilvie

Age: 28

Cap number: 68

Location: Perth

Bike: Repete Verne

SRAM Force (48x10-36t), Reserve 63/52 wheelset, Schwalbe Pro One 34mm

Key items of kit: Apidura 4L Frame Bag, 1.5L Evoc Hydration Pack, Exposure Maxx D, Joystick & Tracer (x2) lights

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Stephen Zavestoski

Age: 53

Cap number: 117

Location: California

Bike: Sour “Clueless”

Key items of kit: Outhershell half frame bag Rockgeist seat pack Oveja Negra handlebar harness Revelate Designs feed bag

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

Maciek Kordas

Cap number: 40

Location: Kraków

Bike: Specialized Roubaix

Key items of kit: Warm clothes, sleeping bag, mattress and hammock. Powerbank and chargers. Essential mechanical spares.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes