Bikes of TransIbérica 2024

Iñigo Padilla

Age: 47

Cap number: 46

Location: Pamplona

Bike: Giant Defy Pro 2 Shimano Ultegra 11S (50x34.... 11x36)

Key items of kit: The Phoenix of muy family, the most powerful fuel. I should set a better toptube bag for Transibérica (Ortlieb?)

Alrik Schörling

Age: 31

Cap number: 4

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Bike: Trek Madone 4.5 Trusty carbon fiber bike from 2013 equipped with Shimano Ultegra and 105 components. Rim brakes and Pirelli P Zero 28 mm tires.

Key items of kit: Bike bags from the Race series from Restrap, navigation with Garmin 840 and Forerunner 265S, and cycling kit from Poc and Rapha.

Florent De Boisvilliers

Age: 44

Cap number: 33

Location: Bordeaux, France

Bike: Origine Axxome II 350, Shimano Ultegra 50/34 x 11-34, Mavic Ksyrium SL, Continental GP5000 tyres 25mm, Garmin Rally RS200 pedals and Garmin Edge 1040 solar.

Key items of kit: Bags: Tailfin AeroPack, Apidura Racing Long Top Tube, Apidura Expedition Frame Pack, Riverside Food pouch.

Lights: Klamp EXR1600 (front), Lezyne Strip Drive 300+ (rear) and Lezyne Femto USB Drive (rear).

Phillip Kaspersen

Age: 54

Cap number: 97

Location: Kristiansand, Norway

Bike: Scott Addict 10 (58/XL)

Key items of kit: SRAM AXS Etap Rival 2x12, Black Inc Fourtyfive carbon wheels with Conti 5000 Tubeless setup. Profile Design T1+ Viper carbon aero bars (with 50mm risers, not pictured). Apidura Race series long top tube bag and 4l frame bag and my trusty Tailfin carbon rack. I use Tailfin packing cubes to keep all items organized and that makes me much more efficient when I need to get stuff from the Tailfin. For sleeping I will go for a SOL Escape Thermo bivvy, with Sea To Summit Ultralight sleeping pad, Sea To Summit Aeros Premium pillow and Sea To Summit Reactor Extreme sleep liner. First time I will leave my Sea To Summit SP1 at home. I might put on a couple of smaller bags on the front; one Revelate Designs feed pouch for food and drink (and occasionally for keeping my GoPro handy) and a Revelate Designs Egress front pocket to store all my bits and pieces for photo and video. And of course my Exposure Strada to light up the night and Exposure Joystick as backup. On the back I have a couple of small Sigma and Blackburn rear lights.

Tim Flynn

Age: 36

Cap number: 204

Location: Dorchester, UK

Bike: Canyon Endurace

Key items of kit: I've upgraded to the Tailfin rear rack. So far, it has saved me so much time by eliminating any faff with packing, tightening straps, and searching in the bag. Well worth the extra weight!

Other than that, the wheels are hand-built by Adey Dent from off-the-shelf parts, making them easy to fix in most bike shops. Fitted to them are Michelin 28mm Power Cup TLR tires. I've got a 65mm stack height in my aero bars for all-day comfort and aero gains! I'm not running a handlebar bag as I need to save every watt possible! I have two 750ml water bottles and an emergency packable 1l water bottle in my rear pack. Up front, the lights are the Cateye Amp 1100 and Amp 400. The rear light is the Knog Cobber, along with two wearable Cateyes on the bag.

Clothing-wise, my highlight is my Albion cargo bibs—I've never worn anything so comfortable. My jersey is my Poole Wheelers No Pinz Pro 1 Jersey. It's my lucky charm. The messages of support and dot watchers from the club will get me through any low moments!

David Molina Grande

Age: 41

Cap number: 21

Location: Pozoblanco, Cordoba, Spain

Bike: Gina is a Giant Revolt advanced made of carbon. I have a front wheel from hunt (xwide gravel series) and the rear is from bontrager (road generic wheel), because the rear Hunt has fissures for the second time (sorry Hunt, it's just the truth). Tires are Vittoria Zaffiro pro, 32 mm, with tubes and sealant inside the tubes. The groupset is a Shimano GRX 400/600, with 10 speeds. Crankset 46/30. Casette 11-36. On the handlebar, a Easton for gravel, there are aerobars, a mix of Profile design ergo with Ritchey bars.

Key items of kit: The seat bag is a Geosmina full waterproof. Inside it there is a sleeping bag Sea to summit spark II, a light anorak, a second cycling kit, legs warmers of Merino, more socks of merino.

In the frame bag, that is from AGU, I have the electronic stuff: powerbank 20.000, plugs and cables. Also a liner sleeping bag and emergency blanket.

Attached to the handlebars i have two small bags (one from Line and the other it's from Decathlon), with a poncho for rain, towel, toiletry bag, winter gloves, winter cap, light rain jacket.

Both sides of the stem, there are tow bags from decathlon for food, a bike lock, a spoon to eat tones of food, a knife...

Lights: Main light is a Lezyne 1300 XXL, placed on the aerobars. On the helmet, i carry a headlamp, and a rear light. On the bike, two more rear lights.

Bike has a total of 5 bottle cages. One is for bike tools, two for water, and another two that can carry carbs and recovery dust, or water.

On my back, I carry also a trail runner vest from Salomon, to put more food, and some gifts that i want to buy by the route for some friends.

Gary williams

Age: 56.2

Cap number: 35

Location: Cadiar, Granada

Bike: Colnago C64

Key items of kit: SRAM force groupset Hunt wheels Zefal and geosmina bags Light weight bivvy for sleeping. Spare clothes with down jacket . Lights and electrics powered with battery packs Garmin 530

Jannik Funk

Age: 24

Cap number: 51

Location: Kiel, Germany

Bike: Bike: Stevens Izoard, mechanical Ultegra R8000, chainrings 34/50 & 11/32 casette, Son dynamo set-up with Supernova M99 front light and E3 tail light, Leeze 40mm allroad carbon rim at the front (back 58mm rim), Syntace C3 aero bars

Key items of kit: Bags: Ortlieb seat pack, Apidura race frame pack, Tailfin toptube bag, 2x Decathlon food pouch, seat pack stabilizer for additional bottle cages

Sleeping: Sea to Summit ultra light air mat and sleeping bag, rescue blanket

Repair &maintenance: shift cable, 2x TPU tubes & 2x butyl tubes, Crankbrothers M19 Multitool, Co2 cartridge, pump, chain lock

Clothing: reflective west, GoBik kit from hometown cycling club, VeloToze shoe cover and arm warmers, MTB Gloves, Decathlon rain jacket

Other stuff: GoPro camera + 2x replacement battery, ABUS CombiFlex lock, powerbank, usual hygiene items

Rhys Wainwright

Age: 33

Cap number: 104

Location: Calderdale, Yorkshire, UK

Bike: Bike: Kinesis Tripster gravel frame because titanium is the best. 65mm LightBicycle rims on Hope Pro 5 hubs shod with 35mm Conti GP5000 AS TR for speed, comfort and hopefully durability. USE seatpost, stem and aero bars. Specialized Phenom saddle, Roval Terra 40cm bars.

SRAM AXS mech and shifters, 165mm Quar cranks with 44t SRAM chainring and power meter, Shimano 10-51t cassette and waxed XTR chain. Hope RX4 brakes with 160x2.3mm thick TRP discs; there’s no such thing as too much braking power.

Key items of kit: Baggage: Tailfin 20L rear pack is stable and aero. Apidura Expedition frame bag holds all my drink, clothes and tools. Tailfin top tube bag is great for easy access valuables. 2x Apudura snack pouches to keep me fed on Toblerone's and Haribo.

Key items of kit: The checkpoints might all be mountains but there is a lot of flat riding between them and the aerobars will be crucial for speed and comfort; AXS blip shifters help with convenience.

Apidura Expedition frame bag with 3L bladder makes carrying enough fluid for long stints easy. Exposure MaxxD front light to set the night on fire, Blaze at the back to keep me safe. Tailfin full of stuff to keep me warm, dry, charged, hydrated, lubed and inflated.

Lorris Pasquier

Age: 36

Cap number: 71

Location: Nantes (France)

Bike: CANYON Ultimate “Ultra Red -Shimano Ultegra mechanical shifting, 52-36T up front and 11-34T out back. -DT Swiss P1800 wheels, PZero Race 30mm. -Italia SLR Superflow Boost saddle -Look X-Track Carbon pedals -4iiii Power meter

Key items of kit: -Apidura Racing series bags -Garmin edge 1030+ and 530 -Profile Design Cockpit 35A -Lezyne 1300XXL lights

Malte

Age: 38

Cap number: 75

Location: Cologne/GER

Bike: 9 years and countless adventures (also „ultra“) in the books: this is Rose 🌹. I continuously adapted her/it to my needs… riding position feels so comfy and at home. Aluminum frame, carbon fork, (deliberately) mechanical shifting with my own gearing (33/46 + 12-36), suspension stem (Redshift), highly adjustable Aerobars (Pro Missile), fantastic dynamo lighting (Supernova M99), aluminium rims with 32 mm tubeless Schwalbe Pro One, SPD clipless, optional Dynamo charging (Igaro D2), Tailfin Rack and Toptube bag, and a European Flag 🇪🇺 sticker testifying to the places we‘ve seen together.

Key items of kit: My kit choices represent what I LOVE most about cycling and these races: INDEPENDENCE 🙌 Hence carrying a proper sleeping kit: MSR bivy (with mosquito net), ultra light mat and silk liner (instead of sleeping bag). Bringing a dynamo USB charger just in case. Big food pouches to always have spare cliff bars. My luxury item: bringing a t-shirt and boxers as dedicated sleeping garment.

Fabian Guschigk

Age: 24

Cap number: 31

Location: North Germany

Bike: Cervelo S5 - Continental 5000 AS 28/32 tyres that measure 30/34 setup with tubes, 52/34 11/34 chainrings Di2 with 4iiii powermeter, Lupine Rotlicht Max and Gloworm x2, Apridura saddle bag (7L) and a back pack reserved for snacks and water only (12L)

Key items of kit: • a set of headphones • some long finger gloves • uv sleeves against the sun less is more hopefully

Markus Carlos Hein

Age: 24

Cap number: 81

Location: Cologne, Germany

Bike: Fairlight Strael 3.0, Ultegra Di2 R8100 50-34 11-36, Custom Light Bicycle WR40 (32mm external), 30mm GP5000s and some purple Hope bling

Key items of kit: A wide array of different bags, that I found to be suitable for me. My sleeping setup consists of a Borah Gear Bivy, Sea2Summit Spark 0 sleeping bag, Vaude sleeping pad and a Patagonia micro puff jacket.

Lisa Nemetz

Age: 32

Cap number: 70

Location: Munich, Germany

Bike: I'll be riding my Cube Nuroad Pro with GP Conti 5000 AS 32mm. The GRX groupset is great for climbing with tired legs and I love this bike for how robust it's been over the last few years.

Key items of kit: Restrap and Alpkit bags, plus the Apidura hydration vest. Lights by Lezyne, Knog and Petzl. My sleeping set up is a light Friluft sleeping bag and Sea to Summit pad. I've got Decathlon aerobars (shortened to my size) and my beloved Ergon saddle. I'll also be taking some warm clothes for the Alps and plenty of sunscreen and water carrying capacity for Spain.

Oriol Chias

Age: 45

Cap number: 91

Location: Barcelona

Bike: Specialized Tarmac SL6 2019, Ultegra Di2 52-36 / 11-34. Size 54

Key items of kit: Tailfin Half Framebag, Tailfin AeroPack, SP Dynamo Hub, Busch&Muller Front light, Garmin Varia Radar rear light, Cane Creek eeSlik Stem, Garmin 540 Solar.

Juan Antonio Flecha

Age: 46

Cap number: 61

Location: Barcelona

Bike: S Works Roubaix SL8

Key items of kit: HED Vanquish Pro 45 wheels Rene Herse Orondo Grade tires Tailfin Aero Rack and frame bag 33x46 front and 10x36 back Gears Coros Dura GPS Computer Supernova M99mini pro and Airstream lights

Nora Battermann

Age: 30

Cap number: 89

Location: Munich, Germany

Bike: Cinelli Zydeco with Shimano GRX Limited edition and 11-42 cassette. Leeze carbon wheels with 30mm Schwalbe G-One Speed.

Key items of kit: Sea to Summit dry bag under the profile design aerobars and restrap snack bags and top tube bag. Got the tailfin rear rack for easy access from the top and it works a treat!

GIAMPIERO MONTI

Age: 66

Cap number: 38

Location: Forlì (Italy)

Bike: Trek Domane SL5 2024 105 Shimano meccanico

Key items of kit: Borsa per aerobars Restrap Borsa a telaio Specialized, Borsa sotto sella (Infinity Seat) Lezyne Caddy 10l Piccole borse manubrio Miss Grape

Samuel Cibulka

Age: 29

Cap number: 108

Location: Slovakia

Bike: Canyon Endurace

Key items of kit: My trusty Canyon Endurace rebuilt with Ultegra di2 and GRX crankset. Tailfin bags all around eliminating any wiggles and wobbles. Snack pouch full of beta fuel.

Ivan Lucini

Age: 23

Cap number: 48

Location: Lake Como

Bike: Canyon Aeroad CFSLX

Key items of kit: Small front bag, frame bag and back bag

Thomas Fries

Age: 43

Cap number: 120

Location: Valposchiavo

Bike: Rose Reveal Six Disc, model 2021, Shimano Di2, 11-34

Key items of kit: Framebags: Cyclite (1.8l + 4l) Saddlebag: Ortlieb 16l Food Pouch: 2x Apidura Lights: Supernova M99 Pro Dynamo: SON 28 + Busch&Müller e-werk Navigation: Garmin 840 solar + komoot + Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro6 Sleeping bag: Sea to summit Spark spII ultralight Sleeping mat: Sea to summit ultralight

Tomasz Wojtys

Age: 40

Cap number: 206

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Bike: 3T Exploro Ultra

Key items of kit: SRAM AXS Rival 1x12 (38T, 10-44), Evanlite Road-Off carbon wheels, GP5000 AS TR 35mm tires, Tailfin Aeropack, Apidura Expedition frame bag, Apidura Race top tube bag

Natasha Capirossi

Age: 30

Cap number: 214

Location: Indonesia

Bike: Specialized S-Works SL7 Tarmac, Shimano Ultegra Di2 12speed R8170 and Roval Terra CL

Key items of kit: Bags : Apidura saddle bag 13L, Apidura top tube bag 1.8L, Apidura feedbag 0.8L, Salomon Glide 12L vest. Front light : Fenix 1600LM Taillight: Moon Nebula 200LM Cyclocomp : Garmin Edge 1040 Tyre : Vittoria Corsa Ride Armor 30x700

Mauro Dall'Igna

Age: 43

Cap number: 83

Location: Montegalda

Bike: Catafalco

Key items of kit: Mix, GIVI, Rusjan

Riccardo Mosconi

Age: 32

Cap number: 105

Location: Verona, Italy

Bike: Wilier Garda, Shimano Ultegra, 11s, Pirelli PZero road trl (28mm)

Key items of kit: Ortlieb saddle 4,1L, Ortlieb frame pack top tube 4L, Apidura Racing long top tube pack 2L. Lezyne Macro Drive1400+, Petzl head lamplamp, Bontrager flare Rt, Force Cod and Emergency Bivy Bag.

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Sergio Molinero

Age: 36

Cap number: 112

Location: Coscurita, Soria

Bike: Megamo Raise

Key items of kit: Tailfin trasero, Top tuve y bolsa de cuadro Quercusoutdoors. Buje dinamo con luz sineware.

Julien Silverston

Age: 47

Cap number: 63

Location: Malaga, Spain

Bike: Victoria is up for its second Transiberica, after the scorching 2023 edition, she decided to discover new horizons and check mark many iconic climbs. Victoria reconverted herself from TT bike to all rounder. She has experience and character as any Quitana Too bike, still rim brakes and 25" but she's reliable.

Key items of kit: Restrap saddle bag with kits for rain, cold and a sleeping mat. Frame for care, food and electronics. Top tube for power bank 10k, food and immediate stuff. DYI aero bag for extra kit, change clothes and cheap sleeping bag (will see what to do with after the Alps). Garmin 1030plus for navigation and quad lock to listen to music. Shoutout to color straps.

Yudi Andhika

Age: 41

Cap number: 213

Location: Indonesia

Bike: S-Works Roubaix with SRAM Red AXS, Enve & Roval Component.

Key items of kit: Gear up with MAAP apparel, Quoc shoes & Sweetprotection helmet. Trusting Apidura x MAAP for all the bags, aerobar from Farr, and navigation by Wahoo.

Sebastian Restrepo

Age: 34

Cap number: 111

Location: Berlin, Germany

Bike: Giant Revolt with Shimano GRX / XT Di2 48/32T at the front and 11-40t at the back. Continental GP5000 AS 35mm

Key items of kit: Tailfin AeroPack, Apidura frame/top tube bag, Cyclite Aerobars bag. Clothes: 2 bib shorts, jersey, down jacket, arm/leg warmers, rain jacket, vest, gloves. Electronics: Battery pack 20,000mah, Garmin Edge, Lezyne macro/lite drive, phone and cables. Sleeping mat and bag.

Rares Turtoi

Age: 24

Cap number: 103

Location: Romania

Bike: I’m riding an Edelsten GX1, originally designed for gravel, but I’ve swapped the tires for Schwalbe G ONE 32cc. My setup includes the Shimano GRX 825 Di2, launched in March this year.

Key items of kit: Tailfin rack and a Magicshine light set. The entire setup weighs 14kg. As an extra challenge, I’m also riding back to Innsbruck from Bilbao!

Brian Mitchell

Age: 39

Cap number: 15

Location: Torrance, CA

Bike: Mason Revolution

Key items of kit: Front chainring relocated to rear cassette.

Juan Carlos Escolar

Age: 41

Cap number: 62

Location: Vivo en Santiago de Chile pero soy español.

Bike: Specialized Crux 2024. Mono plato ovalado 40T, desviador trasero GX con piñón SRAM 10-52.

Key items of kit: Potencia Redshift, para aguantar más en la posición aéreo. Botoneras SRAM en las aerobarras. Fotografía de mi familia en el Seat bag, para ver a mí familia antes de subirme a la bicicleta. Todos los bolsos Choike.