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Bikes of Two Volcano Sprint 2024
10 October, 2024
Two Volcano Sprint has evolved into Europe's season closer, often attracting some of the finest names from the European circuit who attend with fatigue in their legs from a heavy race calendar. It's become an aggressively fast race with many riders pushing for one last win to set them up for a winter's training. It's also notorious for being an ultra-racer's dream with good Italian food never too far away.
For the first time since it's inception in 2019, the 2VS will be held as a free route incorperating 6 mandatory parcours. This could influence bike choices, with some opting for gravel shortcuts by choice, whilst all will have to face an off-road stretch of 14km at the end of parcours no.6. This year there will be a rider award for Most Adventurous, so this may also encourage some gravel setups and chunky tyres.
Have a browse below to see how each rider has equipped themselves for this Italian odyssey.
Per Arne Janssen
Age: 55
Cap number: 30
Location: Munich, Germany
Bike: Canyon Endurace CF SLX 2018, Zolla Wheels, Ultegra 50-34 / 32-11, Continental GP5000 28mm
Key items of kit: Apidura Bags and shitloads of Haribo
ALEXANDER EBELL
Age: 42
Cap number: 50
Location: Stralsund / Germany
Bike: Cannondale Synapse
Key items of kit: Garmin 1040 Solar GPS Supernova Front and Back Lights Rapha Seat Bag Rapha Frame Bag 2 Relevate Pouches Syntace C3 Aerobar Standard Ultegra Set Up Leeze 35mm Wheels
Hélène Fromenty
Age: 32
Cap number: 18
Location: Lille, France
Bike: I’m riding my BASIC carbon road bike (aka Kuss), equipped with a Shimano Ultegra/GRX groupset 2x11 speeds (cassette 11/34, chainrings 30/48 - to enjoy the climbs) and Roval Rapide C38 wheels with Specialized Mondo tires (28” front and 32” back, tubeless).
Key items of kit: The bags are a mix of Tangente Atelier (top tube - electronics/handy stuff, frame - tools/extra tires, and food pouches - lot of snacks) and Lines (saddle - clothes). I use Deda Elementi aerobars to rest, Ass Savers Win Wing mudguard to keep clean, Fenix BC26R front light to see in the dark, Lezyne Strip Drive rear light to be seen in the dark and BBB Cycling adaptrail to adjust my bottles.
Julien
Age: 25
Cap number: 66
Location: Paris, France
Bike: I'll be riding a Genesis croix de fer 853 with a Genesis carbon fork. The bikes is equiped with a GRX600 group set (30-46 on the front and 11-30 on the back). The wheels are zipp 303s carbon wheels and I have no dynamo hub since I plan to run only on power bank.
Key items of kit: I'll have an apidura tall frame bag (6,5L) and a restrap top tube bag (2L). That's all I'll need to carry out my night wear and rain suit.
Tobias Schramm
Age: 49
Cap number: 10
Location: Germany
Bike: 2020 Scott Addict with Zipps 303s Wheels (front modified with SON Dynamo) on 35mm Schwalbe tubeless
Key items of kit: Fair mix of Tailfin, Cyclite & restrap framebags
Stefan Haehnel
Age: 39
Cap number: 14
Location: Berlin
Bike: I'm riding a Cicli Bonanno "Italo Disco+" frame, with an Allygn Components M.U.D. Fork and Gramm Tourpacking bags. A smooth 48/32 11-36 ratio should bring me up the climbs. And I might add my aerobars. And bottles, of cause.
Key items of kit: Dynamo lights and power supply by a Forumslader.
Rolf Rauschenbach
Age: 1971
Cap number: 64
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Bike: Bossi Strada SS
Key items of kit: Dura-Ace (mechanical) Rolf Prima Ares, Specialized Mondo 32mm Deda DaVinci Supernova Airstream Apidura
Thomas Chateau
Age: 48
Cap number: 22
Location: Le Mans, France
Bike: FAIRLIGHT Secan 2.0. With a customized Shimano 2x11 GRX800 transmission (44/28 TA Specialité chainrings and Shimano XT 11/40 cassette). It’s the same bike as for The Accursed Race in May 2024, but with Hope 700 wheels and tubeless Challenge Strada Bianca 40mm for Calabrian roads and dubious gravel short-cuts.
Key items of kit: Bye bye HELMUT EQUIPEMENT ! New bags set-up with APIDURA handlebar bag for my complete sleep system, APIDURA x MAAP for warm jacket, baselayer and rain clothes, TAILFIN frame & top bags for electronics, tools and everything else.
Gianluca Valentino
Age: 51
Cap number: 75B
Location: Rizziconi (RC) ITALIA
Bike: CANYON ENDURACE CF SL 8
Key items of kit: Topeak/Zefal
Henning Sydow
Age: 32
Cap number: 17
Location: Vienna
Bike: Veloheld Titanium Gravel-Road-Hybrid. 32mm Continental Gator Hardshell, 1by Shimano GRX Sram Red mashup with 38t chainring and 10-42 cassette.
Key items of kit: Lupine Piko, Supernova Airstream und Knog batterylights. Sleeping bag and a light bivy. Wahoo Roam to navigate between the vulcanos. Apidura and vonberg bags.
