Bikes of Utrecht Ultra 2024

Daniel Wirtz

Age: 30

Cap number: 22

Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands

Bike: Temple Adventure Disc 2

Key items of kit: Three custom bags from Masey Bikepack, each holding a category of items: a canister bag for maintenance/repair, a top tube bag for daily essentials like my wallet and sunscreen, and a frame bag for storing my emergency kit/meds and food. However, my favorite bag is the aero bar bag my aunt made for me. It features a 6L dry sack and two large pockets—perfect for carrying easy-to-access food and snacks. I might also add a saddle bag with a full sleeping kit depending on the weather.

Anna Verhulst

Age: 32

Cap number: 36

Location: Utrecht

Bike: Felt Broam 30 frame (originally a gravelbike) with Swiss Side Pion wheels and 30/32mm GP5000 rubber for the ideal compromise between comfort and speed. Customized cockpit with 36cm specialised short reach handlebars and Profile aerobars. Bisaddle SRT2.0 to keep my bum happy.

Key items of kit: Apidura bagset for storing my candystash and toothbrush. Assos UMA GTV Bib Shorts with Bisiclick making lady bathroombreaks quick and efficient. Garmin Edge 1040 (nickname "The iPad") for navigation. AfterShokz Aeropex for listening to audiobooks.

Lennart Nap

Age: 34

Cap number: 26

Location: Utrecht

Bike: Felt IAx Advanced Ultegra Di2, Reynolds AR58/62 DB, Continental Aero 111 26mm tubeless front, Continental GP5000 S TR 28mm tubeless back.

Bought this bike two weeks ago and did seven rides / 700k on it. Should be enough. Not sure if it will even be faster for this event than my Canyon Aeroad, but it will be fun to ride this on this course.

Key items of kit: Temu saddle bag on the aerobars, The Pack frame bag, and Decathlon saddle bag.

Temu saddle bag on the aerobars, The Pack frame bag, and Decathlon saddle bag.

Will ride in full TT outfit with special item being a custom made baselayer with sleeve for drink bladder made by my mom 🤩

Ernst Huijboom

Age: 46

Cap number: 12

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Bike: Aluminium Sensa Modena

Key items of kit: Same setup as last year. Extra clothing in the saddlebag and toiletries, multitool, spare tubes and snacks in the frame bags. An antique Garmin Dakota 20 for navigation because I'm used to it and it runs on AA batteries. I plan on sleeping in a hotel and maybe a power nap on a bench so no sleeping gear. And flat pedals.

Lennart Michels

Age: 32

Cap number: 32

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bike: Cube Attain SL 2022 and Shimano 105 group set

Key items of kit: Random mix of different bags (Ekoi, AGU, RED). Packed with a sleeping bag, tool kit, spare tires, spare set of clothes and lots of energy bars! I'll be following the route on my Wahoo Elemnt BOLT, and the panther print stickers will be keeping a smile on my face during the ride (and hopefully help me be as fast as a panther as well). Hopefully my PowerBank will juice it up all the way to the finish

Edgar Bos

Age: 72

Cap number: 58

Location: Diever, Drenthe, Netherlands

Bike: I ride my custom made Santos Cross Lite. Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 with belt, chainwheel 55 and sprocket 22 (Lowest ratio 0.698, highest ratio 3.67). Salsa Fork Firestarter 110 Deluxe Quarq Dzero DUB Power Meter Rims are RAD15 Ozone 24 36 black spokes and 24mm width, Tires Vredestein Aventura Seta 38mm and Schwalbe Aerothan tubes. Handlebar is a Redshift Top Shelf 53cm, 70mm rise. Lights are Magicshine RN3000 (front) and Cateye (front and back).

Key items of kit: Navigation: Garmin 840 with Garmin Powerpack. Salsa Anything Craddle on the front with sleepsystem Sleepsystem: Ferrino Sintese I, Thermarest NeoAir mat, Alpkit Pipedream Sleeping bag, STS cusion. As always want and will use this but as always will also end up in an nice hotel for proper sleep. Apidura Framebag, Restrap Race toptube bag, Restrap Rear toptube bag, Restrap Saddle bag. Probably all filled with useful stuff and most probably with more than a lot of useless stuff. Besides Futurum Merino Baselayer and socks I wear proudly my Beat Club jersey and helmet. The bib is Assos Always wearing my 4iiii HR monitor

Jasper Kelm

Age: 29

Cap number: 98

Location: Bielefeld, Germany

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF SL 6, size L, with:

• Shimano GRX RX400 drivetrain (11-36T cassette & 46-30T chainrings)
• CarlZ 45mm wheelset, 32mm Continental GP5000 AS TR tyres, tubeless
• SON28 dynamo hub with a Supernova M99 DY Pro front light and Supernova E3 tail light
• Syntace C3 aerobars with custom Wahoo mount
• Handlebars outfitted with a bell and small rear view mirror

Key items of kit: Key Items:

• Apidura long top tube bag, frame bag and food pouch

• Cyclite handle bar aero bag, musette and second food pouch

• Tailfin rack with custom rear light mount

• Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt V2 GPS

• Busch and Muller E-Werk and a 5000mAh powerbank for charging

• Lupine Piko helmet light

• Sigma rear light as backup

Peter van der Noord

Age: 30

Cap number: 121

Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands

Bike: BMC Teammachine, 11-speed Shimano 105 mechanical, Fast Forward Ryot 55 wheels with 28mm Continental GP5000 tyres

Key items of kit: Deda aerobars, Apidura bags & snack pouch :), BBB & Lezyne lights, Large Anker powerbank

PAUL ASHMAN

Age: 49

Cap number: 67

Location: Swindon, UK

Bike: Specialized SL8 Roubaix running Pirelli Cinturato velo 32mm tyres on Roval Terra wheels with a 105 12 speed di groupset. POC helmet and glasses and Rapha clothing.

Key items of kit: Apidura racing series bags which will include full-length top tube bag and frame bag. 2 Apidura back country stem bags. Garmin 1040 solar, Garmin variable front light and 2 cat eye battery powered rear lights. My go to item is my customised quad lock mount for the phone along with my aero bar mounted badge of my daughters.

Evelien Vanderstraeten

Age: 35

Cap number: 17

Location: Halle, Belgium

Bike: BMC urs, SRAM Rival AXS 1x38T oval chainring from Absolute Black, 10x51 cassette. Hope 20Five Pro wheelset, Pirelli Cinturato All Road 35mm tyres for comfort (tubeless). Zipp Vuka aerobars.

Key items of kit: Trusty old waterproof Ortlieb Saddlebag, Apidura toptube bag, Ena Bags snackpack and Restrap Aero Race Harnass. Could not decide one just one brand. Asssaver Win Wing fender. Because you never know these days.

Mathijs Wagemans

Age: 48

Cap number: 117

Location: Zeist, Netherlands

Bike: Canyon Endurace, CF7 ETap . Handmade wheels (Carbon, 45mm, DT Swiss 350)

Key items of kit: A collection of bags (mostly from Pro - Discover serie).

Wahoo, Nitecore NPB2 powerbank, Lezyne lights, AfterShokz, 30 mm gravel tyres, BiVi (although I plan to use hotels)

Special kit: A collection of top secret Spotify playlists and SPD pedals

Willem van der Velde

Age: 34

Cap number: 83

Location: Groningen, the Netherlands

Bike: Cannondale CAAD13, build up with a mix of Ultegra with a grx derailleur to prevent chain slap on the Belgian roads as well as the possibility to fit a larger cassette to give the tired legs a fighting chance on the steep hills. Schwalbe one tubeless tires on FFWD wheels.

Key items of kit: Mix of Restrap and Apidura bags combined with a Tailfin in the back. Three large bidons to keep on top of hydration. Gloworm light with enough capacity to run for three nights. Depending on the weather I will combine bivvying and hotels. I will bring a sleeping mat and small pillow to add some luxury to an audax hotel.

Francesc Varkevisser

Age: 28

Cap number: 120

Location: Delft

Bike: Grizl 6 Al 2x10 speed. BBB Aerobars, Vaude Trailsaddle, Apidura toptube bag, DIY framebag and DIY snack pouch between the bars.

Key items of kit: The snack pouch for easy access while riding in the aerobars!

Tobias Glimmerveen

Age: 31

Cap number: 109

Location: Utrecht

Bike: Scott Speedster Gravel 30 with Shimano GRX 400 groupset. Swapped out syncross wheelset to ride with 28mm tubeless road tires. Woho anti-swap bracket to keep my saddle bag in place and a borrowed aerobar set from friend to keep things 'comfortable'..

Key items of kit: Apidura frame, top-tube and saddlebag, Cyclite aerobar bag as a replacement for my food pouch, hydration vest with an extra 1.5L of water, first aid and repair kit, heavy powerbank to keep all devices powered along the way; wahoo roam, lights, music, phone. Going for hotels so no sleeping system with me. Except for that emergency blanket, which I am not planning to use!

Nicolas Stathoulis

Age: 28

Cap number: 106

Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands

Bike: Specialized Tarmac Sl6 (2020 model). Shimano 105 mechanical groupset. DT Swiss PR1400 Wheels. Specialized Phenom Saddle. Continental Grand Prix 5000 tyres. Favero Assioma Duo Pedals Profile Design SOnic Ergo Aerobars

Key items of kit: Apidura 7l Sadde Bag. Apidura Backcountry Hydration Backpack. Restrap Race top tube bag (2L). Restrap Frame Bag (3.5L) Rapha Handle Bar bag (2L) Exposure Lights TORO MK13 Lezyne rear lights (and 1300 spare front light). Wahoo Elemnt Roam Garmin Fenix 6x Pro Belkin 20000mah power bank Emergency bivvy

Richard de Boer

Age: 41

Cap number: 29

Location: Soest, The Netherlands

Bike: Bianchi Impulso Pro Shimano GRX820 2x12sp Velomann carbon gravel wheels with 32mm Pirelli P7 tires. Deda bar extensions

Key items of kit: Restrap, Lezyne lights, Wahoo

Roald Joosen

Age: 37

Cap number: 104

Location: Utrecht

Bike: It’s a custom Optimum Orbis Gravel Bike from De Fietsenmaker with a SRAM Mullet setup.

• Optimum Orbis Frame
• FFWD Tyro Wheelset
• Specialized Pathfinder Pro 2Bliss Ready 38mm Tires
• SRAM AXS Mullet Groupset Mishmash of Eagle, Force and Rival
• Sunrace 11-51 Cassette, SRAM Eagle 32T Chainring
• Ritchey WCS Venturemax Drop Bars
• Zipp Vuka Clip /w Alumina Evo Ext. Aerobars

Key items of kit: Bags

• Restrap Saddle Bag Large 14L
• Restrap Bar Pack
• Restrap Frame Bag Medium
• Restrap Top Tube Bag,
• BBB Cycling StackRack

Lights

• Ravemen PR240
• Lezyne KTV

Sleep system

• Sol Escape Bivvy
• Sea to Summit Reactor Extreme Sleeping Bag Liner
• Forclaz MT500 Air

Navigation

• Garmin Edge 540 Solar
• Garmin Edge 830

Frank Grießhammer

Age: 41

Cap number: 66

Location: The Hague, NL

Bike: Panasonic PR 4000, neo-retro build. While this frame is over 30 years old, all other components are not: Dura-Ace 9000 group with climbing setup (50/34 vs 11/34), and a long-cage RX derailleur for the occasion.

It was not my original plan to ride UU on this bike; but I realized my original (carbon) bike had a cracked fork. While I was a bit bummed at first, I am now excited to take this beauty out for an adventure!

Key items of kit: A pair of RoboFont bidons, a big stash of JIRARPORN dried bananas, lots of sunscreen, and a bottle of Squirt Chain Lube.

Mathijs Hoek

Age: 32

Cap number: 94

Location: Maartensdijk

Bike: Specialized Tarmac SL6

Key items of kit: To carry my gear and food a mix of Apidura bags is used on the frame, handlebars, and top tube. A 10L Topeak saddle bag at the back holds a fresh kit, along with my sleeping kit. For extra hydration I'll be using a USWE hydration vest which will hopefully allow me to go further without frequent stops. For added comfort, the setup includes the Profile Design Sonic Ergo 50a with 50mm spacers.

Jakob Klouwen

Age: 47

Cap number: 107

Location: Zutphen

Bike: Trek, Checkpoint, ALR 5.

Key items of kit: 530 Edge, tent, sleepingkit, powermeter anlots of food and water!

Kai Oczko

Age: 33

Cap number: 110

Location: Rheinberg, Germany

Bike: Planet X Tempest Size S, custom wheelset with SON dynamo hub and DT Swiss 350 rear hub, SRAM AXS XPLR derailleur with 10-44 cassette, Cyber Cycles steel crank with 40 teeth chainring, SRAM AXS XPLR Force brake-shift levers for mechanical brakes, Paul Klamper mechanical disc brakes, Ergon SM Comp men saddle, Ritchey Venturemax handlebar, aluminum seatpost, purple stem, spacers, and saddle clamp, Allygn front rack.

Key items of kit: Supernova M99 DY Pro front light, Supernova E3 tail light, Cyclite Top Tube Bag, Wizard Works Frame Bag, Restrap Race Saddle Bag 7L, two Restrap Food Pouches, pouch for tools on the front rack, bivvy, silk inlet, and an inflatable mat for sleeping, two Keego water bottles (0.75L), Restrap Hydration Vest with 2L water.

Chris Sims

Age: 50

Cap number: 112

Location: Bath, UK

Bike: My trusted commuter bike—Cannondale Topstone Carbon with GRX 800 46/30 and 11-34T. Mavic bespoke wheels with SON28 dynamo hub and Pirelli Cinturato Velo 28mm (tubeless) tires. Also packing cheap aerobars and a Brooks C15 saddle.

Key items of kit: First Ultra, so I'm winging it a bit..... vital kits boils down to a Tailfin Aeropack. This thing is amazing. I'll be carrying an Alpkit sleep system to keep options open.

Toptube bags from Ortlieb and Apidura for snacks, spares, phone etc.

Illumination is from a Supernova Pure E3 HBM dynamo light and various other Catseye lights. I also have lots of cheap reflective stickers from Amazon. I'll be hard to miss, not least as I'll probably be carrying the Lantern Rouge.

Navigation is from Garmin 830 with Garmin Charge ext battery (also a great bit of kit).

Felix Kühlewindt

Age: 35

Cap number: 72

Location: Germany

Bike: Orbea Orca M20 Team with Shimano Ultegra groupset, Profile Design aerobars, and Aerycs Endurance 50 wheels with GP5000 28mm tires.

Key items of kit: Topeak and Apidura bags, Lupine and Sigma lights, Wahoo Elemnt Bolt, Cumulus sleeping bag.

Niels Ihrman

Age: 39

Cap number: 53

Location: Knegsel, the Netherlands

Bike: Fairlight Strael 3.0

Key items of kit: My Tailfin bag filled with food to keep me going and my kLite light to help me spot the potholes in the Belgian roads

Amos Mulder

Age: 42

Cap number: 101

Location: Utrecht

Bike: Ican X-Gravel frameset, Campagnolo (Super) Record shifting with Juin Tech hydraulic brakes, Rotor 2inPower 46-30 crankset + 11-34 cassette for steep hills with tired legs, wide DT-Swiss rims with Hope RS4 + SON28 dynamo hub feeding my lights, Pirelli P-Zero Race TLR 35mm (37mm measured) for some comfort on the Belgian roads.

Key items of kit: Apidura Racing top tube pack 2L and frame pack 4L, Cyclite Aero Bag, Tailfin Aeropack Alloy and two Agu snack packs for easy access to lots of food + extra 1L bottle. SeaToSummit Ultra-Sil Daypack for supermarket raids. For sleeping I have a small tarp + KATABATIC GEAR Bristlecone Bivy, Robens Vapour sleeping mat and a sleeping bag liner. Wahoo Elemnt Bolt v2 (+v1 backup) for navigation. Powerbank for charging my phone and Wahoo. Ravemen CR1000 backup light (it can be charged while on, for virtual endless light) + 2 backup rear lights. Petzl light tie-wrapped to my helmet.

Lucky item: Extra waterbottle on the downtube.

Megan Bagley

Age: 31

Cap number: 97

Location: Amsterdam, NL

Bike: Standert Kreissäge

Key items of kit: helga, my troll keychain to keep me company, and my audiobooks to keep me from talking to helga too much

I streamlined my setup from last year with no camping on the agenda, but adding extra carrie gere bags for snackjes

Jan Recker

Age: 35

Cap number: 11

Location: Cologne

Bike: Specialized Crux Sram AXS XPLR 2by 46/33 - 10/36 with Parcours Strade Wheelset / Schwalbe Pro One 30mm

Key items of kit: Gloworm X2 Light front, BBB StrikeDuo 1200 spare light, BBB Rear Light. Maap Apidura Framebag: Nitecore Gen3 10.000 Powerbank, first aid kit, arm warmers, Buff Restrap TobTube Bag: all the food Hydration Vest: 2l bladder, rainjacket, reflective vest. Saddlebag: 2x Aerothan, CO2, Minitool and spares

Jesper Wever

Age: 28

Cap number: 27

Location: Enschede

Bike: Cube attain SL 2020

Key items of kit: Shimano 105 disc, mismatching wheels with conti5000. Acepac saddle bag, Agu top tube and frame bag. Leyzene 1300xl light up front. BBB aero bars. Bivvy, mat + sleeping bag. First time ultra so lots of points to improve on.

Matthijs Beerepoot

Age: 33

Cap number: 74

Location: Utrecht

Bike: Pinarello FP Quattro, nicknamed 'Pinabella'

Key items of kit: Lots of food!

Julius

Age: 25

Cap number: 116

Location: Utrecht

Bike: Cannondale Topstone 3, GRX, 28mm Continental GP 4Season, mounted extra bottle cages on the fork, and installed tribars.

Key items of kit: AGU saddle-, frame- and toptube bag for my KPU bivybag, raingear, a warmer layer and lots of snacks.

Moritz B

Age: 23

Cap number: 80

Location: Heidelberg, Germany

Bike: Cube Nuroad WS C:62 Pro with 1x11 GRX shifting and Leichtsinn wheels with Continental GP5000 28mm, Magicshine front light, Lezyne Strip rear light, and Zipp aero extensions.

Key items of kit: Bivi bag and a down jacket, large amounts of sugar, and the 60 kph speed limit sticker on my stem.

Benjamin van Vianen

Age: 38

Cap number: 76

Location: Utrecht

Bike: Specialized Tarmac SL6 2020

Key items of kit: Apidura frame & top tube bag. Testing out my new Evoc seat bag.

G-J Tinke

Age: 48

Cap number: 87

Location: Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

Bike: Cannondale Symapse, Shimano Ultegra, Schwalbe One 25 mm and Ere wheels.

Key items of kit: I use a frame bag for my nutrition, a saddle bag for my air mattress and sleeping bag, and a backpack for all kinds of small things that don't weigh much, but are useful on the road. For lighting I use 2 Lezyne lamps, and for navigation I use a Garmin Edge 1030.

Mischa Kummer

Age: 29

Cap number: 111

Location: Bern, Switzerland

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF SL 8

Key items of kit: Garmin Edge 1040, Ortlieb saddle bag, Packs custom frame bag, Apidura top tube bags, and Apidura food pouches.

Gert-Jan Tinke

Cap number: 87

Location: Zwijndrecht, Nederland

Bike: Cannondale Synapse, met Ere wielen met 25mm banden Schwalbe one.

Key items of kit: Ik gebruik een frametas voor mijn voeding voor onderweg, een zadeltas met een luchtbed en een slaapzak, voor de overnachting zal ik de ene keer het luchtbed gebruiken, de andere keer een hotel. Voor de navigatie gebruik ik een Garmin Edge 1030, en voor de verlichting 2 voorlampen van Lezyne en een achterlicht van Lezyne. Voor de kleine noodzakelijke dingen gebruik ik een rugtas.

Alexander Fiedler

Age: 47

Cap number: 130

Location: Ratingen Germany

Bike: Rose Xlite06 with Shimano Ultegra 2x11.

Key items of kit: Bags Topeak & Riverside, Light Sigma and Navigation Wahoo Element Bolt.

Nick Lettink

Age: 34

Cap number: 40

Location: Arnhem, Netherlands

Bike: Specialized Crux. Groupset: SRAM Force AXS XPLR 1x (10-44), chainring: Alugear 42T, wheelset: Zipp 303 Firecrest, tyres: Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR 32mm Tubeless, and (aero)bars: Canyon Gravel Pro Cockpit (Gear Groove).

Key items of kit: Bags: Apidura (Maap Collection), lights: Lezyne Mega Drive 2400+ / 1000XL and Garmin Varia, and navigation: Garmin Edge 1040 Solar.

Julien Taveau

Age: 26

Cap number: 20

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bike: Rondo Ruut ST2

Sram Apex/GX Mullet with Ratio kit 38-10/50, Quarq crankset, Hunt 35 Carbon Gravel wheelset, Continental Grand Prix 5000 AS 32, Deda Parabolica Uno extensions, Fizik Terra Argo X5 saddle.

Key items of kit: Tailfin Aeropack, Apidura Racing Long top tube bag (2L), Restrap race stem bag (1L), Apidura packable backpack, down jacket, SOL emergency bivvy, Wahoo Elemnt Bolt V2, Lezyne lights (Macro Drive 1400+ / Strip 150), Petzl Swift RL headlamp, Anker powerbank, hygiene kit, repair kit.

Bas Stegehuis

Age: 31

Cap number: 147

Location: Rotterdam, NL

Bike: Ribble CGR 725 with Bontrager Aeolus Pro 5 wheels and a Shimano GRX mechanical groupset.

Key items of kit: Apidura bags. Plenty of lights to last through the night.

Julio Greff

Age: 32

Cap number: 15

Location: Arnhem, The Netherlands

Bike: Bike: My trusty 3T Strada, with a 42T chainring and 10-44 cassette, Hunt 8387 Aerodynamicist wheels with 28mm Conti GP5000 tubeless tyres, Aerocoach Ascalon aerobars.

Key items of kit: Tailfin Aeropack and Top Tube Pack full of food, and almost 4 liters of water carrying capacity to minimize stopping time. Hammerhead Karoo 2 for navigation. Lezyne headlights in front, Cateye Wearable X rear lights attached to the Tailfin. Dangly shark keychain for good luck.

Bob van Streun

Age: 31

Cap number: 146

Location: Utrecht, Netherlands

Bike: Finna Taroko gravel bike with SRAM Rival eTap 1x groupset, a 40 teeth chainring and a 10-42 cassette. It should be enough to get through the Ardennes. 32mm Continental 4 Seasons tires for a bit of comfort on aluminum 30mm ERE Research rims and not so aero aerobars to get some relief for the wrists.

Key items of kit: Mixing saddle bag for some spare/dry clothes with an Apidura framebag for some spare tubes and electronics and a Apidura toptube and handlebar bag for all the snacks. Wahoo Roam V2 to guide me, Lezyne lights to show the way at night and a powerbank and charger to keep everything powered.

Owen Murphy

Age: 35

Cap number: 37

Location: Hilversum, Netherlands

Bike: Giant TCR - I rode this bike last year and had a major mechanical (which was fixed by the kindest bike shop in Luxembourg). Since last year I have added a power meter to help me gauge my pace and also upgraded the bar tape to blue which is for sure worth +10watts

Key items of kit: Apidura frame bag, top tube bag, and saddle bag. Also a hydration vest as the frame big makes taking bottles in and out difficult.

Spares: tire, tubes, derailleur hanger, and multitool, power bank and cables, first aid kit, leg and arm warmers, jacket, nutrition, phone, Wahoo, heart rate monitor, and Ravemen front light.

Higor Ramos

Age: 35

Cap number: 55

Location: Zaandam, The Netherlands

Bike: Trusty Bianchi Intenso with Shimano 105, 50x34 in the front with 11x34 in the back, running Hunt wheels 50mm with Conti GP 5000s AS 28mm. Mix of Restrap and Ortlieb bags. Carrying a sleep system to take a few naps around.

Key items of kit: Lots of homemade flapjacks, salty snacks, and some chocolate to keep me going in the Ardennes. Shoks Openrun to bring extra motivation during the lows.

Tim Ahrens

Age: 23

Cap number: 44

Location: Heidelberg, Germany

Bike: Cube Nuroad Race, Continental 32mm tires, Zipp aero bars with 50mm spacers for comfort.

Key items of kit: Bottle with 700g of Malto. Bivy Bag and Down Jacket for sleeping. Ali express + Sigma front lights and Sigma + Lezyne rear lights.

Marjan van Gale

Age: 57

Cap number: 57

Location: Delft, Netherlands

Bike: Mr S is a Scott Addict 20

Key items of kit: Apidura saddle bag, Apidura top tube pack, Apidura snack pouch and the pack snack bag.

Berend Janse

Age: 29

Cap number: 142

Location: Utrecht, NL

Bike: Canyon Grizl SL7 eTap, SRAM Rival XPLR eTap, SRAM Rival 40t Crankset, 10-44 12s Cassette, DT Swiss G1800 Wheels, Schwalbe Pro One 34mm road tires.

Key items of kit: BBB-Cycling bike bags, Profile Design aerobars, BBB-Cycling rear light, Lezyne 1000XL front light, Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM, RAB Ultrasphere 4.5 sleeping mat, Forclaz Trek900 sleeping bag.

Shewit Ghebremichael

Age: 34

Cap number: 82

Location: Berlin, germany

Bike: Rose Backroad 2021 with Shimano GRX 600, custom chainset: 46/28 and 11/34 cassette, waxed KMC Gold chain, and Redshift Aerobars. Aeolus Pro 51 Wheels and 28mm Conti 5000, ran tubeless.

Key items of kit: Ortlieb saddle bag for sleeping kit and additional clothes for wet and cold, Restrap top tube bag for food, Platzangst frame bag for tools, knee- and arm-warmers, medical stuff, and a 30,000mAh power bank, so I never have to stop. Cockpit with plenty of straps to mount food or repair broken bags, Wahoo and phone mount for easy navigation and checking weather and possible supply spots. 1.3 liters of water capacity, bottom bottle with carbs for pushing in the beginning, and an additional hydration pack with 2L capacity.