Bikes of Gravel Birds 2025

Henrique Simoes

Age: 36

Cap number: 33

Location: Luxembourg

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF SLX 8 Ekar Hazy Spray

13-speed, 40T chainring, 10-44 Cassette, Michelin Power Gravel TL 47mm (tubeless).

Key items of kit: Apidura top tube bag, Apidura 6L full frame bag, one Canyon 5L fork-mounted dry bag, one under-frame 800ml water bottle and 1.5L Camelbak hydration bag.

Garmin GPS, Garmin Varia rear light, small USB rear light, Ledlenser H7R Core headlamp with GoPro mount (mounted under my GPS), power bank, spare parts, tools, sleeping bag, spare clothes, high-visibility vest, and SOS/hygiene kit.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Lino Barruncho

Age: 49

Location: Nafarros

Bike: Giant Revolt

Key items of kit: Apidura

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

João Nascimento

Age: 30

Cap number: 35

Location: Lisbon

Bike: A Scott addict gravel 20, super pink and purple to make me happy along the way

Key items of kit: Aerobars to be comfy , apidura bag with space for everything and more, two ravemen light to hold the nights. And a a small frame bag to carry electronics and food. Also dressing a hidrapak just to be sure I have plenty water !

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Rui Monteiro

Location: Coimbra

Bike: Canyon

Key items of kit: Manta térmica

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

LUIS MANUEL ALENDOURO CORDEIRO

Age: 45

Cap number: 45

Location: Lisboa

Bike: Bicicleta SCOTT Addict Gravel 20

Key items of kit: Principais características Quadro Addict Gravel Disc em Carbono HMF Forqueta Addict Gravel Disc HMF SRAM RIVAL AXS 2x12 velocidades Syncros Capital X40 Carbono Pneus Schwalbe G-One Bite

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Augi Yi

Age: 48

Cap number: 117

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Bike: 2014 Mosaic GT1 with Cane Creek eewings crankset and a mix of shimano 11 speed shifting bits. 46/30 with an 11-40 xt cassette. Enve 3.4 wheels with 36mm Tufo Thundero tires and tpu tubes. SON Front hub and Chris King rear. Enve compact bars, Specialized S works mimic saddle and XT spd pedals are my contact points.

Key items of kit: Outershell bags (saddle, frame, tope tube and stem caddies), redshift stem and seatpost, k-lite race light and rtaillight, Son dynamo charging system, baryak aero set up and navigation being handled by a wahoo roam.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Ricardo Correia

Age: 52

Cap number: 28

Location: Lisboa

Bike: Canyon Grail

Key items of kit: - Waterproof bags

• Power charging kit (powerbank, USBx cables, shifting gear charger, wall charger)
• Bike tools
• GPS :-)
• Sleeping bag + bivi

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Leonel Marques

Age: 44

Cap number: 39

Location: Luxembourg

Bike: Specialized Diverge.

Key items of kit: Sram Eagle 11-50 AXS. Topeak 16L saddle bag. Tallfin Top tube bags. Topeak 1,5L drob bar bag.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Luís Beltrão

Age: 45

Cap number: …

Location: Sintra

Bike: Specialized Diverge

Key items of kit: Legs… 😅

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Roberto Ribeiro

Age: 52

Cap number: 54

Location: Leiria - Portugal

Bike: Cannondale

Key items of kit: Front and rear bags. Water bag...and a smile

Martin Kecke

Age: 40

Cap number: 47

Location: Leipzig

Bike: Rose Backroad

Key items of kit: Packing: Tailfin & Cyclite Lights: Supernova Wheelset: Leeze with SON Dynamo Charging: Sinewave Revolution Tyres: Schwalbe G-One Overland

and Pauli, the little mole.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Daniel Perucho

Age: 45

Cap number: 23

Location: Porto PT

Bike: Scott scale 930 2021

Key items of kit: 32 x 10/50 Continental RaceKing 2.20

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Paulo Ferreira

Age: 51

Cap number: 129

Bike: 3T Racemax Italia

Key items of kit: Top tube bag Apidura Frame bag Ortlieb Saddle bag Apidura

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Chris McNaughton

Age: 40

Cap number: 20

Location: UK

Bike: Enigma Esker Hunt Limitless Gravel wheels, GRX Di2 12spd 48/31x11-36, Pirelli Cinturato tyres (45mm rear, 50mm front)

Key items of kit: Tailfin long top tube and 6.5l half frame bag. Profile Designs 43a extensions with 60mm risers. Exposure Maxx-D and Joystick. Garmin 1040 Solar

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Diogo Gonçalves

Age: 37

Cap number: 93

Location: Porto

Bike: planet x - tempest

Key items of kit: brooks saddle, sram force, jack the rack, nice bags

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Marco Francisco

Age: 39

Cap number: 104

Location: Caldas da Rainh

Bike: Grizl CF SL 7 ETAP

Key items of kit: Apidura frame, top tube bag and vest. Profile design sonic ergo 43a.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Gerald Rumpf

Age: 33

Cap number: 32

Location: Munich, Germany

Bike: Specialized Diverge Comp E5

Key items of kit: Garmin Edge 540 Solar, frame and saddle bag.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: No

David Pires

Age: 34

Cap number: 61

Location: Lisboa

Bike: This is a prototype of the Sant’Ana N7 in olive green, size Small. It features a SRAM shifting system, 1x drivetrain with a 38T chainring in the front and an 11–46T cassette (Sunrace) in the rear. Braking is handled by SRAM hydraulic disc brakes. The build includes selected components from Brooks and Easton.

Key items of kit: On the rear, it has an Ortlieb Quick Rack paired with a Sea to Summit 8L bag carrying sleeping gear. Up front, there's a Tailfin handlebar bag used for clothes, electronics, and tools. A Decathlon half-frame bag provides additional storage for food, and a Patagonia hip bag is used to carry a camera and documents.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: No

Rodrigo "Ruddy" Guerreiro

Age: 42

Cap number: 55

Location: Pinhal Novo

Bike: Olá O meu nome é Rodrigo e nas lides do gravel sou um novato, apesar de fazer btt mais de 30 anos. Para além de ciclista sou mecânico de bicicletas como profissão. Já passei por varias evoluções do ciclismo e esta modalidade esta a deixar apaixonado.
Sou do Pinhal Novo perto da Serra da Arrábida. Onde temos a serra e uma planície exelente para o Gravel

Key items of kit: Bicicleta Trek Checkpoint SL5 upgrade rodas de carbono e selim carbono Mala de Guiador Pro. Bolsa de quarto top Trek Bolsa de selim da Newboler

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Rui Perez

Age: 44

Cap number: 88

Location: Sintra

Bike: Santa-Cruz Blur C with custom build including Zipp Moto Carbon Wheelset, Sram X01 1x12 gears, Shimano XT Brakes, Race-Face stem and bars, Oneup dropper post on a WTB Saddle. I ride flat pedals 👌🏻

Key items of kit: Aeroe Racks and Bags to keep everything super quiet and solid. Magic Shine lights. Garmin 1050.

Frame type: MTB - Full Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

David Pessoa

Age: 14

Cap number: 143

Location: Coimbra

Bike: 3T Exploro Racemax, Shimano GRX di2 groupset, Tufo gravel swampero 40mm tyres, Zipp 303s 45mm depth wheels, 38cm bars w/80mm stem also 3T

Key items of kit: Bontraguer top tube bag KTM sadle bag Silca gravelero mini pump

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Elisabete Queirós

Age: 43

Location: Odivelas

Bike: Canyon Grizl CF 6 AXS

Key items of kit: - Zéfal Z Adventure R17 waterproof saddle bag

• Rapha Bar Bag Explore 2L
• Evoc Hydro Pro 1.5L

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Ricardo Marques

Age: 40

Cap number: 131

Location: Lisbon

Bike: Trek Checkpoint SL7

Key items of kit: Vittoria Terreno T50 45mm Redshift stem Rapha rame bag, handlebar bag and food pouch Topeak seatpost bag

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 45mm-50mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

César Bernardo

Age: 50

Cap number: 116

Location: Vila Franca de Xira - Portugal

Bike: 3T Exploro Racemax with 3T Discus 45|40 Carbon wheels and Hutchinson Touareg 700cx40mm (tubeless) tyres; SRAM Red Shifters/Brakes, SRAM Red 40T chainring, SRAM x01 Eagle 10-52 Cassette 12-speed.

Key items of kit: Tailfin bags (Top tube flip 1.1L, Wedge frame 1.9L and Aeropack Cargo 18L) Exposure Lights: Race MK18 (front), Joystick MK17 (front/helmet) and Boost R MK2 (Rear) and Garmin Varia RTL515 (rear backup);

Albion Ultralight Insulated Jacket, Albion Men’s All Road Pertex® Shield Rain Jacket, Rapha Jersey and Assos Bib Shorts, Apidura Packable Visibility Vest, USWE Outlander Pro 2L Hydration Pack, Nitecore Carbon Power Bank and Navigation being handled by Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt v2 GPS.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Carlos Amaro

Age: 48

Cap number: 17

Location: Caminha, Portugal

Bike: Orbea Alma M50 with enve fork Dt Swiss GR1600 with Vitória XC Race 2.1 12-speed, 36T chainring, 10-51 cassette

Key items of kit: Topeak Backloader 6L saddle bag Apidura long tube pack 2L Apidura E-bike Charger pack 1,6L for down tube Arca Bags frame

Frame type: Hardtail - Fully Rigid

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Michael Arnold

Age: 58

Cap number: 49

Location: Düsseldorf/Germany

Bike: Simplon Razorblade

Key items of kit: Shimano GRX groupset, carbon fork by bycycly.com, wheels custombuild with DT240 hub, Sapim CX Ray spokes, carbon rims (bycycly.com), Panaracer Gravel 2.1“ tubeless, Syntace seatpost and handelbar, Redshift stem, Ortlieb bags

Frame type: Hardtail - Fully Rigid

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Joao Pombinho

Age: 42

Cap number: 3

Location: Lisboa

Bike: Canyon Lux CF 9.9 "The Tank"

Key items of kit: Tailfin aeropack (layers, care & electronics + spare tire) + top (snacks) & downtube (tools) packs. Ortlieb handlebar pack 15L for sleeping gear. Wolftooth B-Rad 3 for getting 3 bottle cages into full-susp inside frame. Profile Design Missile AL aerobars. Lezyne Mega Drive 2400+ and Garmin Varia Radar. Garmin Edge1040 Solar. Minion 2.3 tires on DT Swiss XMC 1501.

Frame type: MTB - Full Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Ricardo Ribeiro Alves

Age: 43

Cap number: 133

Location: Ferreira do Alentejo

Bike: Trek Procaliber Gen 2 (Size L) "Black Panther"

Suspension: SID 35 (110mm). Drivetrain: 34Tx10-51T (Shimano XTR) with Single-side clipless pedals. Brakes & Discs: Shimano XTR (2-piston). Wheels: DT Swiss XM 1700 (Aluminum). Tires: Vittoria Mezcal XC Race 2.4" (front), Vittoria Peyote XC Race 2.4" (rear). Cockpit: Tube-integrated Granite Rachhet multi-tool kit, Ergon GA3 with SripGrips inner bar ends, Quadlock phone mount. Seatpost: Trek IsoSpeed with a PNW Suspension + Drop and Ergon saddle.

Key items of kit: Electronics: Garmin Edge 840, Fenix BC26R light, Knog Blinder 1300 light (helmet-mounted), MOON Cerberus (rear light). Storage: Tailfin Top Tube Bag – Zip (0.8L) and Downtube Packs (3L) (food, first aid, mechanics), Decathlon food pouches, Ortlieb Quick Rack XL (axle-mounted) rear rack with a 16L dry bag (sleeping kit and extra clothes). Hydration: USWE Race vest (2L )and Fidlock water bottles (2x800ml) on Tailfin suspension fork mounts.

Frame type: Hardtail - Front Suspension

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 50mm+

Electronic shifting: No

Alan Dick

Age: 58

Cap number: 9

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Bike: Specialised Diverge X1 CARBON 2020 Cassette: Sunrace, 11-speed, alloy spider, 11-42t Rear Derailleur: SRAM Apex 1, long cage, 11-speed Front / Rear Wheels: Axis Sport Disc Front / Rear Tyres: Pirelli Cinturato, 700x50mm Classic

Key items of kit: Tailfin aeropack to be filled with wine gums, sleep system and waterproofs; and a Lidl bargain front triangle bag (which I’m hoping is up to the task) for mechanical, food and suncream, and a couple of Alpkit top tube bags for essential snacks and electrics; and lights Lezyne front light with back-up Exposure Lights Joystick; Rapha cargo bib shorts and my Santini UCI Glasgow World Championship 2023 top for inspiration and style, my Albion Orange cargo vest for storage and water.