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Bikes of Monaco di Baviera Classic 2025

18 June, 2025

Iulian Ene

Age: 50

Cap number: 55

Location: Romania

Bike: Orbea Orca M30i

Key items of kit: 7

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Emiel Boersma

Age: 44

Cap number: 16

Location: The Netherland

Bike: J Guillem Major

Key items of kit: Apidura frame and saddlebag, cyclite toptube bag.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Guido Melzenbach

Age: 52

Cap number: 24

Location: 56291 Lingerhahn, Deutschland

Bike: Canyon Ultimate CF SL8.0 DI2

Key items of kit: CYCLITE- Saddle Bag Small / Food Pouch / Handle Bar Roll Bag

AGU-Rahmentasche

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Denis

Age: 45

Cap number: 84

Location: München

Bike: Ridley Fenix with SRAM Rival AXS Groupset. Zipp 303s Wheels, 32mm road tyres.

Key items of kit: Cyclite Set of 4, Aero bag under the Deda extensions, dependent on the space requirements with or without frame bag. I carry 2 front lights and 2 rear lights + Bryton Gardia Radar with extra rear light

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Marc Schnitzius

Age: 32

Cap number: 35

Location: Koblenz, Germany

Bike: I'm riding a Canyon Endurace AL (2019) with a GRX crankset (48/31) and an Ultegra rear derailleur (11–34). The wheels are a Nextie CGX 35 dynamo wheelset from CustomCycleWheels, paired with Pirelli Cinturato Velo 35 mm tires. For lighting and charging, I’m using a Supernova setup and the Forumslader.

Bag-wise, I’ve got an Apidura top tube bag for electronics, tools, and spares, plus a half frame bag for quick-access clothing like arm and leg warmers, a gilet, and gloves. Up front, there’s a Miss Grape IlCoso handlebar cradle with a 3L dry bag for rain gear and cold-weather layers. In the back, I’m using an Ortlieb 11L seat pack to carry my sleeping system and a warm jacket.

Key items of kit: Bringing the Sea to Summit Spark I sleeping bag, a Therm-a-Rest NeoAir pad, and a SOL Escape Bivy. A CamelBak hydration vest and Spotify keep me company on the endless climbs.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Daniel Berescu

Age: 47

Cap number: 25

Location: Romania

Bike: Canyon Endurance

Key items of kit: Apidura

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Thomas Vergote

Age: 35

Cap number: 89

Location: Belgium

Bike: Fairlight Strael 3.0 - custom build Ultegra Di2 8050 (50-34, 11-36) Continental GP-5000 AS TR 35mm - running tubeless Reynolds Assault - rebuilt with SON 28 (front) and Hope Hub Pro 5 (rear) Igaro Dynamo Charger D2 Pro R3

Key items of kit: Bags: Tailfin AP18 rack top bag 18L, Tailfin framebag 4.5L, Tailfin top tube 1.1L, dry bag on aerobar

Aerobar: Profile Design Sonic Ergo 39A

Sleep system: Cumulus Lite Line 200, Outdoor Research Helium bivy, Forclaz MT900 air mat

Electronics: Garmin Edge 540, Xtorm Fuel 5 20,000mAh (happily charged by Igaro and SON)

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Benno Sellin

Age: 34

Cap number: 97

Location: Prien am Chiemsee, Germany

Bike: I will be riding a Cannondale Topstone Carbon from 2021. Possibly not the best bike for the Job but it’s the one I have. It runs alloy wheels from Vision and a cockpit with parts from Zipp, FSA and Profile Design. Combined with mountainbike Shimano XT pedals. Bags are all from Cyclite, computer is a Hammerhead Karoo. My main light is from Knog and the PWR MNTN version. Plus two rear lights from Sigma and a headlamp with 3 batteries.

Key items of kit: There are a few parts that make this build special. The Topstone Frame has the built in KingPin suspension on the rear. That’s helping on long rides and also on rough terrain. Since there is a lot of climbing and very steep sections on the route I am using a GRX600/812 mechanical group set with 46-30 super compact chain ring in the front and 11-42 11s cassette in the back. Also, the third bottle mount from Fidlock can hold any bottle I like to take, even tetra packs.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Martin

Age: 54

Cap number: 5

Location: Munich area

Bike: Syre Puncake gravel, 1x 12 SRAM Mullet setup with 42 in the front and 10/50 eagle cassette. Lightbicycle / CarbonTI wheels, Vittoria Corsa Next 34mm tires with TPUs, TIME ATAC XC pedals, Syntace C3 bars, 2x Fidlock / 1x Elite bottles with ca. 2.3l in total.

Key items of kit: Bags: Tailfin Aeropack, Tailfin 1.9l framebag, 1.5l Restrap Top tube bag, Cyclite food pouch Front lights: Lupine SL Nano with 5Ah and 3.5Ah battery packs with USB ONE charger for my electronics (no add' power bank), Petzl Swift helm lamp Back lights: Cateye, Knog +, Sigma Navigation: Garmin 1040 3 Port Anker Power Charger 65W for too much electronic gadgets...

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Simon Morandell

Age: 36

Cap number: 75

Location: Meran

Bike: ARC8 Escapee Shimano Di2 2X12 50/33-11/36 Schwalbe Pro One 32 TL

Key items of kit: Lupine Light, Garmin 1040, Cyclite Bags and lots of carbs

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Lukas Thierau

Age: 33

Cap number: 66

Location: Hannover, Germany

Bike: Scott Foil rc10. 52/34 and 34-11 gearing for easy climbing and 33cm bars for fast descents.

Key items of kit: Tailfin bags, Supernova front light, Garmin Varia rear light. Cumulus quilt 150 for a good rest at night.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Emiel Boersma

Age: 44

Cap number: 16

Location: Zuidlaren, The Netherlands

Bike: J Guillem Major

Key items of kit: Apidura frame & Saddlebag Cyclite Toptube bag

30mm Specialized SWorks Turbo 2BR T2/T5 Tire

Lezyne XXL 1800 Headlightt Exposure Joystick Raveman FR300 2x Sigma Infinity rearlights

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Michael Morschhäuser

Age: 36

Cap number: 83

Location: Weilburg/Hessen

Bike: Canyon Inflite CF SL8

SRAM Rival eTap AXS RD 12s,10-36
Leeze CC38 R
Continental GP 5000S TR 28mm

Key items of kit: - Apidura Long Top Tube Pack 2l

Apidura Frame Pack 1l
Apidura Expedition Downtube Pack 1,2l
S/F Specialized Seatbag Harness
Fjällräven HOJA Drybag 16l

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Mahbubur Rahman

Age: 32

Cap number: 47

Location: Bangladesh

Bike: Bianchi Nirone 7

Key items of kit: Component: Shimano Sora

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Michael Danner

Age: 36

Cap number: 60

Location: Austria, Schwaz

Bike: LITENING AERO C:68X SLT

Key items of kit: Profile Design aero bars, Topeak BackLoader saddle bag, AGU frame bag

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Jan van Gorp

Age: 51

Cap number: 39

Location: Oud-Heverlee

Bike: My Grizl bike is very equipped with a tailfin rack and a TT-cockpit. Pretty ordinary setup for the rest but I like it this way. Tried not to overload the bike cause of the 30 000 hm.

Key items of kit: Did not bring any tent or bivy bag, just term a rest mattress and sleeping bag. waisted lots of kilo's on electrical stuff, food, drinks, repair stuff. Good luck everyone !

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Thomas Wiese

Age: 37

Cap number: 77

Location: Hainichen

Bike: Stevens Xenith

Key items of kit: Alles was du siehst;)

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Electronic shifting: Yes

Erik Lommel

Age: 34

Cap number: 44

Location: Germany

Bike: Giant Revolt

Key items of kit: Apidura top tube bag, Giant frame bag, Giant saddle bag, Garmin Edge 1040 Solar, Lezyne Stripe 300, Lupine SL Af7, Fidlock bottles, GRX Groupset with 11-36 Casette and 48/31 Chainrings. Tubeless Conti GP5000 S tires, Lezyne pump

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Age: 44

Cap number: 82

Location: Leverkusen

Bike: Bike: Canyon Ultimate WMN CF SLX Disc 8.0

Wheels: DT Swiss ERC 1400 Tores: Conti Grand Prix 5000 28mm Aerobar: PRO Missile Pedals: Favero Assioma Saddle: Ergon Sr Sport

Key items of kit: Key items of kit:

Bags: Apidura saddle bag, Apidura frame bag, Apidura/Canyon toptube bag, Cyclite aerobar bag, Cyclite foodpouches, toolbag

Light setup: Sigma front light, helmet light and two rear lights; worked well for the last Ultra; only one powerbank 20000mAh this time as I realized this is enough

Sleeping setup: no sleeping setup this time. I decided to pack as light as possible considering the multitude of climbs; I will stay in hotels and B&Bs; I do take a down jacket though as it can be cold during night time on top of the mountains and an emergency blanket

My special items: headphones, there will be most probably a lot of singing on the bike, helped a lot during the last Event! And of course my lucky charm will acompany me again!

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Walter

Age: 56

Cap number: 17

Location: Southern Bavaria, Germany

Bike: Officina Battaglin Portofino G Campagnolo Ekar 38T crank and 9-42 casette Cadex AR35 wheels with Continental 5000s Tubeless setup in 30mm width

Key items of kit: Cyclite bags Lezyne and Gemini lights Rather light setup but lots of food for the first days ;-)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Niclas

Age: 29

Cap number: 43

Location: Germany

Bike: Rose Backroad Al

Key items of kit: Ortlieb Bikepacking Bags Sigma Lights Garmin 540 Profile Design Extensions

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Patrick Weber

Age: 31

Cap number: 93

Location: Munich

Bike: My bike is a gravel bike from the stevens brand in Hamburg. The bike is 3 years old and already has many kilometres on the clock. To be a bit faster, I have changed from my 40mm gravel tyres to 32mm road tyres with increased puncture protection.

Key items of kit: The bike is fitted with a saddle bag, a handlebar bag from the brand Topeak. The food pouches are from Zefal and the frame bag from AGU. I mainly have clothes in the bags that are covered for summer to winter. Plus a few tools and electronics. I don't have any sleeping gear except a rescue blanket.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Timo Kramer

Age: 40

Cap number: 14

Location: Berlin

Bike: Bottecchia Emme 3 Gara

Key items of kit: 50/34 chainset with 11-34 cassette for granny gearing

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Tomáš Křováček

Age: 33

Cap number: 91

Location: Nová Ves u Chotěboře

Bike: S-Works Roubaix

Key items of kit: Apidura bags

David Krueger

Age: 38

Cap number: 88

Location: Hamburg

Bike: VAN RYSEL EDR CF | Rival AXS (10-36) | 50mm Wheels(Custom) | Conti GP5000 STR @ 30mm

Key items of kit: Bags: 2x Capsuled,1x Rhinowalk Light / USB Power: Shutter Precision PL-7 , Supernova M99, B&M Rear, Dy->USB "Fahrradlader 3.1", 10000mah Powerbank Sleep: Sleepingbag, -pad fine till 7C°, Bivy Bag ~1200g Nutrition: 4x Bars 1,2kg of Maltodextrin, 2x 800ml + 1000ml Softflask

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Simeon Eckhardt

Age: 27

Cap number: 33

Location: Germany

Bike: Rose Backroad

Key items of kit: GRX 600 2x11 transmission, Reynolds Ar58/62x, Redshift Shockstop stem (love this one), Restrap/Decathlon bag mix, Tubus fly rear rack. Heavy setup, but hopefully comfy enough to survive the nights outside.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Niko Presl

Age: 34

Cap number: 99

Location: Munich

Bike: Tarmac SL8

Key items of kit: bags, Nutrition etc

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Toni Säilä

Bike: Giant TCX Advanced0 2019

Key items of kit: Tent

Age: 46

Cap number: 12

Location: München

Bike: Storck Grix I

Key items of kit: Components: Saddle:** Specialized Power Comp Pedals:** Shimano XT Crankset:** Shimano GRX Chain:** KMC Rear Derailleur:** Shimano GRX RX812 Front Derailleur:** Shimano GRX 2x11 - 34-48 Cassette:** Deore XT 11-speed 11-40 Brakes (front/rear):** Shimano GRX RX820 Brake/Shift Levers:** Shimano GRX RX820 Wheels (front):** DT Swiss R470 with SON Hub Wheels (rear):** DT Swiss PR1600 Front Tire:** Pirelli Cinturato TLR 30mm tubeless Rear Tire:** Pirelli Cinturato TLR 32mm tubeless

Bags: Cyclite Top Tube Bag Large 2.2l Cyclite Frame Bag XT Large 3.2l Ortlieb Seat-Pack 11l

Lights: Front: Towild CL1100 Rear: Garmin Varia Radar RTL515

USB Charger: Cycle2Charger V3

Patrick Weber

Age: 31

Cap number: 93

Location: Munich

Bike: Stevens Prestige with 32mm road tyres

Key items of kit: Saddle bag, handlebar from Topeak Frame bag from AGU Food Pouches from Zefal

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No