Bikes of Solstice Sprint 2025

Tom Righton

Age: 37

Location: Shipston On Stour, UK

Bike: Cannondale Supersix Evo

• 28mm GP 5000 and tubeless tyres
• 56mm Hunt wheels
• 52/36 front chainrings, 11-34 cassette
• Prime aero bars for somewhere else to lean on.

Key items of kit: - Knog PWR mountain front light

• Moon Cerberus rear light
• Down sleeping bag in the Restrap aerobar bag
• Tools, spares, charging paraphernalia, power bank, buff in the Restrap frame bag
• Food and EarPods in the Alpkit top tube bag
• Alpkit hooped bivvy, cloud base mat and spare clothing in the saddle bag.
• 2 x 1 litre bottles

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Mark Simpson

Age: 57

Cap number: 89

Location: Sheffield

Bike: Planet X tempest

Key items of kit: Profile design aero bars with 60mm riser Seam force 1 groupo Lowest gear 40-46 Mix Restrap and Rhinowalk (cheap Chinese) bags Fulcrum Wheeler with 32mm Victoria tyres & you tubes

Will Angsten Clark

Age: 42

Cap number: 14

Location: Cam

Bike: Sonder Colibri, Large. Hunt Four season race wheels. Shimano GRX 1x11.

Key items of kit: Bivvy kit in the saddle bag. Feed pod on the TT bars. Layers in the frame bag. Meds, tools, chargers, spares, electronics in the top bag.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Archie Roberts

Age: 28

Cap number: 78

Location: London

Bike: Sonder Colibri Ti 105

Key items of kit: - Continental 4 Season 28mm -Restrap Aero Race Bag -Restrap Tool Pouch -Lifeline Frame Bag

• Alpkit Sleep system Hunka+Cloud base
• 3 x Water bottles
• Cateye Lights
• Wahoo Bolt V1
• Proviz Reflect360+ Jacket
• Flapjacks

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Henry Sleight

Age: 36

Cap number: 90

Location: Banbury

Bike: Trek Domane 2020 62cm Disc

Shimano Ultegra Di2 11spd with SRAM Red Quarq Power Meter 34/50 with 11/34 cassette.

Bontrager Pro 3 TLR wheels with Continental GP5000 TL 28mm tyres.

Bontrager XXX carbon bars, Drag 2 Zero poles with Di2 TT shifters. Fizik tri saddle.

Exposure Strada light with support cell hidden within the frame. Garmin Varia radar and 3x Cateye rear lights.

Third bottle mount added, homemade carbon garmin 530 mount and Varia radar mount.

Key items of kit: Tailfin rear pack for chargers, spare clothes and tools/tubes.

Tailfin top tube bag for riding supplies - mainly flapjacks!

Exposure joystick for helmet and spare rear lights/garmin 530/battery bank

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Andrew Campbell

Age: 57

Cap number: 3B

Location: Cotswolds

Bike: Specialized diverge expert. A weight carrier and sofa. Pathfinder pro tyres allow speedy riding with comfort. Sram Bluetooth for added head tension.

Key items of kit: Luckily Tailfin bags all around. Fenix front lights. Silva headlamp. Assorted rear lights. Garmin to argue along with cap 3A. Very excited.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 40mm-44mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Alice Campbell

Age: 46

Cap number: 3a

Location: Cotswolds

Bike: Ridley Kanzo speed. Shimano 105. Vittoria Ridearmor 32 tubeless.

Key items of kit: Acepac saddle harness with 16 litre dry bag. Altura 5 litre bag attached to decathlon aero bars of the front. Apidura 2 litre top tube bag. Temu food pouches. Lezyne 1400+ front light. Decathlon back lights.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Tim Shao

Age: 32

Cap number: 85

Location: Birmingham

Bike: Boardman Elite Endurance SLR 9.4

Key items of kit: Cero AR30 wheels shod with 28mm GP5000s and TPU tubes. Hard Knott saddle pack containing Alpkit sleeping bag + pad and Sea to Summit pillow. Restrap top tube bag and Alpkit frame bag are home to extra layers, spares, 20,000mAh power bank, jelly babies and a block of marzipan. Decathlon aerobars up front.

Eirian Price

Age: 38

Cap number: 73

Location: Mold

Bike: Fairlight Strael 4.0 54T SRAM AXS 35mm GP5000 Dynamo lights

Key items of kit: Restrap frame bag Restrap saddle bag

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Dennis van Dijk

Age: 53

Cap number: 96

Location: Tetsworth

Bike: Camino Al Rival1 AXS XPLR

Key items of kit: I am using a Tailfin Aeropack (Alloy), Tailfin Top Tube Bag, Tailfin Pannier, Apidura Framebag for all my storage needs. Lights are from Supernova and Dynamo powered, Navigation by Garmin. I will carry a sleep system and will have wet weather kit as it is Wales after all. Made some small changes since my last Ultra the RatN last year, not going for speed but for finishing,

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Sven Cappuyns

Age: 44

Cap number: 21

Location: Wespelaar, Belgium

Bike: Cube Litening AIR C:68X SLX chrome-blue´n´carbon

Key items of kit: Restrap top tube & saddle bag Tailfin frame bag Profile design aerobars Xand frontlight & Knog backlight Vittoria corsa n.ext 30mm tubeless tyres ISM PN 3.1 saddle

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

James Roberts

Age: 41

Cap number: 79

Location: Hove

Bike: Frame - Reilly Spectre Groupset - Ultegra Di2 Cockpit - Easton EA70 Saddle - Pro Stealth

Key items of kit: Son dynamo hub - no chance of running out of lights on an overnight gives me a lot of reassurance. Custom top cap with a quote from the “Litany against fear”

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Titanium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Valerie Creemers

Age: 41

Cap number: 1

Location: Lommel

Bike: Ridley Fenix - Zotwyf paint.

Key items of kit: Tailfin. Restrap top bar bag.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: Other

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Jess Notzing

Age: 37

Location: Cardiff

Bike: Trek Emonda aka Eva

Key items of kit: Restrap bags - minimal sleep kit as trying hotels for a pleasant change The bike is trek through and through

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Heidi Shepherd

Age: 37

Cap number: 88

Location: London

Bike: Fairlight Strael

Key items of kit: Rockgeist seat pack Restrap Large Framebag Wizard Works Top tube bag Ambrosio TT bars

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: No

Viktor Kovachev

Age: 40

Location: Altrincham

Bike: Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 - SRAM Rival AXS groupset.

Key items of kit: Bike is stock with clip on aero bars,potentially will have new wheels for the event (Zipp 303 firecrest). Two small frame bags for food and essentials. Large seat bag for sleeping setup (bivvy, mat, sleeping bag), extra clothes. Ravemen light with pass through charging.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Brad

Age: 39

Cap number: 8A

Location: Chester

Bike: Ribble Dribble Ultra SLR Custom

Key items of kit: Full Exposure Big D upfront for ☀️ Tailfin for Snacks 😋 Bottles for drinks 🥵 SRAM Red AXS for Stopping and Shifting Reynolds AR80X wheels

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 25-29mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Guillermo Castro

Age: 52

Cap number: 23

Location: Clapton

Bike: Trek Domane 2023

Key items of kit: Tailfin bag set up 50/34Q chainring, 155mm crank Campagnolo Bora WTO 60mm

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Jake Turner

Age: 35

Cap number: 95

Location: Manchester

Bike: 2024 Cervelo Aspero frame, GRX 825 groupset, Light Bicycle 44mm deep, 30mm internal width rim DIY wheel build with 35mm GP5000 AS tyres.

Key items of kit: Tailfin top tube, frame and down tube bags. Redshift shockstop stem. Exposure front lights and moon rears. Emergency can mount on seatpost.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35mm-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes