love it when pros are "enthusiasts"

[wallymann]

shot of Van Aert's bikepacking setup on strava

https://www.strava.com/activities/2876336667

[vqdriver]

that's a very specific type of cool.
i like it.

[rowebr]

Love it! I'm not on Strava, so I can't see the ride...what kind of ride did he go on with that setup? Gravel? Singletrack?

[Lanternrouge]

Bikepacking when your job requires you to ride a race bike (though probably really just any Bianchi).

[vqdriver]

gonna need side loading bottle cages

[tsarpepe]

Originally Posted by vqdriver

gonna need side loading bottle cages

[philhan89]

new aluminum dura ace clinchers?

[Matthew]

Look like C24 carbon wheels. Or 35s maybe

[Spaghetti Legs]

I think he and Thomas De Gendt rode back to Belgium last year after the Tour of Lombardy.

[Octave]

Cute. Not sure what makes this a "bikepacking" setup and not just a bike with a bag for snacks. Looks like he has enough of a setup to hold about a jacket, his cell phone, wallet, keys, and snacks. Add in an inaccessible bottle and you're good to go for that 100km loop around Antwerp.

[nooneline]

Originally Posted by Octave

Cute. Not sure what makes this a "bikepacking" setup and not just a bike with a bag for snacks. Looks like he has enough of a setup to hold about a jacket, his cell phone, wallet, keys, and snacks. Add in an inaccessible bottle and you're good to go for that 100km loop around Antwerp.

That 100km loop around Antwerp's not so bad when you're just starting to recover from having your leg ripped open.

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs

I think he and Thomas De Gendt rode back to Belgium last year after the Tour of Lombardy.

you're thinking of TDG and Tim Wellens.

[chiasticon]

I don't understand why he was taking the bike packing kit along. can't be the distance, he obviously used to ride well over that almost daily. looks like pretty standard road tires. but maybe much of it was on gravel roads and he needed backup tires/tubes/etc...?

either way, great to see him out there again

[Octave]

Originally Posted by nooneline

That 100km loop around Antwerp's not so bad when you're just starting to recover from having your leg ripped open.

Oh, no doubt. I didn't mean to disparage one of my favorite riders, I just think it's funny to call that a bikepacking setup. That's the bag setup (slim framebag and a small snack/grab bag) that I use for riding to/from lab every day so I don't have to carry sh*t in my pockets.