One of the most hyped Ironman World Championship rookies in 2025, Solveig Løvseth, shows off her custom-painted Felt IA 2.0.

Solveig Lovseth will be riding a Felt IA 2.0 in the 2025 Ironman World Championship.

(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Updated October 8, 2025 02:07PM

If you have the fastest-ever Ironman debut at only age 26, people are bound to notice. Sure enough, when Norway’s Solveig Løvseth crossed the line at Ironman Hamburg in June with a 8:12:28, the world paid attention.

The former short-course specialist then followed up the performance with a win at the notoriously challenging Ironman Lake Placid – ahead of a star-studded field, no less.

And so it follows that many eyes are on Løvseth heading into this weekend’s Ironman World Championship, especially as people make comparisons to countrymen Gustav Iden, Kristian Blummenfelt, and newly minted Ironman World Champion Casper Stornes.

With a bike leg that was less than 1:30 off Kat Matthews’ (GBR) best split of the day at Hamburg, Løvseth relies on a balanced attack that could propel her to a podium on Saturday under the right conditions. And being such a long-course newcomer (she did her first 70.3 only two years ago), we had to take an opportunity to check out her super stylized Felt, full of custom-painted details and aero sensibilities.

Read on to learn more about the Kona rookie’s ride.

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Solveig Løvseth’s 2025 Ironman World Championship bike

Keep scrolling to see the many unique details on Løvseth’s race-day ride.

Solveig Lovseth will be riding a Felt IA 2.0 in the 2025 Ironman World Championship.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Riding one of the few Felts in the pro field, Løvseth’s size 54 IA 2.0 stands out for many reasons.

Solveig Løvseth has chosen a Princeton Carbon Works TSV2 three-spoked wheel with Continental GP 5000 TT tires.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

On race day, Løvseth has chosen a Princeton Carbon Works TSV2 three-spoked wheel with Continental GP 5000 TT tires – 25mm or 28mm, depending on conditions.

Solveig Løvseth will use a 12-speed Sram Red AXS wireless drive train with a 10-33t cassette.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Løvseth will use a 12-speed Sram Red AXS wireless drive train with a 10-33t cassette.

Up front, Solveig Løvseth will use a Sram front derailleur on a 165mm Sram Red power meter crankset with 54/41T chainrings.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Up front, Løvseth will use a Sram front derailleur on a 165mm Sram Red power meter crankset with 54/41T chainrings.

For race-day power measurement, Løvseth will use Garmin Vector 3 pedals.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

For race-day power measurement, Løvseth will use Garmin Vector 3 pedals.

For her front wheel, Løvseth says she’ll decide between Princeton Carbon Works’ TSV2 (pictured) or a WAKE 6560 if it’s extremely windy.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

For her front wheel, Løvseth says she’ll decide between Princeton Carbon Works’ TSV2 (pictured) or a WAKE 6560 if it’s extremely windy.

Løvseth’s cockpit includes Drag2Zero .66 extensions mounted onto stock Felt basebars.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Løvseth’s cockpit includes Drag2Zero .66 extensions mounted onto stock Felt basebars.

Here we get another view of Løvseth’s cockpit with a Drag2Zero between-the-arms (BTA) hydration mount and XLab Gorilla cages and Garmin Edge 1030 bike computer.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Here we get another view of Løvseth’s cockpit with a Drag2Zero between-the-arms (BTA) hydration mount and XLab Gorilla cages and Garmin Edge 1030 bike computer.

Løvseth’s IA 2.0 has deep integrated hydration and nutrition solutions.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Løvseth’s IA 2.0 has deep integrated hydration and nutrition solutions.

In Norwegian Løvseth’s first name roughly means “path of the sun,” so she’s captured this concept in a graphic on her head tube.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

In Norwegian, Løvseth’s first name roughly means “path of the sun,” so she’s captured this concept in a graphic on her head tube.

Here we get another look at one of Løvseth’s custom stylized frame design elements.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Here we get another look at one of Løvseth’s custom stylized frame design elements.

Near her bottom bracket we see another unique design.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Near her bottom bracket we see another unique design.

Løvseth has even tucked tiny little details into interesting spots like this little frog illustration.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

Løvseth has even tucked tiny little details into interesting spots like this little frog illustration.

For race day, Løvseth has chosen to use an ISM PS 1.0 saddle.(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

For race day, Løvseth has chosen to use an ISM PS 1.0 saddle.

In addition to her BTA and integrated bladder hydration system, Løvseth will use a EZ Gains behind-the-saddle system with an XLab Gorilla Grip cage.Photo: Brad Kaminski (Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

In addition to her BTA and integrated bladder hydration system, Løvseth will use a EZ Gains behind-the-saddle system with an XLab Gorilla Grip cage.