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I can tell you about tyres.
Loads of racers used Maxxis Icons, I used Continental X-King 2.4 ProTection, front and rear. They are 45 notes each, but they lasted the entire race with tread still to spare on the rear. People using Maxxis Icons had to swap front and rear somewhere in Colorado to make them last.
Wheels, if you can afford it, rohloff. I borked my rear mech on day one in the special mud around Josephine Falls. Or ride Singlespeed, which I will do next time. Just to save on mech stresses. Get a dynamo front wheel too. Sod trying to buy lithium batteries at every town after 50 other racers have been through in the past 24 hours.
I would also fit aero bars next time, if only to give the hands a rest. Not in a low aero position, but pretty high up, just to rest. I was almost asleep most of the time anyway, so might as well be comfy!