Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter, and consist of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the obstruction and remount. Races for senior categories are generally between 40 minutes and an hour long, with the distance varying depending on the ground conditions. The sport is strongest in the traditional road cycling countries such as Belgium, France and the Netherlands.
Bernhard Eisel is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2019 for the Mapei–Quick-Step, Française des Jeux, HTC–Highroad, Team Sky and Team Dimension Data teams. Following his retirement, he worked as an analyst and presenter for Eurosport and the Global Cycling Network (GCN), before joining Bora–Hansgrohe as a directeur sportif in 2022.
Marianne Vos is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
Matthew Stephens is a British former professional road racing cyclist and Cycling presenter, who rode as a professional between 1998 and 2011.
Daniel Lloyd is an English broadcaster, content creator and retired professional road racing cyclist from Christchurch, Dorset.
Emma Jane Pooley is a British-Swiss athlete in multiple sports. A former professional cyclist who specialised in time trials and hilly races, she later transferred to endurance running, duathlon and triathlon, and was four-times world champion in long-distance duathlon. She competes in long-distance and uphill mountain running and has represented Switzerland at the world trailrunning championships.
Simon Richardson is a retired professional road racing cyclist from Bristol who last rode for Team IG–Sigma Sport. He moved into media work after retiring and currently works as a presenter for Global Cycling Network.
Jeremy Powers is an American former professional racing cyclist, who has achieved over 90 UCI victories, four USA Cyclocross national championships, and the 2015 Pan American Championship during his career. He was a presenter for Global Cycling Network before joining WHOOP.
Óscar Pujol Muñoz is a Spanish former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018, including as a member of UCI ProTeams Cervélo TestTeam and Omega Pharma–Lotto.
Barry-Roubaix is a classic-style road/off-road cycling race featuring a variety of terrain and surfaces to test cyclists of all skill levels. Named to the Global Cycling Network's Top Five Gravel Events and Nine Coolest Races of 2018, the event is known as the World's Largest Gravel Road Race.
Kaitlin Keough is an American professional racing cyclist who has found success in cyclocross and road bicycle racing despite her young age, winning multiple national championships in both cyclocross and on the track.
Christopher Ryan Opie is a British cyclist and a contributor to the Global Cycling Network.
Björn Thurau is a German former professional road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2019. He is the son of former cyclist Dietrich Thurau.
Robin Farina is a road cyclist from the United States. She made her road racing debut in 2006, transitioning from a mountain biking background. She won in 2011 the United States National Road Race Championships. She represented her country at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships and 2011 Pan American Games. With her team BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental she participated in the team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.
Ian Michael Bibby is a British former professional road and cyclo-cross cyclist from England, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2019. He was the winner of the 2010 British National Cyclo-cross Championships, and the 2015 British National Circuit Race Championships.
Conor Dunne is a retired road racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the An Post–Chain Reaction, JLT–Condor, Aqua Blue Sport and Israel Cycling Academy teams. He competed as British in his early career before switching to Ireland, and was the 2018 Irish National Road Race champion.
Johan Jacobs is a Swiss road and cyclo-cross cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.
Manon Lloyd is a Welsh presenter and former road and track cyclist. She rode professionally for UCI Women's Team Drops in 2018 and 2019. Representing Great Britain at international competitions, she won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit. She finished third in the individual competition at the 2017 Matrix Fitness Grand Prix.
Gravel cycling, gravel biking or gravel grinding is a sport or a leisure activity in which participants ride bicycles, mostly on gravel roads. While often performed on a specially designed gravel bike, any bicycle capable of covering the terrain can be used.
Warner Bros. Discovery International, formerly known as Turner Broadcasting System International and WarnerMedia International, is the international unit of Warner Bros. Discovery led by president Gerhard Zeiler that oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of its key brands outside of the United States. These brands include Adult Swim, Animal Planet, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, HBO, TLC, TBS, TNT, and Warner TV, as well as Polish owned TVN Group channels and has a stake of some networks operated by CTV Speciality Television Inc., a joint venture between Bell Media and ESPN Inc. such as Discovery and Animal Planet.
