The Vuelta a España is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the race was first organised in 1935. The race was prevented from being run by the Spanish Civil War and World War II in the early years of its existence; however, the race has been held annually since 1955. As the Vuelta gained prestige and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend all around the globe. Since 1979, the event has been staged and managed by Unipublic, until in 2014, when the Amaury Sport Organisation acquired control. Since then, they have been working together. The peloton expanded from a primarily Spanish participation to include riders from all over the world. The Vuelta is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams, with the exception of the wild card teams that the organizers can invite.
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as La Doyenne, is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium. First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five Monuments of the European professional road cycling calendar; usually coming as the last of the spring classics. It is held annually in late April, in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back.
The Tour de France Femmes is an annual women's cycle stage race around France. It is organised by Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), which also runs the Tour de France. It is part of the UCI Women's World Tour.
The Volta a Catalunya is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
Joseph Bruyere or Bruyère is a former Belgian cyclist.
Vernon ("Vern") John Hanaray is a former road cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games. Hanaray won the 1974 edition of the Archer Grand Prix cycle race.
Guido Reybrouck is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Wilfried Reybrouck and the cousin of Gustave Danneels.
Jean-Pierre Danguillaume is a retired French professional road bicycle racer. He is the nephew of fellow racing cyclist Camille Danguillaume. His sporting career began with U.C. Joue. As an amateur, he competed in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics and won the 1969 edition of the Peace Race. In 1970 he turned professional with the Peugeot team, where he spent his entire professional career. Between 1970 and 1978, Danguillaume won 7 stages in the Tour de France. His other notable wins included the Grand Prix de Plouay in 1971, the Critérium International in 1973, the Grand Prix du Midi Libre in 1974 and Paris–Bourges in 1975. In the latter year he also took the bronze medal in the road race at the World Championships in Yvoir, Belgium. During his career he took a total of 350 wins, including 68 as a professional. After his retirement at the end of 1978, he became a directeur sportif, managing the Mercier team from 1979 to 1984. After the team was disbanded, he joined Coca-Cola Enterprises as an executive, managing the company's presence at the Tour de France as a sponsor: he remained in this role for 19 years, retiring at the end of 2003. He continued to work at the Tour in a hospitality role.
Arnaud Démare is a professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ. In 2011 he won the UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships, and in 2016 he won the Milan–San Remo. He is one of five riders to have won the French National Road Race Championships three times, having won the race in 2014, 2017 and 2020.
Shara Gillow is an Australian former professional cyclist, who competed professionally between 2011 and 2020, for the Bizkaia–Durango, Orica–AIS, Rabo–Liv and FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope teams. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she finished 13th in the time trial and 39th in the road race.
FDJ–Suez is a professional Women's road bicycle racing team which is based in France. The team competes in various UCI Women's road races.
Christophe Laporte is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma. Laporte was a member of Cofidis from 2014 to 2021.
Eugénie Duval is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam FDJ–Suez. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig is a Danish professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam FDJ–Suez.
Charlotte Bravard is a French former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the Specialized Mazda SGC and FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope teams. Bravard was the winner of the 2017 French National Road Race Championships. She currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team St. Michel–Auber93.
The 2017 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine was the 20th edition of the La Flèche Wallonne Féminine one-day women's road bicycle race held in Belgium, starting and ending in the town of Huy. The race included two climbs of the Mur de Huy; the finish line was at the top of the second of these ascents.
The 2018 La Course by Le Tour de France was the fifth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 17 July 2018 and was the fifteenth event on the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France. The race was won by Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten of Mitchelton-Scott.
Évita Muzic is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam FDJ–Suez. She won the 2021 French National Road Race Championships.
The 2020 La Course by Le Tour de France was the seventh edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 29 August 2020 and was the fourth event on the 2020 UCI Women's World Tour. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France. Originally, the event was supposed held on 19 July, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
The 2021 La Course by Le Tour de France was the eighth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 26 June 2021 and was the tenth event on the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France.
Guido Reybrouck (BEL)