Alexander Kristoff is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer currently with the UCI World Team UAE Team Emirates. He has won several races including, 3 individual stages of the Tour de France, Three Days of De Panne, Tour des Fjords twice, Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, National Road Race Championships twice, and many more. Kristoff started his career with the... read full bio
American Cyclist Alison Dunlap has competed in two Olympics representing United States. She started off competing in the road race, but eventually transitioned into mountain biking and competed in the cross-country mountain bike event. Dunlap is an eight-time champion in the World Mountain Bike Championship. Among many of her huge achievements some of them include, winning a gold medal in... read full bio
Axel Merckx is a Belgian former professional bicycle racer. During his professional career, he has won an Olympic Bronze medal and competed in 8 Tours de Frances, finishing in 6 as the highest-placed Belgian rider. These days, Axel can be found at the helm of the Bissell Development Team. As its owner and director, Axel plays a key role in... read full bio
Benoit Joachim is a retired professional road racing cyclist from Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Joachim started his career riding with Sonego Sport and from there went on to ride with De Nardi and Us Postall Pro Cycling Team as a super-domestique. Joachim has competed in the Tour de France twice, the Giro d’Italia three times, and the Vuelta a Espana six... read full bio
Brendan Brazier is a former professional Ironman triathlete and two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion. He is now a successful performance nutrition consultant, the bestselling author of the Thrive book series and formulator of the award-winning line of plant-based Vega nutritional products. Recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on plant-based nutrition, Brendan has dedicated his life to spreading... read full bio
Chris Mosier has accomplished a lot for any one person, but after facing adversity as being the first transgender man to make team USA as a triathlete, he’s got a story to tell. He’s an athlete, an educator, and coach, on top of being the founder of TransAthlete.com. Chris has consulted for many different sports leagues, while ensuring that policies... read full bio
Christian Vande Velde is a professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for Garmin-Transitions. The son of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee John Vande Velde, Christian became professional in 1998 for US Postal. With the team time trial win by Slipstream-Chipotle in Stage 1 of the 2008 Giro d'Italia, Vande Velde became the first American to wear the... read full bio
David George begins his second year as a professional and as a member of the U.S. Postal Service team with valuable race experience gained last season. Racing primarily as a domestique, George fought through his rookie season, hampered by a recurring knee injury, with promise for a strong future, especially in his forte, the time trial. Early in the season,... read full bio
Rick was diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Dick and Judy soon realized that though Rick couldn't walk or speak, he was quite astute and his eyes would follow them around the room. They fought to integrate Rick into the public school system, pushing administrators to see beyond Rick's physical limitations. Dick and Judy would take Rick sledding... read full bio
Dylan Casey is a retired American professional cyclist, who rode for US Postal alongside Lance Armstrong. Casey won 12 major races with a team or on his own. He also competed in the Sydney Olympics and won a gold medal. He is a 2 time Professional National Time Trial Champion and won National Championships for both the Time Trial and... read full bio
Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer; this gentleman was legendary during his career. Erik Zabel last raced with Milram, one of the top pro cycling teams in the world. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history, it is also believed that... read full bio
Frankie Andreu is a former cyclist whose career highlights includes riding as team captain of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team. He also finished fourth in the Olympics Road Race. Frankie Andreu began his cycling career in track cycling, winning the individual pursuit during the Junior National Track Cycling Championships. He placed first in the National Track Cycling Championships. Andreu... read full bio
Gwen Jorgensen, a former accountant who is now known as the "Queen of Triathlon," has captured the attention of runners ever since she claimed the gold medal at the Olympics in Rio. This is because, during that outstanding performance, she blasted away during the running portion of the competition and recorded the day's quickest 10K time. Jorgensen became the first American to... read full bio
Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI Pro Tour Team Saxo Bank. Voigt is known as being affable with a propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton. He has worn the yellow jersey of the Tour de France... read full bio
The IRONMAN® Group's Executive Director of Global Safety and Security is John M. Bertsch. Director Bertsch oversees the preparation, response and recovery from disruptive events that can affect the workforce or the IRONMAN® Groups' international business operations. John's job includes putting into practice international standards for excellence in event production and safety for more than 300 participatory sporting events, such as... read full bio
At the age of 15, Justin Williams started riding competitively and fell in love with track racing. Within two years of taking up the sport, Justin Williams burst into the scene with two sprinting National Championship victories. As a young rider, he won several national medals in sprint events thanks to his explosiveness, speed and competitive nature. Along with his love... read full bio
Kevin Livingston was best known for his time as an American professional cyclist. During his eight-year career as a professional, Kevin raced for teams including Motorola, Cofidis, the US Postal Service and Team Telekom. He has participated in six Tours de France, in addition to many other competitions. Kevin peaked at 17th overall during one Tour de France. He later... read full bio
Mark Allen is a living legend in the world of endurance sports, best known for his incredible performances in the Ironman Triathlon, widely regarded as the world's most difficult one-day sporting event. The Ironman Hawaii takes place on the rough landscape of the Big Island of Hawaii and consists of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a rigorous 112-mile bike leg, and... read full bio
A solid young climber, Vermaut, a third-year professional, joins the USPS team following two seasons as a Belgian-based pro. Vermaut's climbing ability earned him the mountains jersey en route to finishing ninth overall last season at the Tour de l'Avenir, the world's top event for riders 23 years old and under. Vermaut also tasted victory twice, winning the final stage... read full bio
