"I was born in Matane, Quebec. I come from a background of skateboarding and snowboarding, but I didn’t start cycling until the age of 17. I spent a few years racing for Team Canada as an amateur rider while I was a college student at the University of Sherbrooke. After graduating in 2003, I spent a season cycling full-time to try and achieve my dream of becoming a pro cyclist."

Bruno Langlois

"I got started cycling at a very young age. My dad raced on the regional circuit around Colorado and our "family vacations" always involved traveling to a local race. I fell in love with cycling right from the get-go and from before I can remember, I was obsessed with racing. The speed, tactics, metrics, and emotions that went into every race fascinated me and that fascination gave me the fuel to work my way up the ranks. At the age of 15 I begged Jonathan Vaughters to give me a spot on the 5280 development team and — with the exception of a "study abroad" year in 2008 with the French team Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille — I've been with the Ride Argyle squad ever since."

Alex Howes

"I grew up in Boulder, CO, home of the Coors Classic stage race of the '80s. From the age of 15 my path was clear the first time I pinned on a number: I was now and forever a bike racer. I went home, shaved my legs, and began to devour everything I could about the sport."

Colby Pearce

"I’m Emma, half New Zealander and half British, but I've always loved cycling wholeheartedly. I was studying sports performance in the UK and racing here and there on the national scene when I got offered a pro-contract in the US with Tibco in 2014. I leapt at the chance, moved my life out to Colorado and never really looked back. I've raced six seasons as a pro rider, working with different coaches and getting to grips with my own specialisms. I really shine on the climbs and know what going uphill is about - I got 9th on GC at the Tour of California in 2019, making most of my time on Mount Baldy."

Emma Grant

“I've tried to juggle professional racing and adventure cycling for the last four, five years. The opportunity to combine both those passions, essentially racing and exploration on a bike, that's what really speaks to me. To explore that mix and see where that gets us."

Lachlan Morton

Growing up in Bozeman, Montana, I started cycling at the age of 10. When I was 16 I joined the 5280 junior team run by Jonathan Vaughters, who is now CEO of EF Pro Cycling. I competed in my first Tour de France with the HTC-Highroad team in 2011 and earned the King of the Mountains jersey after stage 8, becoming the second American (after Greg LeMond!) to earn the jersey in the history of the Tour.

Tejay van Garderen

"I'm based in New Zealand and have spent the last 10 years coaching with national track teams specialising in Team Pursuit and bunch racing and road - I have had the privilege of coaching the New Zealand Men's team at world championships and more recently the Canadian Women's Team at the Tokyo Olympics."

Matt Shallcrass

"I grew up in a suburb of Dallas and now live in Dallas. As a kid I played softball and basketball. In middle school I remember just wanting to make every team. When I began high school I decided to only focus only on basketball, but when basketball season was over my coach convinced me to run track to stay in shape. That’s where my love for endurance sports began. I've now been a pro for over 10 years and ride for EF Education-TIBCO-SVB. My philosophy for training is consistency and dedication."

Lauren Stephens

"Since I was born, cycling was never far off.  Growing up, watching the Tour De France with my dad, going on a holiday in France and cheering for the World Champion Johan Museeuw… I come from a family with 5 children, we all felt the same love for cycling and all became cyclists in youth categories."

Ken Vanmarcke

"I grew up in Canberra, Australia learning to ride my bike on the track and road with the local club. The city and community was truly what got me started and in love with just riding my bike. For me it was an escape. If I was frustrated at home after school, I’d grab my mountain bike and just go and “play”. This is when I found out how important movement and exercise really was for me as a person."

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