
Jackie Tyson
Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).
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UCI Gravel World Championships: Florian Vermeersch turns silver into gold with dominant solo victory to claim world title in elite men's race
By Matilda Price, Jackie Tyson published
Results Distanced breakaway companion Frits Biesterbos settles for silver, Matej Mohorič takes bronze in Limburg

Tom Pidcock starting Gravel World Championships without seeing course and only riding new Pinarello bike 'a little bit'
By Matilda Price, Jackie Tyson published
News Brit racing in Limburg a day after sixth in Il Lombardia

Shirin van Anrooij feels 'my chance at the world title was taken away' as another Dutch rider helped close her solo lead at Gravel World Championships
By Jackie Tyson published
News 'I'm just really disappointed' says 23-year-old who saw her chance for any medal dissolve with 500 metres to go in Maastricht

'Strange tactics' help Lorena Wiebes grab rainbow jersey ahead of Dutch teammates at 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships
By Jackie Tyson published
News WorldTour sprinter closes down late breakaway ride by compatriot Shirin Van Anrooij with help from SD Worx teammate Julia Kopecký

UCI Gravel World Championships: Lorena Wiebes claims elite women's world title with sprint victory for dominant Dutch team
By Matilda Price, Jackie Tyson published
Results Marianne Vos sprints to silver medal, Silvia Persico settles for bronze in Limburg

'To race the highest level of the year, they should come here' – Dutch rider Jasper Ockeloen disappointed by absence of top US racers at UCI Gravel World Championships
By Jackie Tyson published
News Veteran gravel racer understands conflict for many competitors, who opt to stay in US for Life Time Grand Prix

'It's a shame that many of the best gravel cyclists don't prioritise World Championships' - Gravel Earth Series winner Magnus Bak Klaris expects road-heavy competition Sunday
By Jackie Tyson published
News The Rift winner prefers the rougher gravel outside Europe but offers compliments for technical Dutch course across southern Limburg

How to watch the UCI Gravel World Championships – TV & streaming information
By Jackie Tyson, Dani Ostanek published
How to watch Marianne Vos and Tom Pidcock are in the hunt for rainbow bands in the Netherlands – here's all the broadcast information for the 2025 Gravel World Championships.
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