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. On the bike, she has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.
Latest articles by Jackie Tyson

'It's annoying to be out-numbered like that' - Quinn Simmons lets his 'legs talk' with solo march on final lap for third USPro Road National title
By Jackie Tyson Published
News 25-year-old heads to Tour de France where 'my biggest dream of the whole season is to win a stage wearing this jersey'

UCI Gravel World Series: Winning runs for world champion Lorena Wiebes and Belgian champion Niels Vandeputte at Eislek Gravel Luxembourg
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson Published
Results Solo victory for Wiebes while men's race comes down to small group sprint on final cobbled climb

'I would trade all the prize money for safety' – Top gravel pros voice concerns about mayhem with media vehicles, intersections and feed zones
By Jackie Tyson Published
In-depth Bigger isn't always better as The Traka, Unbound Gravel and Leadville among races with close calls due to course chaos

'I didn't have a plan, just tried to survive' - Danish rider scores first-ever victory at Mountain Bike XCC World Series as veterans struggle in treacherous rain and mud
By Jackie Tyson Published
News Sina Frei outduels MTB world champion Jenny Rissveds in elite women's XCC contest at Saalfelden-Leogang

Mads Würtz Schmidt continues off-road dominance at Ranxo Gravel one week after Unbound 200 plunder, Life Time Grand Prix expands U23 rosters, and more - Gravel Bits
By Jackie Tyson Published
News FoCo Fondo in Colorado offers expanded scholarship program for para-athletes

'I think I punched my ticket' - Quinn Simmons confident stage win in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes race will earn him a fourth Tour de France start
By Jackie Tyson Published
News Lidl-Trek rider says bookend wins in 12 months at notable one-week European stage races career defining as US Pro road champion

'This rainstorm that came in changed everything' - An inventory of crashes, mechanicals and course chaos at a muddy 2026 edition of Unbound Gravel
By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Last updated
News From Lachlan Morton to Nicole Frain and Peter Stetina there were plenty of riders who had a spanner thrown in the works through the Flint Hills of Kansas

American Criterium Cup: Skylar Schneider and Dario Rapps win series openers for elite riders at Saint Francis Tulsa Tough
By Jackie Tyson Published
Results Kendall Ryan goes second in women's photo finish at Blue Dome Criterium on Friday night

Dwars door de Westhoek: Federica Venturelli wins reduced bunch sprint from breakaway
By Jackie Tyson Published
Results Lonneke Uneken and Marta Lach complete podium in Belgium

'I tried everything I could' - Former best young rider Antonia Niedermaier finally lands on the Giro d'Italia Women podium
By Jackie Tyson Published
News Canyon-SRAM rider uses 'poker face' and bold move on stage 9 mountain descent to earn GC podium spot

Brussels Cycling Classic: Jordi Meeus wins tight sprint after hectic finale
By Jackie Tyson Published
Results Several riders brought down by crashes in chaotic run to the line in Belgian capital

Gravel World Series: Wendy Oosterwoud and Anton Albrecht score first series wins of 2026 in Poland at Gravel Adventure
By Jackie Tyson Published
Results Romy Kasper earns a third World Series podium after top 10 at Unbound Gravel 200 a week ago

2026 Giro d'Italia Women stage 9 preview - Can Vollering deliver enough of a robust raid on a medium-mountain finale to overtake Van der Breggen?
By Jackie Tyson, Lyne Lamoureux Last updated
Stage Preview Saluzzo loop with three classified climbs leaves 145km to decide maglia rosa

Colorado Governor signs bill to honour legacy of Magnus White and 'turns tragedy to action'
By Jackie Tyson Published
News 'Magnus' Law' now requires law enforcement officers to investigate for impairment at the scene of crashes between cyclists or pedestrians and motor vehicles

'It was survival' - Romy Kasper shepherds PAS Racing teammate Morgan Aguirre through mud, rain, crashes, doubts and train stops at Unbound Gravel 200
By Jackie Tyson Published
News Kasper goes from wondering if her race was over to sprinting to seventh in the brutal conditions of first Unbound as Aguirre clinches 11th

Brody McDonald and Marlies Mejías earn omnium titles at Armed Forces Cycling Classic with consistent podium finishes at two-day event
By Lyne Lamoureux, Jackie Tyson Published
News Capital Cup 2025 winner Dario Rapps avoids finish line crash while USPro criterium champion Kendall Ryan wins Sunday to honour grandfather

'I made some beginner mistakes but I want to do it again' – Young Red Bull road pro Emil Herzog impresses on gravel debut with a top 10 at Unbound 200
By Dani Ostanek Published
News 'It was a super cool experience' says 21-year-old after shining as part of Specialized cast

Profound shakeups, spills, splashes and wild wheel changes at Unbound Gravel 2026 - Conclusions on what unravelled and what worked
By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published
Analysis Mother Nature dictated how unpredictable the 20th anniversary of Unbound 200 would be with 'biblical' weather

'You've got to at least try and win and defend it' - 2025 Unbound Gravel 200 champion Cameron Jones had the legs but succumbed to wrong line, clogged drivetrain
By Jackie Tyson Published
News Rider from New Zealand said his eyes suffered the most with ride that had its rewards – tenth place and a solid points haul in Life Time Grand Prix

'If I give him the wheel, he can win' – The story of Keegan Swenson's sacrifice to help Mads Würtz Schmidt triumph at Unbound Gravel 200
By Dani Ostanek, Jackie Tyson Published
News 2023 champion finishes fifth after linking up with road pro and Unbound debutant Emil Herzog for final run to Emporia

Unbound Gravel 200 women: Sofia Gomez Villafañe emerges from the mud to win gruelling 20th anniversary edition from five-way sprint
By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published
Results A second title for the 2022 winner, with Specialized Off-road teammate Geerike Schreurs second

Unbound Gravel 200 men: European Champion Mads Würtz Schmidt wins rainy, windy, muddy edition with epic solo
By Jackie Tyson, Laura Weislo Published
Results Matt Beers and Tobias Kongstad claim the podium positions

Unbound Gravel XL: Tour Divide record holder Robin Gemperle claims victory in horrible conditions, forced to walk for 21km
By Jackie Tyson, Laura Weislo Published
Results Svenja Betz wins women's division for second time, 34 minutes ahead of Maddy Nutt

Who will step up to challenge defending champions Karolina Migoń and Cameron Jones? – Analysing the Unbound 200 contenders
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson Last updated
Contenders Running a ruler over the key players in Emporia from former winners Sofia Gómez Villafañe and Keegan Swenson to a raft of riders hoping to make a new addition to the honour list

'Into the unknown' – Michael Woods steps into first Unbound with finishing as primary goal but top 10 would be 'super cool'
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson Published
News Former road professional says the 200+ mile event will 'be a big test of endurance but you never know – hopefully I can do well'
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