What is your peak?

And you, what is your peak?

Your quest, your goal, the ultimate sporting peak you’ve been chasing since you first got on a bike. Whatever your discipline, everyone sets a goal — one defined by their own perception of pushing personal limits. And that goal can only be reached through relentless discipline, every single day. It becomes the solid foundation upon which you build the best version of yourself.
This summit is an inner journey. A search for meaning, for self — almost philosophical: what drives you, every day, to get back on your bike despite the constraints, the fatigue, even injuries?

Professional athletes are no exception to this reflection. Their personal journey constantly faces adversity: pushing physical and mental limits, shining after injury, carving their own path, or triumphing at the finish line after years of drought — each sees a different summit, one unique to their sport and personality. It is in this inner mirror, where the spirit of elite performance is reflected, that we invite you to dive each week through a series of twelve exceptional portraits.
An intimate and personal spotlight — as captivating as it is inspiring!

Max Poole – Throwing Everything into the Fight

Cyclist and warrior — the analogy is well-founded. Cycling is a constant battle that reveals the bravest characters and the boldest attitudes. Max Poole belongs to that caste of gladiators who never give up. He is part of a new generation that goes all-in at every race and only counts the rewards once the finish line is crossed. The 22-year-old Brit, a specialist in stage races, approaches both the physical and mental battle with precocious intensity: for him, victory is only conceivable at the end of a long process of total commitment, where one must give everything. Winning, yes — but only if it means leaving an indelible mark on the race. Max Poole possesses that chivalrous flair, a rare weapon that could lead him to the sport’s greatest victories — including Grand Tours?

Marta Cavalli – Whispers to the Body and Mind

It is a complex, almost mystical connection that binds the body to the mind—one that every athlete relies on to push through pain. Marta Cavalli deeply understands the need to nurture this intimate dependence, drawing from deep within to find the strength to rise higher. Thanks to her experience, the Italian puncheur knows how to “speak” to her legs in order to push past those thresholds of pain that hold back performance. She constantly whispers kind chants to her body, seeking a virtuous sense of well-being through personal balance. Once this stability is achieved, results follow: it is this approach that led her to triumph in the biggest classics on the calendar (notably the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne). And it is also with this mindset that she now dreams of once again stepping onto the podium of her home Grand Tour!

Oscar Onley – Attack in His Blood

When young Oscar is asked in his small hometown of Kelso what he dreams of becoming one day, his answer is striking: a breakaway cyclist. His attacking spirit was born early. And with it, a young athlete who, despite his precocity, refuses to blend into the invisible mass of the peloton. Oscar Onley carves out his path with this philosophy always in mind: wasn’t it through relentless pure-climber skirmishes that he earned his stage win at the Tour de Suisse and his 3rd place overall? Yet, the Scot is aiming higher, further, grander—and wants to be remembered only for his boldness. The Grand Tours, with their three weeks of electrifying racing, seem destined to become (or are already becoming) his playground for daring moves. With some major feats in store? Without a doubt. See you on the Tour de France, Oscar!

Louis Jeandel – The Conqueror at the Gates of the Summit

Some second-place finishes feel like victories—so deeply fulfilling they make you forget the bitterness of a silver medal. Louis Jeandel was Enduro Vice World Champion last year in Italy (the first in history). And today? He’s not coming back to defend that spot or that now-too-humble metal. He’s coming back to rebuild everything, in his own way, with his Spicy CF and the killer instinct of a trail warrior whose piercing blue eyes are locked on gold. Because Louis Jeandel never surrenders—neither in the face of adversity nor injury. His conquering spirit keeps him riding toward the ultimate prize. In World Cup rounds and in life, it’s this unique warrior mindset that drives him to reach his own personal and athletic summit. A summit that’s just waiting to be conquered—once again—with the capture of the rainbow jersey!

Rachele Barbieri – Resilience as a Finish Line

There are invisible victories. The quieter ones that unfold far from the spotlight, on the roads of doubt and the slopes of discouragement. Rachele Barbieri – athlete of Team Picnic PostNL and a sprinter with a huge heart – knows every twist and turn of that winding path that leads to triumph. A world champion on the track at just 20 years old, this early talent has always brushed shoulders with greatness in velodromes.

But then the wooden track gave way to the less forgiving tarmac, where a remarkable resilience was born in the Italian rider. Rachele drew from a deep well – her belief in herself and the silence of solitary effort – to return to the forefront of the cycling scene. She rose again to be where she feels most alive: in the heart of the chaos of a sprint, legs burning and eyes locked on the finish line.

Pavel Bittner - Balance is the Key to the Top

Pavel Bittner is a perfectionist. An idealist who believes in doing things right and leaving nothing to chance — unpredictability has no place in his world. Nutrition, training, family life, and mental-bike balance: the Czech rider approaches every detail with a fresh and thoroughly modern mindset. He draws strength from those around him — from the energy of his loved ones and from a meditative practice both on and off the bike — giving him an edge that could lead him to victory in the world’s biggest races.
For him, balance between professional and personal life is the very definition of success. And it shows in his results, with hard-fought victories, notably at the 2024 Vuelta.

This young puncheur, with his powerful, refined style, doesn’t let anyone intimidate him: the stability he’s found with his Xelius DRS is his ticket to the sport’s most prestigious events.