About
The Big Ring Report — bigringreport.com
The Editor
Ian Gross — Editor-in-Chief
Ian Gross has spent more than two decades inside professional cycling — as a racer, a consultant, and an industry professional who has worked across the full spectrum of the sport. He has raced at the amateur and masters level, advised cycling brands on product and market strategy, and followed the professional peloton closely enough to know when a press release is worth reading and when it isn't.
The Big Ring Report is his answer to a problem he encountered every morning: too many tabs, too many newsletters, too much noise. The site exists to do the filtering work so that riders — whether they're following the WorldTour, shopping for a new gravel bike, or tracking the business of the sport — can get the signal without the static.
Ian's editorial perspective is shaped by his experience on both sides of the industry: he knows what a genuinely significant product launch looks like versus a rebranded press kit, and he knows which race results carry weight beyond the podium ceremony. That judgment is what drives every curation decision on this site.
Contact: [email protected]
The Signal, Not the Noise.
The Big Ring Report was founded on a simple premise: cycling media is loud, cluttered, and increasingly difficult to navigate. Between the autoplay videos and the sea of press releases, the stories that actually matter to riders often get buried.
We are a daily, human-curated news briefing designed for the serious cyclist. We don't just aggregate links — we sift through the global peloton of news to find the critical race updates, the genuine tech breakthroughs, and the industry shifts that impact how you ride. Every story that appears on this site has been reviewed by a human editor before it goes live.
Whether it's a WorldTour GC shakeup, a deep-dive into drivetrain longevity, or a significant business move in the cycling industry, we provide the context and the editorial take so you can spend less time scrolling and more time in the big ring.
What We Are
The Big Ring Report is a daily cycling news briefing that aggregates the best journalism from across the cycling media landscape — road racing, mountain biking, gravel, gear, technology, and the business of the sport — into a single, easy-to-scan front page. We publish updates multiple times daily, every day of the year.
We do not reproduce the full text of any third-party article. Every headline on this site links directly to the original publisher. Our goal is to surface the stories that matter and send readers to the outlets that broke them. Original editorial content on this site — including article analyses, category briefings, and The Briefing column — is written by Ian Gross and clearly identified as such.
Editorial Mission & Coverage Criteria
Cycling is a global sport with a fragmented media ecosystem. Race previews live on one site, gear reviews on another, industry news somewhere else entirely. The Big Ring Report exists to solve that problem — one front page, all the cycling news worth reading, updated throughout the day.
Stories are selected based on three criteria: significance (does this matter to a serious cyclist?), source quality (is this from a credible, established outlet with editorial standards?), and timeliness (is this genuinely new information, or a rehash of something already covered?). Stories that fail any of these tests are excluded regardless of how widely they are being shared.
We cover four areas of the sport:
- Racing News — professional road, gravel, cyclocross, and mountain bike racing from around the world, including WorldTour, UCI ProSeries, and major amateur events
- Products & Gear — bike reviews, component tests, apparel, and equipment from leading outlets; we prioritise long-term tests and independent reviews over manufacturer-supplied content
- Tech & Innovation — training science, power data, aerodynamics, bike fitting, and cycling technology; we focus on developments with practical implications for real riders
- Business & Industry — brand news, sponsorships, team transfers, and the commercial side of the sport; we cover the stories that explain why the sport looks the way it does
Editorial Standards
The Big Ring Report aggregates content from established cycling media outlets with their own editorial standards, fact-checking processes, and journalistic practices. We do not alter, misrepresent, or selectively quote from the articles we link to. Short editorial summaries and analyses on this site are clearly labelled as our own commentary and are not presented as quotes from the original articles.
We do not accept payment for editorial placement. Sources are selected based on editorial quality, publishing consistency, and relevance to our coverage areas. We maintain a curated list of active sources and review it regularly. If a source consistently publishes low-quality, promotional, or inaccurate content, it is removed.
Original editorial content — including The Briefing column and article analyses — reflects the views of the editor and is clearly distinguished from aggregated third-party journalism.
If you believe any content on this site misrepresents your publication's work, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will address it promptly.
Our Sources
The Big Ring Report currently aggregates content from more than 25 cycling media outlets, including CyclingNews, CyclingTips, BikeRadar, VeloNews, Escape Collective, road.cc, Cycling Weekly, Pinkbike, DC Rainmaker, Bikepacking.com, The Radavist, Bikerumor, Singletracks, Enduro-MTB, MBR, and others. All sources are credited by name on every article link.
We do not scrape paywalled content. All articles aggregated by this site are publicly accessible at their source URLs. We actively seek out high-quality independent cycling journalism and welcome source suggestions from readers.
Ownership & Independence
The Big Ring Report is an independently owned and operated publication, founded and edited by Ian Gross. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or editorially influenced by any cycling brand, team, race organiser, or media company. Editorial decisions are made independently by the editor.
The site carries advertising and may include affiliate links. Advertising relationships do not influence which sources are included or which stories are featured. Affiliate links are disclosed in accordance with our Affiliate Disclosure policy.
Publishing Schedule
The Big Ring Report publishes a fresh briefing multiple times daily — every day of the year, including race weekends and holidays. The site is updated automatically and monitored for accuracy. The Briefing, our weekly editorial column, publishes each Monday morning with original commentary on the week ahead in cycling.
Contact
For editorial enquiries, source suggestions, corrections, or DMCA notices, please contact us:
- Editorial: [email protected]
- DMCA / Copyright: [email protected]
- Advertising: [email protected]
- General: [email protected]
You can also reach us via the homepage.