CARTER ANDERSON

Years Racing Professionally: 2
Years with Ventum: 2
Home Base: Eagle Mountain, UT
Discipline: Gravel
2025 Goals: Stay healthy and enjoy my time on the bike training and racing
2024 Result Highlights: 10th place BWR California
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: I got married August 22nd
Favorite Race: BWR California
Unpopular Opinion: Gravel races don’t need to be 200 miles

IVY AUDRAIN

Years Racing Professionally: 8
Years with Ventum: 2
Home Base: San Francisco, CA
Discipline: Road, Cyclocross, Bikepacking
2025 Goals: To set a FKT at the Minigami (500 miles around Lake Michigan)
2024 Result Highlights: 1st Place in the River City Omnium, 1st in the Golden Gate Park OBF CX, and 1st in the TNT Criterium
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: Completing three tours from Jacksonville to Key West, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and a portion of the Tour Divide!
Unpopular Opinion: Aero bars on gravel bikes are wack

JOHN BORSTELMANN

Years Racing Professionally: 7
Years with Ventum: 3
Home Base: San Luis Obispo, CA
Discipline: Gravel & Road
2025 Goals: Win a big one like Mid South, UNBOUND, SBT GRVL, Gravel Worlds, Big Sugar. And finish top ten overall in the LTGP
2024 Result Highlights: 3rd Place at Mid South, 2nd at Gravel Nationals, and 1st Place at Stage 1 of Vuelta Costa Rica
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: World Championships in Flanders. It was epic to be there and witness the enthusiasm of the multitudes of fans
Unpopular Opinion: Mechanical shifting is superior to electronic shifting

ZACH CALTON

Years Racing Professionally: 2
Years with Ventum: 2
Home Base: Ogden, UT
Discipline: Road, Cyclocross, Bikepacking
2025 Goals: Top 10 at LTGP, Podium at Leadville, and Top 10 at Unbound
2024 Result Highlights: 4th Place at BWR AZ, 9th Place at Sea Otter, 10th Place at Leadville, and 1st Place in Park City’s Point-to-Point
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: I got engaged to partner Lexi! I also got into baking bread and pastries
Favorite Race: Crusher in the Tushar
Unpopular Opinion: A dusty gravel start is as scary than any mtb feature!

EMMA GRANT

Years Racing Professionally: 3
Years with Ventum: 4
Home Base: Christchurch NZ
Discipline: Gravel
2025 Goals: Win races, and if that's not possible, land on podiums!
2024 Result Highlights: Unbound top 20, 8th at SBT GRVL, and wins at CO2UT, Crooked Gravel, Salida 75, and Gunni Grinder
Favorite Race: The allure is strongest towards Unbound whether that also means 'favorite' is debatable!
Unpopular Opinion: It would be lovely if we didn't have to eat so much CHO sugary yuck in races and have so many dental procedures at the end of the season. Let's all agree to fuel on real food and maybe knock it back a few mph?

EMILY NEWSOM

Years Racing Professionally: 7
Years with Ventum: 2
Home Base: Fort Worth, TX
Discipline: Gravel
2025 Goals: To race with confidence and embrace the pain
2024 Result Highlights: 5th at Santa Valle prologue, 3rd at BWR Utah, 4th at BWR Triple Crown, and 3rd at Gravel Worlds
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: Adopting our puppy Lucky! Cooking and baking. Spending a lot of time with my daughter.
Favorite Race: Santa Vall
Unpopular Opinion: Toast & eggs topped with honey and a bit of hot sauce

MARC SPRATT

Years Racing Professionally: 3
Years with Ventum: 3
Home Base: Salt Lake City, UT
Discipline: Gravel / Offroad
2025 Goals: Podium at Gravel Nationals
2024 Result Highlights: Winning Crooked Gravel and getting on podium at Robidoux Rendevous
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: I've started learning Spanish!
Favorite Race: Big Sugar
Unpopular Opinion: Almost everyone running super narrow bars is less aero because they don't have the strength or discipline to avoid sticking their elbows out like chicken wings

NATHAN SPRATT

Years Racing Professionally: 3
Years with Ventum: 3
Home Base: Salt Lake City, UT
Discipline: Gravel / Offroad
2025 Goals: Staying HEALTHY and getting on podium at Gravel Nationals
2024 Result Highlights: Coming back from a lengthy illness and actually getting to race
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: Rebuilding my Corvette. Gotta love good ole American horsepower
Favorite Race: Crusher in the Tushar
Unpopular Opinion: Chasing 40 hr weeks on the bike is the equivalent of ego lifting in the gym. Nobody thinks you're cool and you're being unproductive!

KYLE TRUDEAU

Years Racing Professionally: 8
Years with Ventum: 3
Home Base: Tucson, AZ
Discipline: Gravel
2025 Goals: A BWR AZ podium, Top 5 at Big Sugar, and to finish the race season in good racing form
2024 Result Highlights: 5th at BWR AZ; 4th at BWR Triple Crown; and 3rd at Foco Fondo
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: I was hired as manager at a newly acquired bike shop in Tucson and increased revenue 40% year over year
Favorite Race: BWR AZ
Unpopular Opinion: I am a bike racer, not an influencer

CAROLINE TORY

Years Racing Professionally: 3
Years with Ventum: 3
Home Base: Aspen, CO
Discipline: Gravel
2025 Goals: Having a healthy pregnancy and baby and continuing to ride my bike as much as possible while on this new adventure. I’m hoping to race at Spirit World 100 in Patagonia, AZ three months postpartum
2024 Result Highlights: Top 20 in the Life Time Grand Prix overall. 2nd at the Park City Point 2 Point
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: Going on my honeymoon in Girona!
Favorite Race: Unbound
Unpopular Opinion: The more muddy and heinous the weather at Unbound the better

JASON WEST

Years Racing Professionally: 11
Years with Ventum: 5
Home Base: Boulder, Colorado
Discipline: Triathlon
2025 Goals: T100 Series and 70.3 World Championships
2024 Result Highlights: 5th at T100 Las Vegas and 7th at T100 Miami
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: Expecting our first child in May
Favorite Race: St. Anthony's
Unpopular Opinion: We should get rid of smart phones

JACKSON LAUNDRY

Years Racing Professionally: 10
Years with Ventum: 5
Home Base: Guelph, Ontario
Discipline: Long Course Triathlon
2025 Goals: Top 5 in the IM Pro Series and Top 5 at IM 70.3 World Championship
2024 Result Highlights: Winning Ironman 70.3 Michigan, 2nd at Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga, 3rd at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside. Qualifying & racing at Ironman Kona
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: Spent more time traveling after races to take advantage of all the great places I get to visit
Unpopular Opinion: Riding the trainer will build more fitness than riding outside

CODY BEALS

Years Racing Professionally: 12
Years with Ventum: 10
Home Base: Guelph, Ontario
Discipline: Long-distance Triathlon
2025 Goals: Top-10 in the IRONMAN PRO Series
2024 Result Highlights: 2nd IRONMAN Chattanooga
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: I built a backyard training studio from the ground up
Unpopular Opinion: Focusing on shorter races can be more fun and fulfilling, despite triathlon's obsession with the full distance

JOCELYN MCCAULEY

Years Racing Professionally: 10
Years with Ventum: 4
Home Base: Boise, Idaho
Discipline: Long Course Triathlon
2025 Goals: Win at least 1 race and improve my top 10 result at World Champs
2024 Result Highlights: 3rd at IMNZ and finally fixing my knee that's been holding me back a bit in training and racing
2024 Non-Race Related Highlight: Backpacking in New Zealand, Exploring Idaho on summer weekends, LOTS of gymnastics meets for my oldest daughter
Favorite Race: Ironman New Zealand!!!!
Unpopular Opinion: Riding outside isn't fun if it's below 
50 degrees