The Tudor Pro Cycling Team Is Hitting The Gravel!

Tudor Pro Cycling Team riders Jan Stöckli and Simon Pellaud now form the Gravel Division, a specialized unit within the Tudor Pro Cycling Team that’s purely focused on winning gravel races around the globe. While racing on gravel has been around since the beginning of competitive cycling, it was in 2022 that the UCI committed to sanctioning both the Gravel World Series and the UCI Gravel World Championships. This bolstered the popularity of the sport and took its global recognition to an entirely new level.

The Gravel Division will be competing on both the European and American circuits, participating in a number of prominent races.

The Tudor Pro Cycling Team’s partners are also supplying the Gravel Division with their race-winning wares; Stöckli and Pellaud will be competing with the BMC Kaius 01, a specialized gravel-focused model equipped with top-of-the-line components, like the DT Swiss GRC 1100 wheelset and the SRAM RED XPLR AXS groupset.

Spearheading Tudor Pro Cycling’s gravel debut are Swiss riders Simon Pellaud (33) and Jan Stöckli (26). Their presence reflects the team’s ambitions to compete at the highest level on two continents—targeting major events across the American and European gravel scenes, including the iconic Life Time Grand Prix series, Spain’s The Traka and several UCI Gravel Series events. With different backgrounds and experiences, the two riders will form a unique duo at some races but will also be lining up at the start of separate events. At each of them, they will be confronted with the reality of the discipline, in terms of tactics, mechanics, self-management and organization.

“Gravel is more than just a trend—it’s a growing discipline that aligns perfectly with our philosophy,” said Raphael Meyer, CEO of Tudor Pro Cycling. “It’s about grit and pushing limits. By embracing gravel, we’re expanding what it means to be a modern cycling Team and giving an additional layer to our Born To Dare approach.”

While road remains Tudor’s core, gravel offers a fresh frontier: unpredictable terrain, adventure and a unique global community. The Team views it not only as an opportunity for podiums, but also for storytelling and connection.

For Simon Pellaud, it was the right opportunity to race Gravel at the right time: “This new chapter in my career has come at the perfect time. I'm far from being a retired road cyclist, and I prepared for this season in the same way I've prepared for every season in the past. My “Grinta” is intact and I'm here to perform at my best.” As a proof of his great preparation, Simon already rode to victory twice this season, at Trans Cordillera stage race in his adopted country of Colombia, and a week later at the UCI Gravel Series in Brasil.

Discovering new ground is also a great motivation to Jan Stöckli: “I love the sense of adventure and the opportunity to explore new places, and that’s exactly what gravel racing is about. This team isn’t just about racing to win; we want to share our experiences and adventures with others, and that’s what excites me.”

Tudor Pro Cycling will make their first Gravel appearance with Simon Pellaud at the Life Time Grand Prix Sea Otter Classics (USA) on Thursday 10 April 2025.