Who are the big 6 in cycling depends on context, but in professional road cycling, the big 6 refers to the six most dominant male riders of the current era from 2020 to 2025 who have dominated Grand Tours and Monuments. These are Tadej Pogacar from Slovenia who has won multiple Tour de France titles and is considered the best all-rounder, Jonas Vingegaard from Denmark who is a two-time Tour de France winner, Primoz Roglic from Slovenia who has won multiple Vueltas, Remco Evenepoel from Belgium who is world champion and Vuelta winner, Mathieu van der Poel from Netherlands who dominates classics and cyclo-cross, and Wout van Aert from Belgium who is an all-rounder dominating sprints and classics. In a historical sense, the big 6 can also refer to the biggest bicycle brands, which are Giant, Trek, Specialized, Merida, Cannondale and Cube by global sales volume. In Australian cycling participation, the big 6 disciplines governed by AusCycling are road, track, mountain bike cross-country, mountain bike downhill, BMX racing and BMX freestyle. In the bicycle manufacturing industry, the big 6 component makers are Shimano, SRAM, Campagnolo, Bosch for e-bike motors, Fox and RockShox for suspension. The most commonly used big 6 in media today is the group of six male superstars who have made road cycling extremely popular, often compared to the big three in tennis.
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