She is married to former professional Danish road bicycle racer Bjarne Riis who won the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank.
For many years the (now defunct) Leeds Classic race saw internationally renowned riders (many of them, such as Bjarne Riis, veterans of the Tour de France, hence the moniker Le Col de Moss) tackling the climb.
Jacob Riis | Bjarne Stroustrup | Povl Riis-Knudsen | Bjarne Riis | Bjarne Nerem | Bjarne Melgaard | Bjarne Brøndbo | Bjarne Henning-Jensen |