Amazing Race Season 34 Cast Includes Big Brother Couple, ESPN Analyst and Long-Lost Twins — Get First Look

34th race of amazing race Many will offer franchise firsts – with the introduction of an international starting line.

When the veteran CBS reality competition returns with its milestone 400th episode on Wednesday, September 21 (now airing later on 10/9c), 12 globe-trotting teams will travel to Munich, Germany to begin the race .

Season 34 is also doing away with the non-elimination legs. According to the official release, “With one team eliminated at the end of each stage, this will be one of the most grueling races in the show’s history.” Additionally, “teams will be surprised when host Phil Keoghan teases a game-changing element in the first leg of the race.”

Select locations this season include Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Iceland and Nashville. Racers will also visit Jordan’s ancient city of Petra, “where teams will ride a train and experience scenes reminiscent of the 1963 Oscar-winning film Lawrence of Arabia, perform Jordanian folk dances and learn the Arabic alphabet.”

The cast, which was first revealed on Wednesday, includes big brother 23 The couple Derek Xiao and Claire Rehfuss, New York Jets head coach from ESPN analyst Rex Ryan, and a pair of long-lost twins. Scroll down for a closer look at the new racers – and be sure to press PLAY on each one to see their intro clips – then Tell us which one you’d root for in the comments.