Kate Courtney and Paving the Way for Future Racers | The Changing Gears Podcast [Ep 1]

Kate Courtney (she/her) is a professional cross-country mountain bike racer from Marin County, California. Kate is an Olympian, World Champion, and World Cup Overall Winner who currently competes for the Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team. Beyond racing, Kate is a Stanford Graduate, passionate writer and speaker, and dedicated advocate for getting more girls on bikes. In this episode of The Changing Gears Podcast, Kate and DZ talk about when she realized she needed to give back, starting the Sparkle On Foundation, and some fun stories like how she rode her bike to her own wedding. Learn more about Kate’s Sparkle On Scholarship here: https://nationalmtb.org/sparkle-on-sc... Learn more about Little Bellas, mentoring on mountain bikes, here: https://littlebellas.com/ Catch up with Kate: Website: https://katecourtney.com/ Instagram:   / kateplusfate   ⇩⇩⇩ Subscribe to the SRAM channel so you don't miss any Change Gears episodes. https://bit.ly/3hZPQOg World Bicycle Relief: https://www.sram.com/en/company/about... Work at SRAM: https://www.sram.com/en/company/careers SRAM MTB Instagram:   / srammtb   SRAM Road Instagram:   / sramroad   SRAM LinkedIn:   / sram-llc   MB01BGYMQ217AGB