“YOU CAN’T BE WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE”

There is no hiding that mountain biking attracts more men than women, and especially when you look at the number of participants in races. Having boys and men to ride with has always been part of life for me ever since I started aged 14, and I attribute a lot of my success and skill from trying to aspire to be like them and keep up and copy them, and that is something I encourage all young female racers to do. But I feel we are seeing a shift.

There are now so many more women mountain bikers out in the forests and on the trails and this is only going to continue to grow as more women see other women on bikes. The saying ‘you can’t be what you don’t see’ is one I heard recently, and it really stuck with me. More women riders means more visibility, which means more women will be encouraged to