Hello everyone, I'm Danielle, the girl behind the microphone trying not to swear. Once a week I will chat to fellow girls (and sometimes guys) about their love of riding and being a girl in this mountain biking world. Bringing to life the girls you might follow on social media and revealing we all have so much more in common than you may think. You can expect a lot of 'me too' moments when we chat about real life and how biking helps us cope with adulting and navigating our daily lives. Ther ...
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SUPERHUMAN: The epitome of why your health is your wealth and ultimate freedom and how bikes give you the opportunity to ‘blend in’ and escape with Katie Love.
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Pod intro Imagine living with conditions that mean the thing that you love to do that brings you peace, sanity and good mental health is also the thing that will then knock you off your feet. Today I talk with Katie Love about living with EDS and TOS and despite this, having the fortitude to send it on her mountain bike and do what she can, when sh…
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𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲. With Emma Pursall
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Pod intro Bikes don't just give you all the feels when you are riding them, the whole world you enter into when you get hooked is just as beneficial. Hear a prime example of this from Emma, the guest in today’s pod. Em has been crowned the ultimate hype queen by the MTB community, boosting everyone’s confidence and passing on her infectious energy …
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What does it feel like to be recognised as a next generation World Class Downhill Mountain Bike Athlete? With Liv Taylor.
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Today I have the pleasure of chatting with Liv Taylor, a 12 year old superstar who is setting her sights on World class titles in Downhill Mountain Biking and is on track to get there. She is fearless, dedicated, determined and humble, and has recently been chosen for Madison Saracen's Youth Development Team, an amazing opportunity where they nurtu…
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Let's talk about Race. With Janine Ngaio.
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Today’s podcast is a very special episode with the most beautiful, courageous, heavenly human Janine. Janine trusted me to listen to her experiences about being a black woman and what life is like for her and the everyday racism she experiences and the impact this has on her. We also speak about the barriers that exist for black people and other pe…
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What goes into setting up a Mountain Bike Enduro Race Series and what do you do to encourage more women to sign up? With Richard Bunton of Western Bike Events.
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Pod intro Today I talk with Rich from Western Bike Events, a new MTB enduro series set in South Wales for 2023. We talk about how he set up this series and get an insight into the amount of work that goes into it. Rich wants to get more women to sign up to his enduro and we have an open chat about the barriers women can experience when thinking abo…
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SUPERHUMAN: A heart to heart with a member of the club NO ONE wants to be part of. Dealing with cancer, the aftermath and a guy's perspective on girls in the mtb world, with Murray Rawson.
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Today Murray and myself laugh our way through our cancer chaos and share insights into what life is like during and after a diagnosis. I think we mention mountain biking at some point. It goes deep but it is light hearted, a mini delve into the world of the Big C. Towards the end we talk about Murray's perspective on girls in mountain biking and he…
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With 18 years of biking under her belt, hear from one of the biggest senders on insta about her life on 2 wheels, the changes in mountain biking over the years and the things that still scare her. With ...
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Today I chat with Suzy Lacey about her awesome bike adventures and achievements over the last 18 years. Suzy has raced downhill world cups, 4x champs, Crankworx and hits humongous jumps to name a few. She has watched the mountain bike scene change over the years and seen more and more progression in female riders entering the sport. Suzy shares adv…
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How entering downhill races as a newer rider can really open up your mountain bike world, enable progression and most importantly enable you to make loads of new riding mates with Libby Goffredo.
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Today I am joined my Lib a pink obsessed mountain bike chick who got into the sport 2 years ago and is documenting her mtb progress on instagram, showcasing the highs and lows of progressing her riding. We chat about what it was like for Lib to build up a network of riding buddies after her relationship ended and how signing up to grass roots downh…
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𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 with Zoe Woodman.
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What is it really like to be a female in this mountain bike world? Find out Zoe's perspective, a working mum who loves her bike, has a young daughter who races mtb and is part of a female charity empowering more women to get outdoors. Zoe gives a broad view of her experiences and shares her knowledge and passion around closing the gender gap in our…
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What does it feel like to be a junior girl in the British Downhill racing scene with your eyes set on racing in the World Champs? How do you even get to the position to consider entering World Cup races ...
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What does it feel like to be a junior girl in the British Downhill racing scene with your eyes set on racing in the World Champs? How do you even get to the position to consider entering World Cup races as a privateer? And what is the secret to overcoming fear? The awesome, inspiring Molly Ruskin shares how the British mountain bike racing scene wo…
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SUPERHUMAN: The power of 2 wheels. How mountain biking makes Becky Coombes feel incredible despite living with MS.
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Superhuman episode: The power of two wheels. How mountain biking allows Bex to feel amazing, despite living with MS. Today I chat with Becky Coombes about MS, multiple sclerosis; from diagnosis to a first date and then falling in love (with mountain biking first, obvs). Becky shares about how mountain biking now plays a pivotal role in managing her…
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The discipline, motivation and dedication needed to get race fit for the British Army Enduro MTB Team 2023 with Jess Greenhalgh
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Today I chat with Jess Greenhalgh about how mountain biking became a “thing” for her and how she is going from strength to strength in a relatively short space of time. Jess is a member of the British Army and has been chosen to represent their Enduro MTB team for 2023 and will compete in the British National Enduro Series this year. What a boss. W…
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Mountain biking; so much more than just riding a bike with Mishy Cockayne.
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Mountain biking isn’t just about riding your bike. It is so much more than that. It becomes part of your identity, creates a sense of belonging and gives you access to a ready made community, no matter where you are. This is what I chat about with Mishy, a snowboard fanatic and outdoor lover. Mishy shares what it was like coming over to the UK from…
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Motherhood, bad habits, a confused sense of purpose, burnout and bikes.
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How rekindling an old love of bikes formed a pivotal part of Janine's road to recovery after motherhood, bad habits and a confused sense of purpose lead to a complete physical and mental burnout. This is what I chat about in today's episode with the wonderful, soulful Janine, who openly shares the path that lead her back to bikes at the young age o…
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The power of vulnerability and being brave, oh and breaking your neck with Sarah Munton.
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“But what happens if I lose mountain biking?” This is the question this week's guest; Sarah Munton, asked herself when making the brave decision to leave a relationship and move back home to the UK from New Zealand. Faced with this prospect and trying to go it alone when back home, Sarah openly shares, how despite exposing herself to the fear of be…
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Why aren't more women entering mountain bike races and what can event organisers and the industry do to change that with Tess Cakebread - Brown??
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Why aren’t there more women signing up for mountain bike races in the UK? What are the common barriers we experience and what can event organisers and the industry do to encourage more women to enter? This is what I chat about in today’s episode with Tess Cakebread-Brown . Tess shares her experiences with entering races and what it is like to stand…
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Mountain biking, mental health and women only communities with Shawnee Finlayson
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How can mountain biking help your mental health and why are women only events and communities so important in the mountain bike world? This is what I chat about with the hilarious Shawnee in today's episode. Shawnee is the founder of Shred Like A Girl, a women only mountain bike clothing brand and global community of girl shredders, originally from…
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