Sandra Walter

Coquitlam, B.C., Canada

Vancouver, B.C., Canada

MTB XCO

• 12x participation at World Championships
• 4x Canada Cup Series Champion
• 2015 Canadian XC MTB Marathon Champion
• 14 Canadian Championship medals
• First Alternate for Team Canada - 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Pique Advanced Pro 29 0

My parents encouraged me to be physically active all my life. Before I could walk, I tagged along on hikes or ski days in a backpack carried on my dad's back. Before I could ride a bike, I rode aboard a carrier on his bike. Once I could ride on my own, family outings quickly expanded to two-wheeled day trips. when I was 8 years old, I went on my first multi-day cycling trip, carrying my own gear. In the 90s, when I was in high school, mountain biking and singletrack riding had blown up and I bought my first real mountain bike so I could join a group of my guy friends who were riding trails near my house. After a while, they recognized my abilities and encouraged me to try racing in the local high school series. The rest is history.

Bringing my best everyday... as well as encouraging girls and women to discover the awesomeness of riding bikes!

Dream big.

Cycling helps me maintain my strong connection to nature and it challenges me physically, mentally and technically. It's a vehicle for discovering new places. If I'm having a bad day, all I need to do is get on my bike and everything feels right again. Cycling has helped me find my tribe and a place I truly feel I belong.

I'm inspired by my teammates and all of the women behind Liv. They are truly dauntless and unapologetic in their dedication to promoting and advancing women's cycling.

I'm an excellent speller.

I've learned that no matter how prepared I think I am, something might happen that I couldn't expect, so it's important to have a Plan B, and C, and D....