| Team | Liv Factory Racing |
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| Birth date | February 20, 1995 |
| Location | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada |
| Birthplace | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| What are some of your favorite places to ride locally? | Tzouhalem in Duncan, Vedder in Chilliwack, and Harper in Kamloops. |
| What is your specialty? | Mountain Bike Cross Country Rider |
| What are some of your notable cycling career results and/or achievements? |
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| What is your favorite event on your calendar? | Mont Sainte Anne - having World Cup finals in Canada will be a super cool way to end the season! |
| What's your favorite Liv bike? | Brava. There's something special about the sharp snappy race feel of a cyclocross bike, the sleek finish, and then the absurd amount of fun you can have racing and testing the limits of a dropbar rig. |
| What is your favorite Liv gear? | Toolshed 13 mini-tool. There's a lot of multi-tools out there and it's just solid, reliable, and nicely tensioned so easy to use. |
| Why do you ride? | I love riding to challenge myself to improve - to become fitter and faster, to be outdoors and explore, and just enjoy the sensation of being in motion. |
| When did you first realize you loved cycling? | Re-discovering mountain biking after university while working at a bike shop in the summer. I didn't have a bike at the time, but one of the guys at the shop lent me a singlespeed which I started riding and racing at the weekly local series. |
| Is there a woman in your life who has played an important role in your cycling journey? | I feel extremely lucky to have found Catharine Pendrel and Sandra Walter as friends and mentors in 2019 when I started racing the World Cup. They've both had incredibly long, successful careers as leaders in Canadian mountain biking. |
| What do you wish you knew when you were starting out as a cyclist? | I think I entered the sport in a very healthy way and have enjoyed learning along the way, I wouldn't wish a different path from where I started. |
| Who inspires you? | People who work relentlessly to become better. No matter the level, you can see when someone is committed to working on their dream. |
| What does the future of cycling look like to you? | I think it looks like a space where everyone is welcome and there is more emphasis on inclusion than elitism. |
| How do you hope to have an impact on the next generation of cyclists? | As a leader by example... By being connected and involved in my community so the next generation see me part of the same circles as them, not just a racer on the results sheets or behind a screen. |
| What have been the biggest barriers for you so far in your cycling journey, and how have you navigated/ overcome them? | The biggest barrier in my cycling career has been my willingness to accept risk - on the bike, and in my commitment to being a bike racer. I think acknowledging the progress I've made and not being unnecessarily critical of myself has helped me feel more legitimate as a professional racer. The same goes for my time working in bike shops; realizing that I am competent and valued in these spaces. |
