Dirt Magic - Ladies in Cycling

On this episode of Dirt Magic we delve into the world of ladies in cycling. From recreational rolling to world class competition, we will explore the successes and challenges that young girls to seasoned pros must navigate from everyday riding to standing on the podium. Our guests today collectively are a multiple time Olympian, world cup cyclocross champions, gravel champions, mountain bike champions, barrier breakers, a former Bike Magazine editor-in-chief, a World Class events director, a journalist, a mentor, the winningest Downieville Classic All Mountain World Champion and even a former Division-I college baseball player. Definitely a resume for success and a good group of good people. Inrtroducing professional cyclists Katerina Nash and Anna Yamauchi, SBTS Marketing & Communications Director Nicole Formosa and SBTS Events Director Kyle Stone.

Guest Bio's:

Katerina Nash

Anna Yamauchi grew up in Truckee CA, and just returned to her hometown after wrapping up college at Cal Poly with a degree in architectural engineering and spending some time in Santa Cruz. With a background in competitive skiing, running, and surfing, Anna has newly found success in the professional off-road bike racing scene. Her racing career truly started in 2022, and with the mentorship of Katerina Nash, she jumped into Gravel and Marathon MTB racing, competing as part of the '23 and '24 Lifetime Grand Prix, and finding podium finishes at a handful of races including BWR AZ, Cactus Cup, BCBR, Downieville, and Lost and Found. This year she's excited to continue to explore new start lines and return to her favorite races with the support of Allied, Rapha, SRAM, Smith, and Vittoria.

Nicole Formosa is the communications and marketing manager for Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship. Previously, she spent many years as an editor in cycling media, primarily at Bike Magazine where she was on staff for eight years, including three as the first female editor-in-chief. Nicole has always tried to make highlighting the stories of female cyclists in a male-dominated industry central to her work, and in recent years, has written a piece questioning why female mountain bikers were not allowed to compete in Red Bull Rampage, a rule that was changed the following year, and profiled the female slopestyle riders shattering the glass ceiling of that discipline. She is excited to be involved with SBTS as it strives to make all its races more welcoming to all competitors. 

Kyle Stone is a former D1 college baseball player and JC coach, work experience in education, recreation, and program management. Got into mountain biking just before COVID and fell in love with it, which led to a close following of SBTS. Now Kyle directs SBTS race events and youth programming. Race experience: minimal. Like 5 races total. But I'm training to race Moab Rocks in a month. Well, not really race.... but finish!

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