10 Female Mountain Bikers to Follow on Instagram

February 15, 2019

Years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to surf the Inter­net and find inspir­ing bad-ass moun­tain bik­ing women. Not that they weren’t out there, they just weren’t get­ting the recog­ni­tion they deserved. 

Now, the land­scape has changed and female moun­tain bik­ers (myself includ­ed) have strong female role mod­els to look up to and lots of oth­er women to shred with and learn from. Don’t get me wrong, it’s won­der­ful rid­ing with the dudes, but some­times the trail­side chats and rid­ing envi­ron­ment is a lit­tle dif­fer­ent with a group of gals.

For your dai­ly dose of inspiration…

HERE ARE 10 FEMALE MOUNTAIN BIKERS TO FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM

1. REBECCA RUSCH

@REBECCARUSCH

If you’re look­ing for a ‘rusch’ of adren­a­line, fol­low Rebec­ca.  She’s an endurance ath­lete, adven­tur­er, film-mak­er (check out Blood Road), coach and so much more. 

2. RACHEL ATHERTON

@RACHYBOX

Red Bull ath­lete Rachel Ather­ton — you may call her the queen of down­hill rac­ing. Now, she also has her very own bike brand, Ather­ton Bikes. 

3. MICAYLA GATTO

@MICAYLAGATTO

Micay­la is a pro­fes­sion­al down­hill rac­er,  moun­tain bike coach and artist. Get inspired by her beau­ti­ful pho­tos and adven­tures in her British Columbian back­yard and beyond. 

4. CASEY BROWN

@CASEYBROWNTOWN

Crowned Queen of Crankworx in 2014, Casey is a pro­fes­sion­al moun­tain bik­er who is always test­ing her lim­its.   It’s rumoured that Red Bull Ram­page is on her radar — first female moun­tain bik­er to enter, perhaps? 

5. BROOKLYN BELL

@badgal_brooky

Brook­lyn is a rad ski­er, moun­tain bik­er and cre­ative artist as well as a Kona Ambas­sador keen to help under-rep­re­sent­ed demo­graph­ics feel includ­ed in the outdoors.

6. CHARLOTTE BATTY 

@MINII_ADVENTURES 

Moun­tain bike coach and a bit of a come­di­an, Char­lot­te’s Insta­gram account will def­i­nite­ly make you smile. She high­lights the fun­ny moments in life, both on and off the bike.   If you’re in Ontario, join one of her moun­tain bike skills clinics.

7. TRISH BROMLEY

@TBROMS

Trish  says it the best her­self, “from com­pet­ing in the pro men’s divi­sion to teach­ing 3‑year olds to bal­ance and roll, I’m deter­mined to elim­i­nate bar­ri­ers and invite par­tic­i­pa­tion in all lev­els of the sport.”

8. MEGAN JENSEN HILL

@SOMEWHERE_ON_A_TRAIL

Fol­low Megan for epic rid­ing pho­tos and great reposts from around the world to add to your ‘bike-it’ list.

9. JILL KINTNER

@JILLKINTNER

Jill, an Olympian, UCI World Champ and hold­er of 5 Crankworx World titles is an accom­plished ath­lete and a cre­ative soul with a back­ground in design and illustration. 

10. EMILY BATTY 

@EMILYBATTY1

Red Bull ath­lete, Trek rac­er and Olympian, Emi­ly Bat­ty shares pho­tos from the trails, rac­ing and every­day life as an athlete.