"On paper, Courtney's career reads like a true highlight reel. She is a UCI Elite Cross-Country World Champion, an Olympic athlete, and a multi-time national champion here in the USA. In 2025, she added a UCI MTB Marathon World Championship to her résumé and shattered the women's course record at the Leadville Trail 100 (by more than ten minutes) on her first attempt."
""That feeling of freedom is still a lot of what drives me." That feeling has been a through line since the very beginning. Some of Courtney's fondest early memories of riding came on a tandem bike with her father, pedaling around their home in Marin. While the bike began as the vehicle that delivered her to Sunday morning pancakes while out for rides with her dad, it soon became something more. It became a vehicle for exploring curiosity and forging connection."
Kate Courtney combines elite athletic achievement with a commitment to authenticity, curiosity, and visibility. Her results include multiple national titles, a UCI Elite Cross-Country World Championship, an Olympic appearance, a 2025 UCI MTB Marathon World Championship, and a course record at the Leadville Trail 100. Early tandem rides with her father seeded a lifelong love of the feeling and freedom of riding. Courtney emphasizes mentoring young riders, empowering women through the She Sends Foundation, and embracing visibility to redefine women’s roles in sport, culminating in a Super Bowl LX commercial for Oakley Meta.
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