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American Kate Courtney reflects on the joy of her season spent wearing the rainbow jersey, which she says served as “a symbol of possibility”

After her win at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Kate Courtney noticed a shift in how people talk about women in sports

Excitement, joy, fear, doubt, and plain-old nervousness — pre-race rituals help channel those emotions into fuel for the fire. Kate Courtney shares the carefully choreographed dance that helps her arrive…

“Already, the lessons I have learned from overcoming a small setback are making me a better bike racer. I learned to let go of expectations and, with them, limitations. After…

Progress happens outside of your comfort zone. That was the phrase I repeated to myself again and again as I lined up for the Whiskey 50 marathon mountain-bike race last…

Eating is one of the most important parts of being an athlete and can be a source of either great joy or distress. Recognizing the challenges in managing body image…

As January comes to a close, it’s a good time to reconsider New Year’s resolutions. As Kate Courtney writes, it’s a good time to do away with them altogether and…

After disappointment at the 2016 World Championships, Kate Courtney focused on the mental aspects of racing, and put this skill to use at the 2017 Worlds.

American Kate Courtney graduated from Stanford University in June 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in human biology. A month later, she won her first U.S. national elite cross-country title in…