#REPRESENTATIONMATTERS
“I surely can go forward and be the representation for the young girls like me, the young girls of color, to know that these trails belong to them, that this community of mountain biking, that that belongs to us too.”
Bikepacking Adventures
Brooke “Rowdy” Goudy found a love for bike-packing while completing the Great Divide Mountain Biking Route(GDMBR). She took her time and party paced it from the border of Canada to Mexico. It was an unforgettable experience that she has brought back to her community. She now supports a yearly bike-packing trip for women of color annually.
Pedaling with Purpose: How We Build Community Through Mountain Biking
Mountain bikers Brooke Goudy and Britt Greer are passionate about the sport — but more than that, they're inspired to invite other women to experience the joy that mountain biking brings. Join them on an RV and mountain biking adventure on the trails of Colorado. go.thorindustries.com/pedalingwithpurpose.
ROWDY GOUDY Host a Black Girls Do Bike Event with ROAM Events
Video by Claire Jencks
May 2022 Brooke Goudy hosted a Black Girls Do Bike + Roam Events event in her home state of Alabama.
"The one major goal was Black joy. In this country it's so easy to relive our trauma as Black folks. As we grieve over that, is important that we also be able to find our joy again. This is the way I find joy, through mountain biking.
Podcast Interviews
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Podcast: Trail EAffect Episode 36 with Brooke Goudy
Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home. This episode features Brooke Goudy.
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Black Foxes Present: History in the Making
A Black Fox series of conversations with remarkable Black individuals making their own history. In this episode, Shanika Nicole speaks with Brooke Goudy about her journey in mountain biking and how she advocates for more opportunities for women of color to get outside and get on bikes.
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MAKING SHIFT HAPPEN: Inclusivity in Mountain Biking with Brooke Goudy
Let’s talk about the importance of creating a safe space in the mountain biking community for cyclists who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). I am by no means an expert in this space, but I’m joined by someone who is: Brooke Goudy.
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Black With Endurance: I Can Do Hard Things w/ Brooke Goudy
On this episode, Brooke talks to Lani about overcoming self-doubt, and doing the hard things, accomplishing bike packing across the great divide mountain bike route from Canada to the border of Mexico. Brooke also talks about her passion for diversifying cycling and introducing more women, especially women of color, to mountain biking as the co-leader of Black Girls Do BikeDenver Colorado.
