2026 Trail Guides
Meet the women that make our group social rides possible!
Thank you for making our riders feel safe, encouraged and enjoy the rides!
Mel Allen
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I ride a Revel Rail 27.5.
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My favorite place to ride is Buff Creek, Maryland Mtn, Kokopelli.
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My riding goals for the year: 1. Go on more mountain biking trips
2. Ride the Whole Enchilada
3. Ride the Epic loop in Buff Creek -
Helping foster the women's mountain biking community that Tina has started & help encourage more women to get on bikes.
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My favorite post-ride beverage is Golden Ale Athletic Brewing.
Chloë Holzapfel
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I ride a Trek Top Fuel 9.8.
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My favorite place to ride is TBD but North Table uphills are fun and Buffalo Creek.
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My riding goals for the year: 1. Be more confident on a mtb!
2. Meet fun people
3. Learn how to ride a berm and descend better -
Cycling is better with friends and I want to give back after many years of learning from others. And I still have lots to learn myself!
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My favorite post-ride snack is usually corn chips.
Annie Garland
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I ride a Yeti 120.
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My favorite place to ride is Local: Apex /Anywhere: Monarch Crest.
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My riding goal this year is to ride fast & take chances!
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Helping lady riders of all levels have more confidence in their riding ability and helping to facilitate new friendships to form.
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My favorite post-ride beverage/snack is definitely a cold beer and tasty apps after a big ride with friends.
Rebekah Giaraffa
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I ride a Orbea Rise, Guerrilla Gravity Smash.
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My favorite place to ride is Local: Maryland Mountain, Lair 'o the Bear.
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My goal this year is consistency with getting out on my bike.
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I enjoy connecting with other women in our community, developing a love of mountain biking, and encouraging women to enjoy our sport!
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My favorite post-ride beverage is Skratch Horchata or a Juicy IPA.
Kate Clement
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I ride a Yeti SB140, named "Kermit."
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My favorite place to ride is Anywhere in Crested Butte / Moab.
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My riding goals for the year: Meet new women; ride 3 new trails; take Tina's Jumps clinic; Go bike packing for a night; attend VT Yeti Gathering.
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Empower more women to get out and ride, share the joy & freedom on the trails, and help others feel stronger and more confident on their bikes.
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My favorite post ride beverage/snack is a cold, hazy IPA and something salty.
Tailor Kamins
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I ride a Trek Top Fuel, named "Freyja."
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My favorite place to ride is Bear Creek (Mt. Carbon loop) and South Table Mountain (Lava loop.)
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My riding goals for the year are to continue to build fitness and start joining the more advanced rides without fear of slowing the group down. I'd also love to get a training certification so that I can help the beginners more confidently.
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I really enjoy biking with other women and have improved significantly as a rider since joining the group. I want others to have the same experience I have had! We need more women on the trails!
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My favorite post-ride drink is a Kombucha or a true Sour Beer.
Kay Funk
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I ride a Trek Slash 7, named "Purpsicle."
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My favorite place to ride is trails outside Fraser and Tabernash.
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My riding goals for the year are to learn jumps and continue building skills and confidence on techie uphill features.
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Get out of my comfort zone of riding solo or with the guys and meet some ladies who can ride and teach me too. Mountain biking has taught me so much about myself physically, mentally and spiritually which I think is an empowering experience more women should get the chance to feel as well.
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My favorite post-ride drink is an ice cold chocolate milk.
Laura Kendall
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I ride a Specialized Stumpjumper.
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My favorite place to ride is Buff Creek/Fruita.
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My goal this year is to break the seal on trails I haven’t ridden yet and spend more time sessioning tricky sections rather than just walking them.
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I love serving others and want women riders to feel included and have a sense of belonging in the sport!
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My favorite post-ride drink is soda water.
Amy Shepard
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I ride a Ibis Ripmo and Giant Trance X E+.
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My favorite place to ride is White Ranch, Virginia Canyon, Lefthand, and Trestle bike park.
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My goal this year is to have fun, keep pushing myself, and pick up a new skill.
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I have many years of riding experience and enjoy sharing that experience with others, as well as meeting new people and helping them enjoy the trails in a fun and engaging group
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My favorite post-ride drink and snack is usually something salty like french fries and a refreshing beer or NA beer
Kaley Hassell
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I ride a Intense Tracer T275.
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My favorite place to ride is 401 in CB, Dropshaft at VC, Happier Camper at Trestle!
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My riding goals for the year: 1. Send bigger drops 2. Jump more consistently. 3. Get more comfortable with downhill 4. Ride more with new friends!
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GGB is where I got my start in mountain biking, and I love being able to mountain bike with and encourage others! It also has helped me improve my skills, make new friends, and be more comfy on my local trails!
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My favorite post-ride beverage/snack is an Amber Ale and Chips & Queso!
Lauren Huff
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I ride a Giant Trance.
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My favorite place to ride is 3 Sisters, Genesee, Nederland, Fruita.
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My goal this year is to be in a downhill flow state as much as possible!!
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I wanted to help other women who are new to riding learn the trails and ride with other women in an inclusive environment, just the way some of the amazing trail guides with GGB did for me when I was learning.
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My favorite post-ride beverage/snack is appetizers and a cold beer.
Jennie Showers
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I ride a Scott Genius.
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My favorite place to ride is Staunton, Lair, Moab.
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My goals for the year are to meet new ladies, jumps/turns, more techniques on climbing techy sections.
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This was alway a goal for me, I enjoy helping other females and being out on the trails.
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My favorite post-ride beverage is an ice cold anything!
Erica Rodriguez
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I ride a Yeti SB140.
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My favorite place to ride is Staunton State Park, Centennial Cone, LOTB, love the St George area and of course, Fruita.
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My goal this year is to improve my technical skills and riding clip-less.
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Helping new riders feel as though they have a safe supportive space to learn. Mountain biking can be very intimidating and having a good group to ride with is important.
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My favorite post-ride beverage is a sparkling water.
Hannah Romano
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I ride a Intense Tracer T275.
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My favorite place to ride is: I love front range trails & finding new spots when traveling!
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My goal this year is more bike trips & rides with friends
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This wonderful community is so encouraging and made me a better rider and introduced me to awesome gals. Hoping to continue that for others!
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My favorite post-ride beverage/snack is an ice cold beverage & a salty snack!
Lisa Talcott
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I ride a Pivot Mach 4
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My favorite place to ride is Buff Creek, need to get out there more though!
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My goal this year is to make new friends, get stronger again and improve technical skills.
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Make new friends, encourage & promote women's cycling and give back to a sport I love.
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My favorite post-ride beverage/snack is Mexican food.
Mary Elges
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I ride a
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My favorite place to ride is
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My goal this year is
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We will have fun on some of my amazing routes with all of you and give you support even during your most vulnerable moments on the bike. 💕
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My favorite post-ride beverage/snack is
Lisa Evans
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I ride a 2022 Rocky Mountain Instinct (I call her PB&J because of the color)
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My favorite place to ride is Rutabaga, Whiskey Creek in Minturn, and Cougar Ridge on the backside of Vail because that is where my fiance proposed!
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My goal this year is to get stronger, and go for longer rides.
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A supportive community of women bikers were the key that unlocked and propelled by love for biking! And GGB is such an awesome space to meet new friends.
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My favorite post-ride beverage/snack is Spindrift, gummy bears, and burgers if they are nearby.
Julie Voyles
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I ride a Yeti SB 140.
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My favorite place to ride is Horsethief Bench (Loma). Locally, Centennial Cone.
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My goal this year is don’t crash anymore. :) to keep riding even as I age.
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To build a community of likeminded, adventurous women that want suffer on the climbs so that they can rip it on the downs.
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My favorite post-ride beverage/snack is anything salty and crunchy.
