Finding the flow state is all about the right mix with @oakleymeta Vanguard open-ear audio.
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kateplusfate
You won’t know exactly when I’m going back to UCI racing… but there will be signs 💃🪩🕺
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kateplusfate
“Super tuck for good luck.”
Kate Courtney is in Leadville.
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It’s the climb…
This unhinged 20 minute portage section came at the end of an hour long climb. It was the hardest moment in the race - but also the most special.
Supporters walked hours to be there. Amateur racers moved aside and cheered me on. A man ran almost the entire length of the climb in front of me saying “you can do it, good job” over and over again.
It’s the struggle to rise that makes our fleeting moments on top so special.
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Thank you @ariane.luthi for this video and for the final cheers to make it over the top. To be clear, this is me at a full sprint 😅
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kateplusfate
This weekend we cheered on the last performance from the GOAT @nschurter 🐐
It was an honor to be a part of @scottmtbracing with you and have a front row seat to some of the most incredible, historic rides our sport has ever seen. Truly some of the best memories of my life and career.
It is incomprehensible that you finished this phase of your career with 10 world titles, 36 World Cup wins and five Olympic Games with three medals - all with the same coach and team.
Thank you for bringing so many people to our sport with your fierce racing and deep joy for a life on two wheels. You inspire us all to dream bigger, push harder and remember that the gift is in the experience and the people you share it with.
Cheers to the next chapter 🥂
p.s. please enjoy this nice throwback photo of Nino teaching me to do wheelies 😅 the whip practice went a little better…
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Kate Courtney 🇺🇸
Your 2025 UCI Women Elite Cross-country Marathon World Champion 🌈
📸 @swpix_cycling
#Valais2025
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kateplusfate
On the road to recovery 🦴🔩
A big thank you to @stanford_ortho and Dr. Fox for taking such great care of me. And to all my fab doctor friends for their support and advice.
It’s going to be a bit of a process! Working on my weaknesses: resting and patience. But leaning on my strengths: sparkle and work ethic.
Good luck to everyone racing this weekend, I’ll be cheering! 😘
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In her Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB presented by Kenetik debut, @kateplusfate not only earned 1st place with a time of 6:48:55, but she SMASHED the course record that has been held since 2015! 🎉🔥 💪 way to dig deep, Kate!
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kateplusfate
XCM World Champion 😭❤️🌈
Seven years ago I won a world title on Swiss soil in the XCO. It skyrocketed my career and changed my life in many ways. It made me believe anything was possible.
Today, I pulled on the rainbow jersey for the second time in my career - this time in the marathon discipline. This was one of the hardest and most unexpected races of my career. 77 miles and 16k of climbing with so many ups and downs, including the flat tire I rode for the last 20 minutes of the race. From start to finish this experience and race was a gift. And one I got to share with the people who matter most ❤️
Thank you for those who kept giving me reasons to believe 🌈✨ We sent it!
And a HUGE congratulations to @keegels99 on making it a double for Team USA!!!
Photos by @thomas_maheux 🙏🏽
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kateplusfate
Tell me you’re in South Africa without telling me you’re in South Africa 🤩
What a joy to be back on these dusty trails!
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kateplusfate
These roots are HUGE 🤯
Thankfully Kate Courtney is back up and running 🙌🏻
#ucimtbworldseries #mtb #xco #araxa #brazil #ucimountainbikeworldcup
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kateplusfate
From Bentonville, Arkansas… to the top of the world 😭✨🌈
When we formed this partnership, the dream was always to bring the BC40 to the top level of this sport. An American brand and rider teaming up to chase big dreams and a shared mission to inspire people through cycling.
I can’t describe how special it was to receive my first rainbow bike ever at the factory where it was created, with the people who have dedicated so much of their lives to this product and sport.
Thank you @alliedcycleworks and every single person who was part of the team behind this dream. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for trusting me. We did it! 🥹
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🌈🇺🇸 KATE COURTNEY 🇺🇸🌈
Impressive display of power from the American to win the UCI Women Elite Cross-country Marathon World Champion title. 💪
#Valais2025
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What a life you lived Monte 💔
We said goodbye to our sweet guy on thanksgiving day. Maybe that was his way of reminding us to be grateful for such an unconditional love and uncontainable joy.
Monte greeted each moment like his favorite people had just walked through the door. He loved to run and to swim just as much as he loved to savor slow mornings and basking in sunshine. He loved chicken and cheese and parading toys around the house. Most of all, he just really loved us.
Heartbroken to say the least but that’s the cost of loving big. Dogs teach us that. They hold nothing back - and oh how we love them for it.
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In her debut ride, Kate Courtney breaks a course record that stood for 10 years: The Leadville 100 in 6:48:55. We’re not crying, you’re crying.
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I know I should sleep but… XCO worlds on tap this weekend 🤩
Feels wild to be at such a big event with no self imposed expectations or pressure after putting the big focus on last weekend. Just feeling grateful to be here with a strong Team USA and already having lots of fun on this course!
Thanks to @usacycling for all the pampering this week. This little privateer appreciates it 😘🇺🇸
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Leadville 100 in 6:48:55 😭✨
For me, this race was about more than a record or a win. I had one of the most meaningful days of my cycling career in a place and at a race that I never expected to be. This challenge brought me back to why I started racing in the first place - to test myself in an environment meant to challenge me to give my very best. Leadville doesn’t ask for much - just absolutely everything you’ve got. And in giving that, I was able to find the feeling I’ve been chasing mentally and physically for the better part of the last 5 years. And don’t even get me started on having my whole family waiting for me at the finish 😭
Thank you to everyone who owns a little piece of this day - especially @everathlete @barryaustin_is_curious @drdavidspindler for getting me through this injury, @efostvedt for putting your hands and heart behind this project and @rapha and @alliedcycleworks for the unbelievable support this weekend.
Finally, thank you Leadville. This race, this place and this community are special. Every single person who crossed that finish line knows what it feels like to suffer up Columbine and come unhinged on powerline. You know what it feels like to make the decision to keep pedaling. And to give all you think yourself capable of giving - then dig a little deeper to give more. You inspire me 🌹
Captured by @kartermachen
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kateplusfate
Dream, dare, dig... then do it again ⚒️
My goal today was to see the front at least once and I did that! Didn’t quite stick the landing on staying there mentally or physically - but it was a good step and I’m proud of that ride and fight.
Thank you to the team around me for continuing to point out all of the positive progress and the little wins.
Important to remember it’s a long game that we are lucky to be playing ✨
Photos by @noam.meresse 🙏🏽
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kateplusfate
There has been a sharp uptick in morale 😅📈
I had some much needed family time and Mount Tam trail therapy this weekend! The best people, riding, food, advice… AND a new puppy. So grateful for all the people I get to do life with.
And if you too want to hear my dad’s advice on solving hard problems, read this week’s Monday Mantra 😘
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Before ✨ During ✨ After
The first World Cup start line of my extreme ownership era! Shook the nerves, found the flow and felt strong out there. Happy to land in the top 10 - and psyched for another race day tomorrow.
Thank you to the team around me for helping me find the courage to start. It’s always the hardest part. But we’re finally doing it!
#moregirlsonbikes 💜 @shesendsmtb