Kate Courtney is a professional mountain bike racer, Olympian, and the founder of She Sends Racing. Widely recognized as the face of American mountain biking, Kate Courtney has spent over a decade pushing the boundaries of elite sport while leading conversations around advocacy, equity, and mental resilience.
Kate’s rise began in 2012 when she became the first American woman to win a UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in the Junior category. In 2018—her rookie season as an Elite World Cup racer—she won the Elite XC World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, becoming the first American in 17 years to earn the title and only the fourth American woman to do so. She followed that breakthrough with a dominant 2019 season, capturing the Overall UCI MTB World Cup title.
A Stanford graduate with a degree in human biology, Kate takes a deeply intentional approach to performance and storytelling. She has written for The New York Times, Outside, and The Washington Post, on subjects ranging from Olympic pressure to body awareness and the mind-body connection. Her platform extends beyond competition—she is the founder of both She Sends Racing and the She Sends Foundation, initiatives focused on creating access and opportunity for girls and young women in cycling.
Kate lives and trains in California with her husband, Will, and their dog, Monte. She continues to race at the top level of international mountain biking while advocating for a more inclusive and empowering future in sport.
