Name: Ruth Holcomb

Birthdate: February 23, 2003

Hometown: Durango Colorado

Education: University of California Santa Barbara Bachelors of Science in Chemistry

Top 5 Professional Cycling Accomplishments: 

Junior XC and Short Track National Champion

Junior Pan American Champion

Lifetime Grand Prix u23 overall winner

2nd Place World Championship MTB Relay

Ruth grew up riding bikes with her family and friends in Durango and was fortunate to race throughout middle and high school with the local Durango Devo program, as well as the Bear National Team once she reached high school. She has competed across a variety of disciplines, including XCO mountain biking, road, and track, and has since returned to mountain biking with a focus on endurance racing. Ruth graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in chemistry this spring and plans to race full time now that she is done with school. She will continue to race mountain bikes while also making a push on the track for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. 

About Ruth:

Ruth grew up riding bikes with her family and friends in Durango and was fortunate to race throughout middle and high school with the local Durango Devo program, as well as the Bear National Team once she reached high school. She has competed across a variety of disciplines, including XCO mountain biking, road, and track, and has since returned to mountain biking with a focus on endurance racing. Ruth graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in chemistry this spring and plans to race full time now that she is done with school. She will continue to race mountain bikes while also making a push on the track for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. 

What inspired you to become a coach? 

Ruth has been working with Kristin for the past 5 years and she has truly made such a difference for Ruth both in cycling and in life. Between navigating college and racing bikes and changing disciplines Kristin was essential to Ruth’s success. Because of how impactful this has been for Ruth, she wants to be a coach in order to help do the same for others. 

Best tip for a new bike racer?

Consistency and continuing to show up will get you so much farther than you realize.

Favorite ride food?

Swedish fish

Favorite post ride/race meal? 

Steak Tacos

Motivational warm up song: 

Anything Taylor Swift!

Best advice you’ve ever been given

You have so much time to accomplish your goals! The most important thing is that you are having fun and are passionate about what you are doing.  

Favorite words of inspiration:

"Nothing is easy, nothing is impossible."

How can you help a client reach their goal? 

I have raced a variety of disciplines, took a year off, came back to racing, raced through middle school, high school, and university and still love riding and racing my bike. I think it is important to have a coach who understands training but also life outside of cycling and I think I can help with that!

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