Miss Cory Coffey comes on to reflect on her career as a BMX rider. She tells us about riding with the guys in the early days and finding a community of female riders on the "Women of Freestyle" forums. Cory tells us how this community paved the way for the women's competitive scene and how it lead to her world travels and ultimately competing in the X games.
Newly retired from the sport Cory reflects on this journey and shares how she plans to maintain her love for the sport through her kids and the people she coaches.
This episode was great and I loved hearing about the raise of women's BMX through Cory's eyes.
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Chapters:
00:00 Opening
00:29 Introduction
04:18 Competition and Sponsors
06:32 Going Global
08:48 Accolades and the X Games
16:11 BMX Event Structure
19:06 UCI - Union Cycliste Internationale
22:53 Where has BMX Taken you
28:41 Reflections/Whats next
32:17 Coaching
36:12 Injuries
42:52 Stories
46:00 Closing Thoughts