Meet Your Fitness-and-Wellness Coach

Gen’s numerous sporting achievements are testimony to her suitability for this role: Starting her career in horse racing, Gen made history as South Africa’s first female jockey and rode in prestigious races such as the J&B Met. Unfortunately, her career took an unexpected turn when she suffered a serious injury – a fall that broke her neck. Despite this serious setback, Gen’s resilience led her to a new passion: mountain biking.

Fast forward to today, and Gen has become a force to be reckoned with in the world of cross-country mountain biking (XC). She has been crowned twice as the XC MTB Age Group World Champion, twice as the XC MTB Age Group African Champion, has come 1st in the “Wines to Whales” Master category, 1st in the “Absa Cape Epic” Mix Team category and has had wins/ podium finishers in the well-known Namibian Desert Dash and numerous other races.

In addition, Gen is a busy mother of two teenagers, and a Coach accredited with Training Peaks.

We’re already exhausted just reading all of this...

Genevieve will be sharing some of her great knowledge and insight with us, as we count down the time to Ride the Erongos 2025! Keep an eye on our social media pages and on our website for her monthly blog packed full of fitness tips; ranging from MTB skills training, to nutrition, to mental health & strength...all with the overall goal of living a healthy, balanced lifestyle and remembering to have fun while out there on your MTB.

Gen: thank you for taking on this journey with us!