Anna Gibson - Olympian, Trail Runner, and Cyclist

Ryan Sederquist joins Ryan Simonovich to discuss his role at the Vail Daily, mountain town sports journalism, Nordic skiing, broadcasting, and more. Ryan’s Website Follow Ryan:Ryan MTB Homepage⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠YouTube⁠

Anna Gibson joins Ryan to discuss racing skimo at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, being a professional trail runner, and racing bike events such as SBT GRVL and the Leadville 100. Follow Anna Follow Ryan:Ryan MTB Homepage⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠YouTube⁠

John Peter is a podcaster, film maker, mental health advocate, teacher, and father. He joins Ryan to discuss his journey in cycling, cycling media, mental health, and more. Follow JP on Instagram Follow The Stable Cyclist on YouTube Follow Ryan:Ryan MTB Homepage⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠YouTube⁠

Nina Machnowski, founder of Mach1 Performance and the Mach1 Devo U23 team, discusses her journey as an athlete, coach, team manager, and the importance of development teams in gravel and endurance mountain biking.  Follow NinaFollow Mach1 Follow Ryan:Ryan MTB Homepage⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠YouTube⁠

Cole Paton joins the podcast to discuss the upcoming Leadville Trail 100, his recent Marathon MTB title, and combining XCO with long-distance racing. Follow Cole Paton Follow Ryan:Ryan MTB Homepage⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠YouTube⁠

Hannah Otto discusses Leadville, the rest of her season, and her upcoming FKT effort in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro FKT Fundraising Link Follow Hannah Otto Follow Ryan:Ryan MTB Homepage⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠YouTube⁠

The 6500-acre Willow Fire is burning outside of Leadville, Colorado near the Leadville Trail 100 MTB course. Watch for the latest info and 10 riders you should watch if the race goes ahead next month. Subscribe here to support my work: https://ryanmtb.substack.com/

Isaac Allred recently placed second in the Unbound Gravel 100 miles distance as a part of the U23 Life Time Grand Prix series. He is also the holder of the fastest known time on the Durango Death Ride route. Follow Isaac Durango Death Ride video Durango Death Ride Strava Follow Ryan:Ryan MTB Homepage⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠YouTube⁠

Vanessa Hauswald is the incoming director of the She Sends Foundation. She was formerly the executive director of the NorCal League, the NICA league in Northern California. We talk about all that and more in this episode of the Ryan MTB podcast! Follow VanessaShe Sends Foundation Website InstagramFollow Ryan:Ryan MTB Homepage⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠YouTube⁠

Lauren Zimmer is a pro MTB and gravel athlete based in Utah. In this episode, we discuss her path to the pro ranks, stories from racing at the elite level, and the upcoming BWR Utah race. This episode is proudly sponsored by QEJA Socks. ⁠Follow Lauren ⁠Follow QEJA ⁠Website ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠Follow Ryan:⁠Ryan MTB Homepage⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠