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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 1H 17M

Grace Brown on Life After Olympic Gold, Entrepreneurship & Women’s Cycling Leadership

from Ride To Success · host Pedro Couto Lopes

What happens after you win everything?In this powerful episode of the Ride To Success Podcast, host Pedro Couto Lopes sits down with Olympic gold medalist Grace Brown to explore life beyond elite cycling — from world champion to entrepreneur, advocate, and future mother.Grace Brown shares the real story behind her transition from professional cycling to launching her sunscreen brand, Sunmotion, and stepping into leadership as President of The Cyclists’ Alliance. This is not just a story about medals — it’s about identity shifts, vulnerability, resilience, and what success really means when performance is no longer defined by a results sheet.In this episode, Grace Brown and Pedro Couto Lopes discuss:• The identity shift from Olympic champion to startup founder• Lessons learned through winning — not just failure• The mental tools that helped Grace Brown perform under Olympic pressure• Life after elite cycling and managing ego post-retirement• Building Sunmotion from lived experience in cycling• Leadership and advocacy in women’s professional cycling• Why women’s cycling shouldn’t copy the men’s model• The emotional reality of success, struggle, and reinventionThis episode is a deep dive into cycling, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth — a true Ride To Success journey.🎙️ Ride To Success is your go-to podcast for entrepreneurial stories in cycling.Ride To Success is the global voice of changemakers, blending stories of leadership, innovation, and human transformation powered by the bike.Make sure to follow and rate the podcast wherever you listen to it!👉 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.Listen to the podcast:-Social Links to Ride to Success:Follow Pedro Couto Lopes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-couto-lopes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_ridetosuccess/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ridetosuccess/-Thanks for listening

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