The Inception of Women's BMX: How It All Began! - #61

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. If you want to see more content like this, please consider liking and subscribing: https://www.instagram.com/typetwofunpodcast/ https://www.youtube.com/@type2funpodcast If you want to hear more about the "Women of Freestyle" check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97rvCCCeDFc 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