Kathy is the manager of the Santa Cruz Syndicate team – one of the most successful and well known teams in downhill racing around.

She got her first mountain bike in 1989, and raced her first event that year, keeping it up until 1997 and competing in many World Champs, taking three National Champion titles in the Veteran (over 35,at the time) Category.

She’s been working in team management with Santa Cruz Syndicate since 2004 – and says: “It’s a really rewarding job, there are so many high points, and I really honestly can’t say there are any low points! There are some really rich moments, and sometimes these moments that mean a lot aren’t always the wins.”