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Eliot Jackson Talks Cycling Career and the Grow Cycling Foundation
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Eliot Jackson is a former Motocross rider and World Cup Downhill bike racer and is now a presenter for Red Bull TV and an entrepreneur. He is a published author in multiple national and international magazines. He is also the Chairman of the Grow Cycling Foundation, created shortly after the 2020 George Floyd protests. With the knowledge that the cycling world is not immune from a culture of exclusivity and racism, the foundation was created to deliver new avenues for inclusive community building and career development in the cycling industry and work to tear down barriers to entry in cycling for marginalized communities.
The Grow Cycling Foundation promotes education, access and opportunities to increase diversity and inclusion in cycling. The foundation believes cycling has a unique ability to address intersecting areas where specific communities have been underserved. They invest in programs that build belongingness in cycling by creating inclusive cycling spaces.
One of their first initiatives is building a Vesosolutions Pumptrack in Los Angeles to bring a cycling ecosystem to an area that has never had this sort of opportunity.
In this week’s episode, Sonya sits down with Eliot to talk about his racing career, work ethic and being a Black athlete in a white dominated sport. You’ll also learn more about the Grow Cycling Foundation and its mission.
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Manage episode 295866199 series 1458561
Eliot Jackson is a former Motocross rider and World Cup Downhill bike racer and is now a presenter for Red Bull TV and an entrepreneur. He is a published author in multiple national and international magazines. He is also the Chairman of the Grow Cycling Foundation, created shortly after the 2020 George Floyd protests. With the knowledge that the cycling world is not immune from a culture of exclusivity and racism, the foundation was created to deliver new avenues for inclusive community building and career development in the cycling industry and work to tear down barriers to entry in cycling for marginalized communities.
The Grow Cycling Foundation promotes education, access and opportunities to increase diversity and inclusion in cycling. The foundation believes cycling has a unique ability to address intersecting areas where specific communities have been underserved. They invest in programs that build belongingness in cycling by creating inclusive cycling spaces.
One of their first initiatives is building a Vesosolutions Pumptrack in Los Angeles to bring a cycling ecosystem to an area that has never had this sort of opportunity.
In this week’s episode, Sonya sits down with Eliot to talk about his racing career, work ethic and being a Black athlete in a white dominated sport. You’ll also learn more about the Grow Cycling Foundation and its mission.
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