About Sarah

I’m an adventure cyclist, route developer, storyteller, coach, and community builder creating experiences and resources rooted in endurance, place, and connection. My work is shaped by a decade of global travel by bike—spanning six continents and 21+ countries—and a deep curiosity about people, landscapes, and self.

While my adventures have included events like Unbound Gravel, the Tour Divide, and riding the 5,000-mile dual sport motorcycle Trans-America Trail, it’s the slower, more immersive journeys that have shaped me most. Time spent in places like Tajikistan’s Bartang Valley, Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, the Altiplano of Peru, and the Sky Islands of southern Arizona has shifted my focus away from performance and toward connection, curiosity, sustainability, and a deeper relationship with place.

Today, my work brings that perspective into practice. I design and scout bikepacking and adventure cycling routes, organize events and rides, coach individuals to evoke transformation, and collaborate with brands on content, product development, and media projects. I’m the creator of Ruta del Jefe, a multi-day cycling event in the U.S. Mexico borderlands that blends adventure riding with education, cultural exchange, and conservation—raising over $45,000 in 2024 for local indigenous, conservation, and humanitarian organizations. I also contributed to the development of Adventure Cycling Association’s Golden Gravel Trail, a 3,700-mile dirt route connecting the Pacific Coast to the Mississippi River.

My background includes over a decade as a sponsored, non-competitive cyclist and earlier work in the bike industry, where I managed shops and owned Swallow Bicycle Works in Ohio—experiences that continue to shape my commitment to access, community, and more inclusive approaches to cycling.

Through my work, I create experiences—through routes, events, coaching, and storytelling—that invite people to slow down, engage more deeply with the places they move through, and build more meaningful connections to both landscape and self.