Allison Mrugal - The journey to becoming, and what it takes to be, a pro-mountainbiker‪.‬ Lowlands Coaching

In this podcast, Geoff & Gerry speak with Allison Mrugal.

Allison is a professional mountain-biker who started cycling fairly late after spending many years playing soccer and doing gymnastics. Encouraged by her parents and having joined the local West Chester Cycling Team, Allison started cycling more and more. In college, she picked up her first wins, racing collegiate road and mountain-bike.  At that moment she started thinking about setting goals to become a pro-cyclist.

When Allison completed her under graduate, she continued with her graduate program at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). The SCAD athletic cycling program took Allison to the next level.

We discussed the importance of coaching and mentors to support you and achieve the desired growth.

It was great to hear how Allison found her current team “KS Kenda Women MTB” and learn about her view on; not only learning the physical and technical aspects of cycling, but also learning the business side of cycling.

Of course, we spent time on Covid-19 and setting short and mid-term goals to be ready when eventually racing starts back up again. Yes, Zwift was mentioned too ;-)

It was great to see pro cycling from a young and upcoming talent's point of view. Geoff and Gerry are confident that this podcast is a great listen to anyone passionate about cycling and curious about what it take to evolve from group rides, racing, collegiate racing to professional racing.

Team Sponsors:
KS Kenda Women (https://kskendawomenmtb.com)
KS Suspension (https://www.kssuspension.com/product/lev-ci/)
Kenda Tire (https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/bicycle/cross-country-marathon/booster-pro/)
Shimano (https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/xtr.html)
Orange Seal (https://shop.orangeseal.com/collections/all)
Voler Apparel (https://www.voler.com)
Pivot Cycles (https://store.pivotcycles.com/en/bike-mach-4-sl-1)
Fox (https://www.ridefox.com/family.php?m=bike&family=32)
GU Energy Labs (https://guenergy.com/products/energy-gel)
100% https://www.100percent.com/collections/racetrap
Lazer Sport (https://lazersport.us/collections/road/products/g1mips?variant=33411045195911)
ESI Grips (https://esigrips.com/mtb-grips/extra-chunky-orange)
Dryve Wheels (https://www.dryvewheels.com/collections/dirt/products/xc-29)
Tasco MTB (https://www.tasco-mtb.com)
Wend Waxworks (https://wendperformance.com/buy-online/chain-wax-kit-2)
Stikrd (https://stikrd.com)
Personal Sponsors:
CTS (https://trainright.com) 
Lowland Cycling:
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