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Amanda Batty

White People: It Ain’t About Us… Until It Is.

Over the last few months and especially the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen both white men and white women strike out at the cultural…

6 min readJul 23, 2020

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Amanda Batty

COVID-19 Doesn’t Give A Fuck About Your Opinion

A few days ago, as I was answering phones and fulfilling orders in the closed bike shop that I work at, I picked up a call from a fella…

7 min readApr 21, 2020

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COVID-19 Doesn’t Give A Fuck About Your Opinion

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Amanda Batty

No, Bike Shops Are Not ‘Essential’ In The Majority of The USA During A Pandemic — And The Numbers…

I’m going to start this off with a statement: I wish the US was Denmark. I wish we had unlimited bike paths and a culture shaped around…

13 min readMar 30, 2020

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a responsible form of bike entertainment.

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‘National Women On Bikes Day’ (aka, my eyeballs can only roll so far back in my skull)

May 4th: a newly-created “Women On Bikes Day”, because apparently, we needed a special day to highlight and perpetuate the tokenization of…

2 min readMay 1, 2019

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Amanda Batty

The Games People Play: Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Brain to Trek’s New ‘WaveCel’ Helmet Just Yet

This week, Trek/Bontrager released a new helmet built on what they claim to be a miracle product — the WaveCel technology.

4 min readMar 22, 2019

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Amanda Batty

The ‘Good Ole Boy’ Culture Infects Sport, Too

I was on Twitter this morning.

4 min readNov 5, 2018

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The ‘Good Ole Boy’ Culture Infects Sport, Too

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Amanda Batty

Thoughts On Failing

“What a quitter,” I thought. “What a goddamned shame it is to see someone like that just walk away”, I told myself. “Why work so hard and…

5 min readNov 2, 2018

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Why I’m Leaving Professional Mountainbike Racing

A few of you may have heard that I’m retiring from professional DH racing. Some of you may have even extrapolated that it’s due to my…

8 min readAug 14, 2018

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Why I’m Leaving Professional Mountainbike Racing

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Amanda Batty

Trans Women Are Women.

… The end. DUH.

3 min readMay 22, 2018

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Amanda Batty

There Will Be No Equality For Women In Cycling Until The UCI Mandates It

Over the last few years as I’ve simultaneously pounded my head against the wall and burnt any bridge I could find for equality in cycling…

4 min readMay 21, 2018

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Amanda Batty

Amanda Batty

Professional athlete, firestarter, curious mind and critical-thinker. Former pastry chef, current industry troublemaker and forever interested in good business.

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