Little Bellas / Sabra Davison (Ep.76)

Sabra Davison grew up ski racing and running, but when she got into mountain biking, she saw girls participating at far lower rates — so she decided to do something about it. Sabra (along with her sister, World Cup XC racer and two-time Olympian, Lea) founded Little Bellas to get girls into riding bikes, and develop the confidence to keep with it. On the latest episode of Bikes and Big Ideas, we sat down with Sabra to talk about Little Bellas; how to make skill building fun; removing barriers to participation in what is an expensive sport; and a whole lot more.
Sabra Davison


Sabra Davison grew up ski racing and running, but when she got into mountain biking, she saw girls participating at far lower rates — so she decided to do something about it. Sabra (along with her sister, World Cup XC racer and two-time Olympian, Lea) founded Little Bellas to get girls into riding bikes, and develop the confidence to keep with it. We sat down with Sabra to talk about Little Bellas; how to make skill building fun; removing barriers to participation in what is an expensive sport; and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Little Bellas’ mission (1:03)
  • Sabra’s riding background & switching gears (2:02)
  • World Champs qualification (3:45)
  • Founding Little Bellas; ski racing & running vs. mountain biking (5:38)
  • Little Bellas programs & “disguised fun” (8:13)
  • Girls’ attitudes to exercise and the outdoors (12:31)
  • Pro ambassadors & downplaying competition (17:53)
  • Gear Up program & removing barriers to participation (24:06)
  • How to get involved (27:49)
  • Sabra’s Big Idea (29:21)

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