In a sport where grit meets grace and community builds confidence, few riders capture the spirit of modern mountain biking quite like Abigail Snyder of Ride Fierce Racing. She is not just racing trails. She is reshaping what it looks like for women to belong there in the first place.
This month, MTB Girls Magazine sat down with Abigail for a conversation that revealed something deeper than results or podiums. What emerged was a story about access, courage, and the quiet power of showing up again and again until fear turns into flow.
From Community to Confidence
Abigail’s journey didn’t begin with dominance. It began with curiosity and connection.
Like many women entering the sport, she found her footing through community first, not competition. That pattern echoes across the mountain biking world right now. Women are not just joining the sport. They are transforming how it feels to participate in it.
During our broader conversations this month with leaders across grassroots organizations and trail networks, one theme kept surfacing: women thrive when they ride together.
Abigail embodies that shift. Through her work with Ride Fierce Racing she is helping build spaces where progression is shared, not pressured. Where sessioning a feature is just as celebrated as sending it clean.
The Rise of the Everyday Hero
Ride Fierce Racing isn’t about elite-only performance. It’s about elevating riders who show up, put in the work, and bring others along with them.
Abigail represents a new kind of role model in mountain biking:
- Not defined by perfection
- Not driven by ego
- But powered by consistency, courage, and community
She’s part of a growing movement where the “hero” isn’t just the fastest rider. It’s the one who stays, mentors, encourages, and builds.
And that matters. Because right now, the sport is still navigating a major gap. At many races across the country, women’s participation still hovers far below men’s. In some cases, as low as 15 to 20 percent.
Riders like Abigail are actively changing that.
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