Georgia Gould

American mountain biking champion Georgia Gould was selected to join the U.S. Olympic cycling team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.¹ She competed in the women's cross country mountain biking event, in which she placed eighth.²

Fast Facts

1. Born: January 5, 1980³
2. Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland³
3. Resides: Fort Collins, Colorado³
4. Height: 5'9"³
5. Weight: 135 lbs³
6. College: University of Montana³
7. Husband, Dusty Labarr, serves as a mountain bike mechanic¹
8. Auditioned to be a clown for the Barnum and Bailey Circus three times¹
9. Petitioned the Union Cycliste International for equal pay for male and female cyclists⁴

Cycling Career

Gould won her first major mountain biking competition in 2006, when she won the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships. Gould competed on the National Mountain Bike Series in 2007 and finished first in six events. Also in 2007, she took home first place at the Pan American Mountain Bike Championships.³

Timeline

• 2006: USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, first place³
• 2007: National Mountain Bike Series, first place in six events³
• 2007: Pan American Mountain Bike Championships, first place³
• 2008: Summer Olympics¹

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