Annijke Wade - Adaptive Athlete & Community Advocate. Passionate about making the outdoors and mountain biking a safe space for all.

<div>Annijke (she/her) is a new adaptive mountain biker and athlete. </div> <div> </div> <div>In 2021, Annijke sustained a spinal cord injury in a horrible downhill mountain biking accident. </div> <div> </div> <div>In 2022, Annijke is back to sport and is learning how to live as a full time wheelchair user. </div> <div> </div> <div>Outside of loving mountain biking and being outdoors, Annijke also is passionate about making the outdoors and mountain biking a safe space for all.</div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Subscribe so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>To support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media. Sign up as a Patron -  <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast&source=gmail&ust=1668306181010000&usg=AOvVaw1tHbsL6_I14jp1SlMIwPAD">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>. Thank you. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show Notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Who is Annijke</li> <li>Starting mountain biking in 2019</li> <li>Learning how to live as a full time wheelchair user</li> <li>Returning to sport and mountain biking</li> <li>What Annijke was like as little girl </li> <li>Starting ballet at 3 years old</li> <li>Having a keen interest for the arts</li> <li>Starting to interact with the natural world</li> <li>Being exposed to the outdoors through her <a href= "https://www.girlscouts.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Girl Scouts Troop</a> </li> <li>Being adopted at 2 months old </li> <li>Going to college and taking a step back from dance </li> <li>Wanting to try new things in the outdoors</li> <li>Studying environmental studies with a concentration on political science </li> <li>Getting into mountain biking </li> <li>Moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico</li> <li>Buying her first bike - <a href="https://www.diamondback.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DiamondBa