Ep206: HelenA Gilbert-Snyder Founder, Monarch Racing Junior Development Racing

March 19, 2026
Helena Gilbert-Snyder is a former professional cyclist and founder of Monarch Racing: an elite women's road team & a junior girls' development road team. Her experiences and perspectives on sports, gender, and society are reflected in the goal of her team, which stretches far beyond cycling, towards a mission of creating powerful, kind, and confident individuals who will become leaders in their communities and the world.
Helena discusses how she approaches confidence, body image, nutrition, eating disorders, privilege, speaking up, team dynamics, being perfect and never enough, aggression, and being mean.

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