Robin Goomes
Robin Goomes is a New Zealand mountain biker.[1] In 2024 she won the women's section of the Red Bull Rampage downhill mountain bike event.[2]
Biography
[edit]Goomes was born in Christchurch and grew up on the Chatham Islands, where her mother was a Department of Conservation ranger. She attended high school in Christchurch, returning to the Chatham Islands for term holidays. Towards the end of her high school years the family moved to Auckland, where she attended Takapuna Grammar School.[3]
In 2021, Goomes won the Crankworx Innsbruck Whip-Off.[4] In 2024, she competed in the Red Bull Rampage downhill mountain bike event in Utah, USA. She performed two back-flips to win the Best Trick Award, and also won the women's section of the event.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "'It's the pinnacle': Kiwi mountain biker claims historic victory". NZ Herald. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ a b "Mountain Bike: Rotorua's Goomes wins Red Bull Rampage". RNZ. 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ "Riding in Robin's Hood – The story of Robin Goomes – Spoke #84". 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Leggett, Alice (June 25, 2021). "Getting to Know Robin Goomes, the First Woman to Backflip in a Crankworx Competition". Retrieved 20 October 2024.