American Kristen Kulchinsky (Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24) is one of the most decorated female esports cyclists in the sport's short history. She has countless elite-level victories at Zwift's top level, the Premier Division, and the Zwift Grand Prix. She also represented the U.S. in all three UCI Cycling Esports World Championships editions. But until this summer, she had never ridden a bike outdoors.
"Outside always felt like this unicorn, something mystical or magical that I couldn’t do," says the 42-year-old from Long Island, New York. "I started to learn to ride outside, and each day, it was exhilarating to learn something new. Outside felt like the video game to me!"
