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Alexandera Houchin on racing with heart and 10 years of bikepacking
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When I think of women in bikepacking, Alexandera Houchin is one of the first people that comes to mind. She’s raced the Tour Divide countless time and been a steadfast figure in encouraging more women to take on these big challenges. As an Indigenous woman and member of the Fond du Lac tribe, becoming a sponsored athlete, heck an athlete at all, was not necessarily a pathway she saw for herself growing up.
She joins me on the podcast to share about her journey to the bike, and how she’s made a career of this niche sport. We discuss what keeps her returning to these races year after year, her experiences navigating body image as someone with a bigger body, and how she’s redefining what success looks like in this next chapter of her career. Alexandera shares incredible insights on community, representation, and how showing up with her full heart have shaped her path in bikepacking.
Trigger Warning: We discuss topics related to body image and disordered eating between the 19:00 and 25:00 marks. If these are sensitive topics for you please feel free to skip this portion of the episode.
To keep up with Alexandera’s adventures follow her on Instagram @alexanderahouchin and read her writing on her Substack
In an effort to bring you even better episodes in 2025 please fill out our audience survey and share your honest feedback on the show — your support is so appreciated ❤️
As always, if you loved this episode, please leave us a review, follow wherever you listen and share it with a friend. Even better you can make a one time pledge of your support and any funds raised go back into creating this show.
A big thank you to Ben Crannell for mixing the audio for this episode.
You can find us on Instagram @detourscycling and Mel @melwwebb
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Manage episode 455151900 series 3553576
When I think of women in bikepacking, Alexandera Houchin is one of the first people that comes to mind. She’s raced the Tour Divide countless time and been a steadfast figure in encouraging more women to take on these big challenges. As an Indigenous woman and member of the Fond du Lac tribe, becoming a sponsored athlete, heck an athlete at all, was not necessarily a pathway she saw for herself growing up.
She joins me on the podcast to share about her journey to the bike, and how she’s made a career of this niche sport. We discuss what keeps her returning to these races year after year, her experiences navigating body image as someone with a bigger body, and how she’s redefining what success looks like in this next chapter of her career. Alexandera shares incredible insights on community, representation, and how showing up with her full heart have shaped her path in bikepacking.
Trigger Warning: We discuss topics related to body image and disordered eating between the 19:00 and 25:00 marks. If these are sensitive topics for you please feel free to skip this portion of the episode.
To keep up with Alexandera’s adventures follow her on Instagram @alexanderahouchin and read her writing on her Substack
In an effort to bring you even better episodes in 2025 please fill out our audience survey and share your honest feedback on the show — your support is so appreciated ❤️
As always, if you loved this episode, please leave us a review, follow wherever you listen and share it with a friend. Even better you can make a one time pledge of your support and any funds raised go back into creating this show.
A big thank you to Ben Crannell for mixing the audio for this episode.
You can find us on Instagram @detourscycling and Mel @melwwebb
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
39 Episoden
Alle Folgen
×1 Alexandera Houchin on racing with heart and 10 years of bikepacking 1:31:09
1 Theo Kelsey-Verdecchia on creating the Golden Horseshoe bikepacking route 1:23:40
1 Leanne Bentley: Alps Divide 2024 women's winner and bag maker at Carrie Gere 1:15:55
1 Justinas Leveika on racing the Triple Crown Challenge: Tour Divide, Colorado Trail & Arizona Trail 1:31:29
1 Emma Missale, bike messenger World Champion, on her first year bikepack racing 1:15:45
1 Jade Simpson-Field on a life of big adventures & the Silk Road Mountain Race 1:19:25
1 Stephen Shelesky on photographing the Silk Road Mountain Race 1:39:07
1 Joe Nation, winner of the 2024 Silk Road Mountain Race 1:19:07
1 Hannah Simon, women's winner of the 2024 Silk Road Mountain Race 1:41:57
1 Mateo Paez on racing the 2024 Tour Divide 1:37:26
1 Catching up with Mel & Quinda: HT550, the art of resupplying and more 1:06:14
1 Meaghan Hackinen, 2024 Women's Winner of the Tour Divide 1:41:13
1 Justinas' Leveika on winning the 2024 Tour Divide and breaking the record 1:42:36
1 Austin Killips on her Arizona Trail 800 FKT 1:47:34
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