Off The Couch – Janelle Soukup

“When I got the call for Rampage, I was honestly in shock, it didn’t feel real. How do you prepare for the biggest stage in freeride mountain biking? For me, the answer was simple: ride my bike, everywhere, with people who make it fun. We packed up and turned it into the ultimate pre-Rampage road trip; Squamish loam, laps at Coast Gravity, and finally into the Utah desert itself, with Lola capturing the chaos along the way. That mix of new terrain, new features, and nonstop riding became the best prep I could’ve asked for. Rampage was a massive learning curve, but when I dropped in, I felt ready. Not because everything was perfect, but because I’d already proven to myself that I could show up, have fun, and ride my bike no matter what was in front of me.” – Janelle Soukup