Shred Sisters is focused on bringing you the most passionate coaches that are dedicated to your development. Our coaches are constantly improving themselves as cyclists and as instructors. To enhance your overall bike experience, we strive to have the best local coaches in each town we offer our programs!
Canmore coaches
- Audrey DuvalCanmore, Golden, Invermere Mountain Bike & Yoga InstructorAs an instructor and coach, Audrey cares about her client’s goal and knows that technique is not all: “I like to understand where my clients are coming from and see how I can help them get over their fears, or do a feature, a specific trail they didn’t thought they could do”
- Lynsey DobishCanmore Bike Instructor & OsteoAs a coach, Lynsey enjoys working with riders who scared or nervous about trying new things because she has had to overcome these feelings herself. Lynsey is always pushing to improve her own skills and feels that she has a lot to share as a coach. Lynsey is also an occupational therapist and she is currently studying osteopathy.
- Melodie ChanCanmore CoachCow veterinarian by day (well actually all of the time), and one of our new bike coaches by weekend, Melodie is a down-to-earth girl who will get you not just motivated but feeling supported as well Her favourite courses to teach are the Beginner and Intermediate courses because “it is always such a pleasure to introduce others into this sport in a fun and positive setting”.
- Nicole RomanowMany of our coaches are interdisciplinary—Nicole is no exception. Having spent a lot of her youth focused on competitive cross-country skiing, Nicole wasn’t necessarily looking to expand her focus to other sports. However, a friend of hers who competed in mountain biking struck up a deal with her: he would try skiing if she tried mountain biking. Although it was not her first time on a mountain bike and she had a general idea from cross-training with the ski team in the summer, she had never really given mountain biking her full attention or effort. After that fateful summer where she changed her tune with the coaxing of her friend, she was hooked.
- Darlene ParanaqueAlways prepared for anything and everything, Darlene Paranaque is ready to help you grow your strength, skills, and sass! Not a stranger to our biking community, Darlene is an active member of the Canmore & Area Mountain Biking Association and has been riding with Shred Sisters since 2015! One of her big claims to fame in our mountain biking community was co-founding Prairie Girls Racing with our other coach Deanne in 2014, where she learned her love of sharing the sport with people from all different skill levels. Her coaching has developed as a natural progression from this experience as a downhill racer, a XC rider with plenty of miles under her belt, and has started on Enduro races as well.
Golden Coaches
- Jessica PyperMountain bike and yoga instructorJessica loves helping people let go of their fears through mountain biking and yoga. The mantra she personally uses when she’s scared is to repeat “I’m a bad bitch” over and over until she believes in herself. Since having great success with this mantra herself, she has shared it with many others who also love the idea of it. Jessica loves empowering other people by allowing them to believe in themselves.
- Audrey DuvalCanmore, Golden, Invermere Mountain Bike & Yoga InstructorAs an instructor and coach, Audrey cares about her client’s goal and knows that technique is not all: “I like to understand where my clients are coming from and see how I can help them get over their fears, or do a feature, a specific trail they didn’t thought they could do”
Calgary/ Bragg Creek
- Deanne CoishMountain Bike Instructor + Casual RacerDeanne started first thinking of biking back in high school because of a neighbour she had who was really into it. However, this might not be exactly what you’re thinking. The neighbourhood boys had a different idea of biking than a lot of us might, as their style included dropping off of roofs, finding the highest and longest skinny, and doing stair gaps to flat hoping their crank arms won’t fail.
- Suzanne WinkelmannCalgary Coach + Enduro, DH RacerSuzanne’s approach to coaching is to teach her fellow female riders that it’s okay to be afraid and that failure is a natural part of learning and developing in any sport. She teaches her students not only how to technically approach a challenge but also mentally. She teaches her students how to visualize their line, approach challenges with positive thinking, and to never stop practicing.
- Tracey ShermanBack in 2012, Tracey began volunteering as an assistant coach. She was able to learn more about her own riding through coaching others and found a sense of fulfillment seeing others master skill they never thought possible. Tracey progressed to becoming a lead coach, completed her PMBIA Level 1 in 2016, and found a new home with Shred Sisters! For Tracey, becoming a mountain bike coach was an easy transition from her career in Kinesiology...
- Laura KarlWith a background in racing, raising her two children, downhill skiing and nursing, Laura is a coach that we are super excited to have on our roster! She started riding back in 2004 during a summer job at the Kananaskis Golf Course and dove in head first (no joke she’s coached diving too)—because of course biking is better than golf. With 3 seasons of ABA races and a handful of Enduro races under …
- Stacey OviattCoach Calgary & GoldenStacey found her knack for coaching by sweeping for Shred Sisters. She loved just getting out and biking with other women. “The energy and excitement in groups of ladies on mountain bikes is infectious,” she shared, “I love helping women face their biking fears head on, and helping [them] conquer challenges big and small”. Stacey took her PMBIA and is planning to build on this foundation this year. Beyond that, her knowledge is vast, and EMT, Respiratory therapist, AND certified yoga instructor make her extremely knowledgeable about body anatomy and more.
Invermere
- Becca WrightInvermere Instructor and Co-Owner of Bicycle WorksWe grow when we take calculated risks, have the courage to challenge our current conventions, and remain open to new opportunities." Becca has had a lifelong passions for sport, fitness, and outdoor adventure. Having grown up in the suburbs of Toronto and spending summers at camp on Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay, she was exposed to a vast array of athletic endeavours. It was during this time that her desire to share her experiences with others was also sparked. After graduation, Becca moved out west for one ski season … this one season turned into a new life. It is here in the East Kootenay’s, almost 20 years later, she continues to live, work, and play!
- Audrey DuvalCanmore, Golden, Invermere Mountain Bike & Yoga InstructorAs an instructor and coach, Audrey cares about her client’s goal and knows that technique is not all: “I like to understand where my clients are coming from and see how I can help them get over their fears, or do a feature, a specific trail they didn’t thought they could do”
Kimberley
- Julie GamacheKimberley
