Quitting School to Pursue Racing with Jolanda Neff | The Changing Gears Podcast [Ep. 15]

Originally from Switzerland, Jolanda Neff (she/her) is an Olympic Champion in mountain biking, 3 x World Cup Champion, 4 x European Champion, and many more titles. She also finds time to work with organizations like Greenhope, Grow Cycling Foundation, and Unicef. In this episode, Jolanda and DZ talk about growing up racing with her siblings, her decision to stop attending university to focus on racing, the differences between her two Olympic experiences, and her involvement in Greenhope and other organizations. Chapter titles and timecodes: 00:00 - Intro & Background 15:15 - Sprint Round 17:30 - Biking Career 25:10 - Close Calls 28:40 - Biking Achievements 42:30 - Community Efforts You can catch up with Jolanda here: Facebook:   / jolandaneff.ch   Instagram:   / jolandaneff   Website: https://www.jolandaneff.ch/ Twitter:   / jolandaneff   Learn more about the organizations that Jolanda works with: Greenhope: Sports Against Cancer: https://www.greenhope.ch/en Grow Cycling Foundation: https://growcyclingfoundation.org/ Unicef: https://www.unicef.org/ Photo by Ross Bell. ⇩⇩⇩ Subscribe to the SRAM channel so you don't miss any Change Gears episodes. https://bit.ly/3hZPQOg World Bicycle Relief: https://www.sram.com/en/company/about... Work at SRAM: https://www.sram.com/en/company/careers SRAM MTB Instagram:   / srammtb   SRAM ROAD Instagram:   / sramroad   SRAM LinkedIn:   / sram.  . MB01BGYMQ217AGB