@kathrynbertine.bsky.social
Athlete | Author | Activist | Filmmaker | Former Pro Cyclist & ESPN Columnist | 📚 Recent book: STAND 📚 Founder: #HomestretchFdn #halftheroad #letourentier
My little buddy @FoutsAva and I did our 5th @ElTourDeTucson together. Then 9, now 14. My little buddy is also my goddaughter and was the flower girl at my wedding. Sometimes amazing friendships happen when you say “good job!” to a little girl riding her bike in a park. 🌵🚴🏻♀️🥰
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My little buddy @FoutsAva and I did our 5th @ElTourDeTucson together. Then 9, now 14. My little buddy is also my goddaughter and was the flower girl at my wedding. Sometimes amazing friendships happen when you say “good job!” to a little girl riding her bike in a park. 🌵🚴🏻♀️🥰
Mrs. Kathryn Bertine & Mr. Jeff Doyle. 💕🍁🌿💍❤️ A beautiful weekend in the Adirondacks. So much joy. So much love. Can’t wait to see what the next 50 years has in store for us!
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Mrs. Kathryn Bertine & Mr. Jeff Doyle. 💕🍁🌿💍❤️ A beautiful weekend in the Adirondacks. So much joy. So much love. Can’t wait to see what the next 50 years has in store for us!
Eleven years ago we lost #RobinWilliams. I too was in the deepest of depressions back then. This day & this news yanked me out of the black hole and I sought help. For anyone struggling, I see you, I hear you, I feel you, and I promise life gets better. Stay, stay, stay. 🙏💕
August 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Eleven years ago we lost #RobinWilliams. I too was in the deepest of depressions back then. This day & this news yanked me out of the black hole and I sought help. For anyone struggling, I see you, I hear you, I feel you, and I promise life gets better. Stay, stay, stay. 🙏💕
11 yr ago on July 27, 2014 I stood on the start line of my dreams, of all we fought for: @LaCoursebyTDF (predecessor to @LeTourFemmes). A woman asked for a photo. Years later, inspired by #LaCourse she became a pro cyclist. Never underestimate the ripple effect of change. Full story on Insta:
July 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
11 yr ago on July 27, 2014 I stood on the start line of my dreams, of all we fought for: @LaCoursebyTDF (predecessor to @LeTourFemmes). A woman asked for a photo. Years later, inspired by #LaCourse she became a pro cyclist. Never underestimate the ripple effect of change. Full story on Insta:
After 14 days, our team summited Denali—the highest point in North America @ 20,310ft—on 6/19 at 8:40p, in the land of the midnight sun. Many happy tears. Many sore muscles. Many more stories to come. The 9 members of our All-Women’s Expedition are amazing. What a journey. 🎉🏔️❤️
June 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
After 14 days, our team summited Denali—the highest point in North America @ 20,310ft—on 6/19 at 8:40p, in the land of the midnight sun. Many happy tears. Many sore muscles. Many more stories to come. The 9 members of our All-Women’s Expedition are amazing. What a journey. 🎉🏔️❤️
As I fly to Alaska today to climb Denali, proudly wearing my #worldbicyclerelief shirt to celebrate their 20th anniversary & #WorldBicycleDay. Cycling shaped my life in so many ways, and gave me the mental & physical strength I need for life’s biggest challenges. Thx for all you do, WBR! 🚴🏻♀️
June 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
As I fly to Alaska today to climb Denali, proudly wearing my #worldbicyclerelief shirt to celebrate their 20th anniversary & #WorldBicycleDay. Cycling shaped my life in so many ways, and gave me the mental & physical strength I need for life’s biggest challenges. Thx for all you do, WBR! 🚴🏻♀️
HELLO 50! 🌺🏝️🎉🎂🎊🙏 Thank you, 40s. The lessons learned, wisdom gained, and life adventures were truly epic. I am thankful & ready for this new decade. Bring it, 50s. LFG.
May 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
HELLO 50! 🌺🏝️🎉🎂🎊🙏 Thank you, 40s. The lessons learned, wisdom gained, and life adventures were truly epic. I am thankful & ready for this new decade. Bring it, 50s. LFG.
When my mom passed, I wanted to mark her memory in a unique way. So I turned her ashes into diamonds. (Ok, scientists did that part.) Now Mom’s gonna be my wedding band in September. Wrote a short story for ya. My Mother, My Ring. ❤️💍😇 Read here on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DJRqnGJpWO...
May 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
When my mom passed, I wanted to mark her memory in a unique way. So I turned her ashes into diamonds. (Ok, scientists did that part.) Now Mom’s gonna be my wedding band in September. Wrote a short story for ya. My Mother, My Ring. ❤️💍😇 Read here on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DJRqnGJpWO...
✅ Testing new socks & insoles in my badass boots for the Denali expedition.
✅ Yes, I will wear a jacket. And pants. In Alaska. Not Tucson.
✅ Can’t wait for June and our all-women expedition on The Great One!
✅ Yes, I will wear a jacket. And pants. In Alaska. Not Tucson.
✅ Can’t wait for June and our all-women expedition on The Great One!
April 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
✅ Testing new socks & insoles in my badass boots for the Denali expedition.
✅ Yes, I will wear a jacket. And pants. In Alaska. Not Tucson.
✅ Can’t wait for June and our all-women expedition on The Great One!
✅ Yes, I will wear a jacket. And pants. In Alaska. Not Tucson.
✅ Can’t wait for June and our all-women expedition on The Great One!
Today’s my 9th brainiversary! 🧠🙏❤️ This photo was taken the evening before stage two of 2016 UCI Vuelta Feminil in La Paz, Mexico. Would’ve been my last photo, had the doctor in the race caravan not been so quick. The full story is in STAND, the short story is this: I’m forever thankful to be here. ❤️
April 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today’s my 9th brainiversary! 🧠🙏❤️ This photo was taken the evening before stage two of 2016 UCI Vuelta Feminil in La Paz, Mexico. Would’ve been my last photo, had the doctor in the race caravan not been so quick. The full story is in STAND, the short story is this: I’m forever thankful to be here. ❤️
Podcast w/#FemmeCyclist. Great convo on how women often hold themselves back & settle for breadcrumbs. How too many women think they’re only capable of racing shorter distances b/c that’s what they’ve been conditioned to think. Let’s change that, shall we? www.femmecyclist.com/kathryn-bert...
Kathryn Bertine Interview: Fighting For Gender Equality In Cycling - Femme Cyclist
www.femmecyclist.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Podcast w/#FemmeCyclist. Great convo on how women often hold themselves back & settle for breadcrumbs. How too many women think they’re only capable of racing shorter distances b/c that’s what they’ve been conditioned to think. Let’s change that, shall we? www.femmecyclist.com/kathryn-bert...
Had the most amazing trip to beautiful #Nevis with my @colgateuniv rowing teammates. Part reunion, part birthday for the 5 of us turning 50 in 2025. Rowers are a strange bunch. Our version of partying is entering a 2.5mi swim event & hiking a volcano. Love this sisterhood so much.
April 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Had the most amazing trip to beautiful #Nevis with my @colgateuniv rowing teammates. Part reunion, part birthday for the 5 of us turning 50 in 2025. Rowers are a strange bunch. Our version of partying is entering a 2.5mi swim event & hiking a volcano. Love this sisterhood so much.
Proud to be one of the 23,000. Thanks for coming to Tucson @aoc.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov! 💪👊🌵🥰
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Proud to be one of the 23,000. Thanks for coming to Tucson @aoc.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov! 💪👊🌵🥰
After 20 years of cycling up the paved road on Mt. Lemmon, how fun it was to stand at the Cookie Cabin with hiking poles!
#Denali training did not disappoint this week. Big hike up the back trails of Mt. Lemmon, 17.7 mi with 6K ft elevation gain in 8hr.
Legs feeling good for Denali in June. 🥰🏔️🍋🥾
#Denali training did not disappoint this week. Big hike up the back trails of Mt. Lemmon, 17.7 mi with 6K ft elevation gain in 8hr.
Legs feeling good for Denali in June. 🥰🏔️🍋🥾
March 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
After 20 years of cycling up the paved road on Mt. Lemmon, how fun it was to stand at the Cookie Cabin with hiking poles!
#Denali training did not disappoint this week. Big hike up the back trails of Mt. Lemmon, 17.7 mi with 6K ft elevation gain in 8hr.
Legs feeling good for Denali in June. 🥰🏔️🍋🥾
#Denali training did not disappoint this week. Big hike up the back trails of Mt. Lemmon, 17.7 mi with 6K ft elevation gain in 8hr.
Legs feeling good for Denali in June. 🥰🏔️🍋🥾
Happy International Women's Day! Met this little girl in Saguaro Nat’l Park 5y ago while she was riding bikes with her dad & we struck up an unexpectedly wonderful friendship. Ava was 8 then, 13 now! A strong, smart, funny, talented & beautiful young woman. We still ride every week...
March 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy International Women's Day! Met this little girl in Saguaro Nat’l Park 5y ago while she was riding bikes with her dad & we struck up an unexpectedly wonderful friendship. Ava was 8 then, 13 now! A strong, smart, funny, talented & beautiful young woman. We still ride every week...
Cycling & sporty friends! It’s that time of year! 🔥🚴🏻♀️👚Our #Equality jersey, kit & tech tee sale, where all proceeds benefit #HomestretchFdn! We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary w/a #CastelliCycling Fluo Orange” jersey. Grab your favorite one before Mar 15: homestretchfoundation.org/shop
March 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Cycling & sporty friends! It’s that time of year! 🔥🚴🏻♀️👚Our #Equality jersey, kit & tech tee sale, where all proceeds benefit #HomestretchFdn! We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary w/a #CastelliCycling Fluo Orange” jersey. Grab your favorite one before Mar 15: homestretchfoundation.org/shop
We had @mitcyclingteam join @HomestretchFdn’s Friday Spin with the Stretchies yesterday. So much great (and super smart) conversation. I love our weekly group ride. The coolest people show up. Join us if you visit Tucson! Building community. ❤️🚴🏻♀️ This is what sport is all about.
February 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We had @mitcyclingteam join @HomestretchFdn’s Friday Spin with the Stretchies yesterday. So much great (and super smart) conversation. I love our weekly group ride. The coolest people show up. Join us if you visit Tucson! Building community. ❤️🚴🏻♀️ This is what sport is all about.
Today’s the perfect day to announce I’m heading back to climb Denali with an all-women expedition. Denali, known in its native language as “the great one” will always be Denali to those of us who choose to honor the Koyukon people of Alaska.
See you in June, oh beautiful Great One. 🏔️❤️🥾
See you in June, oh beautiful Great One. 🏔️❤️🥾
January 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Today’s the perfect day to announce I’m heading back to climb Denali with an all-women expedition. Denali, known in its native language as “the great one” will always be Denali to those of us who choose to honor the Koyukon people of Alaska.
See you in June, oh beautiful Great One. 🏔️❤️🥾
See you in June, oh beautiful Great One. 🏔️❤️🥾
Got a call from #Garmin about needing a female cyclist in Tucson for a photo shoot. Told them we’ve got a houseful of beautiful 20-29yr old pro cyclists at #HomestretchFdn. They said they need a 40-55yr woman & hired my 49yr old self. Woot! Garmin & middle-age women for the win. Very cool. 💪👊🚴🏻♀️
January 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Got a call from #Garmin about needing a female cyclist in Tucson for a photo shoot. Told them we’ve got a houseful of beautiful 20-29yr old pro cyclists at #HomestretchFdn. They said they need a 40-55yr woman & hired my 49yr old self. Woot! Garmin & middle-age women for the win. Very cool. 💪👊🚴🏻♀️