DiscoverDetours: Bikepacking, Ultra-Cycling and Adventures by BikeLeanne Bentley: Alps Divide 2024 women's winner and bag maker at Carrie Gere
Leanne Bentley: Alps Divide 2024 women's winner and bag maker at Carrie Gere

Leanne Bentley: Alps Divide 2024 women's winner and bag maker at Carrie Gere

Update: 2024-11-28
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In this episode, we chat with Leanne Bentley, an ultra-distance cyclist and creative living in the Netherlands. She is also the maker behind the bikepacking bags of Carrie Gere. Originally from the UK, Leanne shares her path from childhood cycling clubs to taking on the world of ultra-racing. She gives us a peek into her early cycling days with fun stories from car parks and grass track racing, and explains how the pandemic led her to discover bikepacking.


Leanne opens up about the lessons from her first races, gear mishaps, and how she balances her cycling with running a creative business and designing custom bikepacking bags.


To keep up with Leanne's adventures follow her on Instagram, as well as her latest bag developments at Carrie Gere.


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Leanne Bentley: Alps Divide 2024 women's winner and bag maker at Carrie Gere

Leanne Bentley: Alps Divide 2024 women's winner and bag maker at Carrie Gere