Para Off-Road Cycling with Annijke Wade

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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A few years ago, Annijke Wade's career as a professional mountain biker was abruptly altered by an accident that left her paralyzed from the chest down. Since then, she has become a talented para-cyclist, riding a three-wheeled mountain bike and propelling herself forward by rotating her handlebars in small circles. Even though her relationship with cycling has changed over the years, Annijke continues to love the thrill and freedom of whipping down trails and venturing into the wilderness.

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0:00.0	I had a goal, right? Three days in the ICU. People were coming to visit being, they're like,
0:07.7	oh my God, are you okay? I'm like, I don't know, but I'm going to get this bike. And I would show
0:13.7	them the Instagram videos. I'm like, I'm going to get this bike and I'm going to be back out here.
0:18.3	And that's what I'm going to do. I was like, I just need to get to rehab and I can learn how to live and I'll be back out there.
0:23.7	And I'll see you in like a couple months.
0:27.3	A few years ago, Onika Wade was just starting a career as a professional mountain biker
0:32.3	when her entire life changed in an instant.
0:36.1	She was training at a bike park in New Mexico, and she hit a jump at
0:39.5	the wrong angle and fell hard. The accident left her paralyzed from the chest down. It was a traumatic
0:46.2	event, but it didn't stop Onica from continuing her career as a professional off-road cyclist.
0:53.0	I'm Shelby Stanger, and this is wild ideas worth living,
0:56.7	an REI Co-op Studios production presented by Capital One and the REI Co-Oop MasterCard.
1:05.1	Since her accident, Onika Wade has become a talented parac cyclist. She rides a mountain bike
1:10.8	with three wheels and propels herself forward by rotating her
1:13.9	handlebars and small circles, almost like pedaling with her hands.
1:18.2	Even though her relationship with cycling has changed over the years,
1:21.6	Onika has always loved the thrill and freedom of whipping down trails, taking sharp
1:26.1	corners, and venturing far into the wilderness.
1:30.8	Onica Wade, welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living. I'm very excited to chat with you today.
1:36.4	Thank you so much for having me, Shelby, excited to be here. So what was your relationship with
1:40.9	outdoor sports growing up? As a child, kind of my first loves were really like
1:45.2	hiking and camping. And so I got into hiking and camping through Girl Scouts. I just loved being
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