Kimberly CoatsThe Path Away f“Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, and hatred leads to violence. This is the equation.”Aug 16, 2022Aug 16, 2022
Kimberly CoatsThe Absence of Black African Cyclists at the Tour de FranceThere are no Black African cyclists in this year’s Tour de France.Jul 23, 2022Jul 23, 2022
Kimberly CoatsVive Le Tour — 6 Ways to Experience France’s Greatest RaceI am living out one of my dreams in the hellfire mid-July heat of Southern France. I am “in” the Tour de France. By “in,” I mean I am…Jul 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022
Kimberly CoatsWhen is a Win Not a Win?Rwanda needed a win. A Rwandan cyclist has not won a Stage in the Tour of Rwanda since becoming a 2.1 race in 2020. Samuel Mugisha last…Mar 5, 2022Mar 5, 2022
Kimberly CoatsHonoring Elliot BeanThis weekend, I flew to Portland, Oregon, to attend the Memorial of Elliot Bean, the 25-year-old son of my friend, Kelly, who I met in…Jan 25, 2022Jan 25, 2022
Kimberly CoatsWhy are there not more Africans, or POC, in the professional ranks of cycling?It all started at the end of last week with a tweet about Henok Mulubrahan and why he didn’t have a team for the 2022 season. Henok is a…Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022
Kimberly CoatsThank You, Ted LassoOctober 10th is World Mental Health Day, and yesterday when I wrote about keeping it light and just writing and that the hard stuff to…Oct 11, 2021Oct 11, 2021
Kimberly Coats#75MyWay: My Version of #75HardThat point when you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired when you cannot rationalize any longer why you’re not where you want to be…Oct 10, 2021Oct 10, 2021
Kimberly CoatsWyoming’s Racist Equality Day HistoryAs of the 2020 World Population Review data, Wyoming is the fourth whitest state in America at 94.11%. Wyoming is sparsely populated and…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Kimberly CoatsWords Matter: Remember | United | ReneToday marks the 25th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi. While I lived in Rwanda, Commemoration Week was steeped in…Apr 7, 2019Apr 7, 2019