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Kimberly Coats

The Path Away f

“Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, and hatred leads to violence. This is the equation.”

6 min readAug 16, 2022

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The Path Away f

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Kimberly Coats

The Absence of Black African Cyclists at the Tour de France

There are no Black African cyclists in this year’s Tour de France.

8 min readJul 23, 2022

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The Absence of Black African Cyclists at the Tour de France

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Kimberly Coats

Vive Le Tour — 6 Ways to Experience France’s Greatest Race

I 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…

5 min readJul 20, 2022

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Vive Le Tour — 6 Ways to Experience France’s Greatest Race

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Kimberly Coats

When 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…

6 min readMar 5, 2022

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When is a Win Not a Win?

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Kimberly Coats

Honoring Elliot Bean

This 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…

3 min readJan 25, 2022

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Honoring Elliot Bean

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Kimberly Coats

Why 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…

7 min readJan 14, 2022

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Why are there not more Africans, or POC, in the professional ranks of cycling?

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Kimberly Coats

Thank You, Ted Lasso

October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and yesterday when I wrote about keeping it light and just writing and that the hard stuff to…

4 min readOct 11, 2021

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Thank You, Ted Lasso

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Kimberly Coats

#75MyWay: My Version of #75Hard

That 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…

5 min readOct 10, 2021

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#75MyWay: My Version of #75Hard

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Kimberly Coats

Wyoming’s Racist Equality Day History

As of the 2020 World Population Review data, Wyoming is the fourth whitest state in America at 94.11%. Wyoming is sparsely populated and…

3 min readJan 18, 2021

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Wyoming’s Racist Equality Day History

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Kimberly Coats

Words Matter: Remember | United | Rene

Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi. While I lived in Rwanda, Commemoration Week was steeped in…

5 min readApr 7, 2019

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Words Matter: Remember | United | Rene

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Kimberly Coats

Kimberly Coats

A midwestern girl who called Las Vegas home for a while, spent 8 years in Rwanda and Kenya now writing from a cabin in the woods in Wyoming.

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