Enduro
Athlete match: Jessamy Tippie
Born and raised in the West Kootenays, near Nelson BC, is where Kelli’s passion for mountain biking first sparked back in the early 1990’s. Since then, Kelli has established herself as a highly respected professional instructor, retired racer, advisor, business owner, mother and mentor throughout Canada. With over 22+ years teaching mountain biking, she brings knowledge, experience and perspective to the people she works with. She enjoys helping people move past mental barriers with a more positive mindset, empowering individuals to learn valuable life skills through the lens of the mountain bike. Kelli’s positivity and exceptional teaching style make her a phenomenal leader.
Kelli is not only the President and Director of Operations at Endless Biking, she also is a co-founder, course conductor, technical team advisor & director for the Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association. Kelli continues to spend countless hours working with advocacy groups helping to grow the sport of mountain biking. She currently is a board member with the Mountain Bike Tourism Association, an advisor for the North Shore Mountain Biking Association and Outdoor Rec Advisory Council as well as an Athlete Mentor with Ride Like a Girl.
Kelli’s most recent claim to fame is a music video and song written and dedicated to her by a student, now colleague and close friend, Rachelle Van Zanten; a Canadian blues-rock-roots musician who is known around the world for her mastery of the slide guitar. The song is inevitably called “Kelli Likes to Ride”.