Gail Brown

Fuelled by curiosity, relentless positivity and a love of being outside, Gail can often be found setting herself the sort of challenge most people would shy away from. Although cycling is her way of life; commuting, work and community, she is also proving herself to be an incredibly determined racer. She's got plans to push her limits off-road this year, exploring ways to perform whilst being self-sufficient and deep in nature.

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Gail Brown


Age: 34
Location: Bristol, UK
Bike: Scott Scale Hardtail, Specialized Roubaix, and Specialized Sequoia
Preferred Discipline: All the types of riding! I don’t think I could choose one
Sponsors: Rab Equipment, Hunt Beyond, Coast Optics


Gail Brown
Gail Brown

Why ride with Tailfin


It’s the versatile nature that I really love about Tailfin. I can use it to commute, tour, or race on any bike. And for someone who enjoys being well-fuelled at all times whilst riding, there always seems to be enough space for food.

Noteable Achievements


Transcontinental 2019: 3rd Woman, 28th overall

GBDURO 2020 (self-sufficient): 1st Woman, 3rd overall
HT550 2022 – 1st Woman 
AMR 2023 – 3rd Woman 
Tour Divide 2023 – 5th Woman, 26th overall
El Piri 2024 – 2nd Pair 
Tour De Farce 2024 – Green jersey winner! 
Strathpuffer 2025 – 2nd woman, 13th overall 

Additional Information

Events/rides/challenges planned for 2025
It’s fun to be curious about something new every year and this year’s focus is on exploring feeling faster in the mountains, so that’s getting better at technical mountain biking skills, feeling strong at hikeabike but also finding the intersection of safety vs travelling light, that’s something I find tricky but I’m excited to experiment with. I’ve entered a good race to try out some new ideas; building up to the Hellenic Mountain Race in May.
Music playlist of choice
My liked songs on ‘danger shuffle’…it could be anything: Dance, drum and bass, classical, rock, showtunes, Flight of the Concords. I seem to have a habit of loosing headphones and if that happens I’ll just play music out loud, which sometimes can have embarrassing consequences
What do you carry with you on every trip?
Headtorch, for unexpected dark, mechanicals, front light failures, I’m always glad it’s there
One luxury item you take on a trip
Hairbrush, boring but true.
Favourite country to ride in?
I found this very difficult but going to go with the UK, despite the weather, there’s still so much beauty and variety to explore.
If you could only ride one route, what would it be?
Somewhat unadventurous but I’m going for the Bristol Bath cycle path, it’s an old railway line, off-road, paved and flat. I do love epic routes but having cycling in my everyday life is far more important to me. On the path I can still commute and get to cycle with all types of people. Future proofing too, I’ll still be able to ride it when I’m 90!