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Born | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | August 25, 1968
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Rebecca Rusch is an American endurance professional athlete, seven-time World Champion, author, entrepreneur, Emmy Award winner,[1] and motivational speaker.[2] Rusch's career has spanned adventure sports including rock climbing, adventure racing, whitewater rafting, cross-country skiing and mountain biking.[3]
Rusch was nominated to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2019[4] as well as the inaugural class of the Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame in 2022, and owns seven World Championship titles in multiple sport disciplines.[2][5] Rusch was a member of the US National Whitewater Rafting Team as well as several international adventure racing teams, participating in the Eco Challenge (1997–2002), Primal Quest (2002–2006) and Raid Gauloises (2000, 2002, 2003) series. Since 2013, she has hosted a gravel bike race in Idaho to raise money for charity.[6]