Points of Interest/Personal

• Lea and her sister, Sabra, co-founded and are co-directors of a non-profit, all-girls mountain bike mentoring program called Little Bellas.
• An avid downhill skier while growing up in Vermont, Lea skied competitively at Middlebury College. She won the eastern collegiate slalom title, went to the NCAA national championships and placed 11th in the slalom. Lea was also an accomplished cross-country runner, earning two state championships in high school. She and her sister also co-captained the school's running team to a pair of state titles.
• Lea picked up mountain biking as a junior in high school and was soon representing Team USA at the Junior World Championships in 2001. She then won two collegiate mountain bike national titles while riding for Middlebury.
• Despite having surgery on a torn labrum in her right hip in early 2014, Lea returned to competition later that year and won the cross-country national championship followed by a bronze medal at the World Championships.

Olympic/World Championship Results

• 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic — 2nd cross-country
• 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Vallnord, Andorra — 10th cross-country
• 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Hafjell, Norway — 3rd cross-country
• 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa — 9th cross-country
• 2012 Olympic Games, London — 11th cross-country
• 2012 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Saalfelden, Austria — 8th cross-country
• 2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Champéry, Switzerland — 10th cross-country
• 2008 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Val di Sole, Italy — 19th cross-country
• 2007 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Fort Williams, Scotland — 25th cross-country
• 2001 UCI Junior Mountain Bike World Championships, Vail, Colorado — 7th cross-country

Career Highlights
Five-time Professional Mountain Bike National Champion — 2014 (cross-country); 2013 (cross-country & short track cross-country); 2012 (short track cross-country); 2011 (Super D)
Two-time Collegiate Mountain Bike National Champion — 2004 (Division II cross-country & short track cross-country)

2nd — 2016 U.S. Cup Bonelli Park, short track cross-country
2nd — 2015 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, short track cross-country
3rd — 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup overall ranking
1st — 2014 Specialized Catamount Classic, cross-country 
1st — 2013 USA Cycling Pro XCT Women’s Champion
1st — 2013 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, cross-country
1st — 2013 Specialized Catamount Classic, cross-country
1st — 2013 Subaru Cup, cross-country & short track cross-country
1st — 2013 Windham, cross-country
1st — 2013 U.S. Cup Fontana City National, cross-country, short track cross-country & Super D
2nd — 2012 Sea Otter Classic, short track cross-country
1st — 2011 USA Cycling Pro XCT Women’s Champion
1st — 2011 Missoula XC, cross-country
1st — 2011 Santa Ynez Valley Classic, cross-country & short track cross-country
1st — 2011 Fontana City National, Super D
1st — 2011 Bonelli Park, short track cross-country & Super D
3rd — 2009 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, short track cross-country
1st — 2009 Kenda Cup, short track cross-country
1st — 2009 Green Mountain Stage Race
3rd — 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, short track cross-country
1st — 2008 Sea Otter Classic, short track cross-country