A new generation of young freeriders are coming through and leveling up mountain biking's most progressive form. Nowhere is this more evident than among female freeriders who are rapidly pushing the limits of the terrain they can ride and the style they bring.
Janelle Soukup is one of those young female freeriders. Ripton followed her for the first half of 2025 to document her riding.
A Colorado rider who's know for laid-back midair style and her bubbly personality, Janelle is breaking through to the highest levels of the sport. With ambitions to ride Darkfest, Red Bull Rampage, and more, she's only beginning to see her potential as part of the new generation of mountain bikers.
In her first film, she rides big mountain lines in Utah, high-speed loamers in Santa Cruz, and her favorite local jumps back home.
