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International collective of eight unapologetically Black cyclists and outdoors people.
We control our own narratives.
Presented by @a_quickbrownfox.

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We’re thrilled to announce the Black Foxes social premiere of ‘The Den Retreat’ film.

Experience the joy, laughter, and unity from their inaugural event in Elijay, Georgia, celebrating diversity in cycling, running, and hiking.

🔗 Visit the #linkinbio to watch now.
🎥 Filmed and edited by @thegreenevan by @the_blackfoxes

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2 years ago

One Love 🖤Day
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I didn’t take nearly enough photos but we got a few 🙌🏾
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I am letting the amazing energy of this weekend buoy 🛟 me through this eventful September 🩵 taken in Fairburn, Georgia by @the_blackfoxes

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a month ago

So much love #goride 2026

📷: @groovy_nelly taken in Inglewood, California by @the_blackfoxes

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3 months ago

Resiliência: a história do negro no ciclismo rumo ao @letourdefrance

Pedalar nunca foi apenas sobre esporte.

No fim do século XIX, quando a bicicleta simbolizava liberdade e modernidade, Kittie Knox já enfrentava barreiras raciais ao competir e integrar a League of American Wheelmen, em 1893. Em plena era de segregação, sua presença era resistência.

Décadas depois, em 1984, Nelson Vails acelerou para a história ao conquistar a medalha de prata nos @jogosolimpicos de Los Angeles. Tornou-se o primeiro negro americano a subir ao pódio olímpico no ciclismo — um marco simbólico em um esporte historicamente pouco diverso.

Nos anos 2000, o protagonismo ganhou nova forma com os irmãos @juswilliamz e @just7upnup Cory Williams. Criados no cenário competitivo da Califórnia, eles não apenas venceram corridas, como mudaram a estética e a cultura do ciclismo de critério nos Estados Unidos.
A criação da equipe @l39ion.la of Los Angeles consolidou um movimento que uniu performance, identidade e representatividade.

A nova geração ampliou ainda mais esse espaço.
@ayesuppose tornou-se a primeira ciclista negra americana profissional de estrada.
@eliotjackson , destaque no mountain bike, transformou sua trajetória em ativismo ao fundar a @growcyclingfoundation .
Coletivos como o @the_blackfoxes reforçam a retomada de narrativas no universo outdoor global.

O capítulo mais emblemático dessa trajetória recente veio em 2024, quando @biniam_girmaye_hailu_ da Eritreia, venceu etapas do Tour de France. Pela primeira vez, um ciclista negro africano conquistava uma vitória na maior corrida do mundo.

Não foi um acaso.
Foi resultado de mais de um século de resistência, talento e reconstrução de espaço.

Do enfrentamento à segregação às vitórias no Tour, o ciclismo negro não é uma tendência passageira — é parte essencial da história do esporte.

E essa história segue sendo escrita, pedal a pedal.

✊🏾 Fonte e inspiração: @theunpopularblack

#BlackCyclists #BlackHistory #Representatividade #Ciclismo #BikeNaMidia #BlackLivesStillMatter by @the_blackfoxes

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8 months ago

Please join us in wishing @rockcognoscente the most amazing birthday ✨
She’s often behind the camera instead of in front of it lately, but her presence doesn’t go unnoticed. She’s one of the kindest people with strong “meg” knees who can always drop it like it’s hot when the time calls. She’s also incredibly smart and can throw down in the kitchen.
Here’s hoping you have a birthday that’s just as amazing as you are 🙌🏾✨
To many more wonderful years 🖤 You are loved immensely 🖤 by @the_blackfoxes

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a year ago

Month of Mud: Ohiopyle MTB Race!
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This event can be described as a cross country mountain bike time-trial down the mountain. Really great event and well run! Kudos Rob & Greta… I highly recommend others add this series to their activity schedule for 2026!
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My teammate and I did this course sight unseen. I DO NOT recommend that approach 😆!
5 women were in my field, the Women’s Sport, and I got 5th and last place. Honestly I wasn’t mad at that because I was only 2 minutes and some seconds off of 1st place which I wasn’t expecting considering my lack of preparation and skill.
The most difficult section being the big rock garden at the top of this 9 mile course. I also realized that I gave up a lot of time by slowing to much allowing others to pass and I overdressed but with 20-30 degree temperature changes from morning to afternoon that’s hard! Oh well, lessons learned.
Fun event, great course, excellent vibes, & I didn’t get hurt ✨
🖤🖤🖤
📸 @photogrif for the first image 🙌🏾 taken in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania by @the_blackfoxes

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a year ago

The Chain Link group ride is made of diamonds because we’re pressure.

Pressure that doesn’t minimize — like atoms coming together to create molecules (community).

We flow through our system like macrophages, inspiring health, wealth, and growth — devouring doubt and visual norms.

Our “happy we choose” emits so far, it blankets us.

Our link is fortified in love, in oneness, and the freedom to express ourselves.

The energy we send through our bikes into the Earth returns to us — a reminder that balance is born from connection.

#WheelieKing 🌍
#StoneArchBridge #RideUnleashed #TheBlackFoxes #ASWR #Minneapolis taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @the_blackfoxes

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a year ago

Fun times at @monthofmud : Brady’s Run!
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I finally got a little less busy to finally do a race in this mountain bike series that’s been a staple for several years in the western Pennsylvania region for many years.

I participated in the ladies sport category that featured 3 laps of the course which was approximately 13.5 miles in total. We a had a small but mighty field of 3. It rained quit a bit before our race and I slacked off on my warmup, opting to use the first bit of the initial lap to warmup and still be dry. My lowkey approach allowed me to do my pace and try features without feeling the pressure of messing up a rider behind for the first lap. Second lap I dedicated to clearing the features, going faster and catching the 2nd place rider. During the final lap I focused on maintaining good time and seeing what I could claw back on the first place rider. I never caught up with the first place rider, she definitely crushed it.

This was a technical (roots and jumps) somewhat fast course. I was stoked to overcome many features as the laps progressed and content with my solid effort.

It’s such a well run event and I encourage everyone to give one or all the race series a go! taken in Brady's Run Park by @the_blackfoxes

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a year ago

Pivot those plans! New at aquickbrownfox.com

Due to the government shutdown we opted out of visiting more national parks this trip! The rangers have asked that folks stay away due to understaffing since last time visitors were acting a fool, cutting down trees, vandalizing stuff, and leaving human waste all over. NASTY.

Regardless, we had a ton of fun in California and the tour of Gateway Park by @msjadesaid with the @fortyacreleague was definitely a highlight.

Read the full blogpost at aquickbrownfox.com

#AQuickBrownFox
#RepresentationMatters
#Team_BroncoAmbassador
#California
#Tahoe
#Yosemite
#Outdoors
#RoadTrip by @the_blackfoxes

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a year ago

I connected with the Sun today,
and what can I say — it condoned my play.
Looking around at the lack of Chlorophyll,
the unveiling of pigments feels like truth peeling back its own layers.
I grow stronger knowing these colors have been here all along,
the slowing down simply reveals the burst —
a peak that’s universal, timeless, alive.

Stress plus rest equals growth.
And in those quiet pauses, those pigments show.
The thriving of life is knowing what covers you
and what lives within you.

I love you! taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @the_blackfoxes

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a year ago

Tava☀️🏔️ 14er descent with some absolute baddies in our backyard! Most exhausting ride ever, but my goodness, the best time. This was the exact reset I needed to get stoked about bikes again. Sometimes you just need a couple of baddies and a big mountain to pull you out of a funk.

#mtb #mtbgirls #coloradosprings #girlsthatride by @the_blackfoxes

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