MÒR DIVERSITY

Opening up the ride for everyone - that's our mission with 'Mòr Diversity'. You may already know Aneela as partner of Go-Where Scotland and as a core member of the guiding team, whether she’s leading tours in the incredible landscapes of Scotland or rallying people from all walks of life to swing a leg over the saddle - she also brings 20+ years as a Diversity and Inclusion professional into everything she does.

Aneela is passionate about encouraging people from all walks of life to ride bikes and she works with individuals, organisations and the cycling industry to encourage wider participation. She works tirelessly to increase diversity in cycling and mountain biking and firmly believes that mountain biking is more than a sport - she’s a champion of the wider benefits of mountain biking in building confidence, strength and resilience in everyday life.

With 20 years+ diversity and inclusion experience, Aneela is particularly interested in diversity and wellbeing; women in MTB leadership; diversity role models; young girls in sport and promoting mental health. She offers training and workshops; inspiring talks and presentations; diversity audits; participation and engagement activities as well as professional advice and consultancy.

• Aneela was recently interviewed by ITV: 'BORDERS MOUNTAIN BIKER BLAZING THE TRAIL FOR DIVERSITY IN THE SPORT'

• Spindrift Podcast guest discussing her Diversity work (March 2021)

• Appointed Co-Chair, British Cycling’s new Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group (February 2021) 

• Speaker at BAME Leadership conference on Overcoming Barriers and Building Resilience (February 2020)

• Feature article in MBUK on riding in the Tweed Valley  (January 2020)

• Co-founder of the FNY Collective - a not for profit organisation empowering women on bicycles (January 2020)

• DMBINS winner of MTB Local Hero Award (November 2019)

• Role Model of the Year Finalist of Scottish Women in Sport Awards (October 2019) 
  Speaker at the DMBINS Trail Summit (October 2019)
  Featured in Metro Newspaper on mountain biking and facing up to adversity (September 2019)

• Afternoon Tea Rides for women: March 2019 in aid of Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue / June 2019 in aid of Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) / August 2019 in aid of Marie Curie cancer care charity

• Contributor and facilitator of Scottish Cycling’s From Rider to Leader - a women’s specific progression programme to encourage more women to lead in mountain biking 

• Developer of KICC Bike Packing Girls in Leadership Project  

• Guest speaker of Shannon Galpin, producer of award winning film Afghan Cycles at the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling, June 2019 

• Key note speaker and presenter of City of Glasgow College’s Embracing Diversity Awards 2019

• Guest speaker of Wonderful Wild Women at the Eden Festival 2019

• Diversity in Cycling Interview featured in No1 Magazine 

• Guest of Lee Craigie on BBC Radio Scotland  talking about ‘Cycling, Young Girls and Identity’

• Galashiels Academy Girls Bikepacking Bothy Project with the Adventure Syndicate (March 2019)

• ‘Bothy Bike Tales’ in association with the Audacious Women’s Festival (February 2020)

• Scottish Ethnic Minority Women in Leadership Award winner (November 2018)

• Blogger for Juliana Bicycles

• Voted Top 100 Women in Cycling (June 2018)

• Keynote speaker at Cycling UK’s Women in Cycling Conference (June 2018)

• Keynote speaker at Juliana Bicycles USA Ambassadors Event

• ‘Diversifying the Ride’, speaker at DMBinS Scottish Mountain Biking Conference (November 2018)

• ‘Wise Words‘ feature in Wideopen Magazine (November 2018)

• Bike Biz feature ‘Growing in the Right Direction’ (p19)

• Scottish Ethnic Minority ‘Women in Leadership’ Award winner

• Blogger for Juliana Bicycles

• Voted Top 100 Women in Cycling 2018

• Keynote speaker at Cycling UK’s Women in Cycling Conference 

• Keynote speaker at Juliana Bicycles Ambassadors USA Get Together

•  ‘Diversifying the Ride’, speaker at DMBiNS Scottish Mountain Biking Conference 2018

• ‘Wise Words’ feature in Wideopen Magazine

• Bike Biz feature ‘Growing in the Right Direction’ (p19)

• 20 years+  Diversity and Inclusion experience in the public sector

• Co-Chair, British Cycling’s new Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group

• 10 years+ running Go-Where Scotland

• 5+ years professional MBL/Level 3 mountain bike guide

• Board Member and Secretary of Tweed Valley Trails Association

• Cycling UK Trail Inspector, and, Trail Maintenance Coordinator

• Cycling UK Outdoor Expedition qualification 

• Masters Degree, Equality and Discrimination, University of Strathclyde

• Personal Fitness Trainer

Aneela would love to hear from you on all things diversity and inclusion. Find out more on our sister website: www.mordiversity.com or by email: hello@mordiversity.com.