Alise Willoughby

Alise Willoughby (born Alise Post on 17 January 1991) is an American BMX racing cyclist who has raced competitively since 2002 and uses the nickname The Beast. A former state-champion gymnast, she began racing at the age of six after watching her older brothers, and she turned professional in 2006 at fifteen. That year she won the ABA Super Nationals and was voted Rookie Pro of the Year by readers of BMXer magazine, the first woman to take the title. She made her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing twelfth after a semi-final crash, and won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. She is an Elite Women world champion in 2017, 2019 and 2024, and she is married to fellow BMX racer Sam Willoughby, who became her coach.