Chelsey Magness is the definition of grit with grace. An elite adventure racer, mountain biker, and soon-to-be endurance paddler, Chelsey has built a life—and a career—around choosing the harder line and loving every step of it. She’s a 24-hour mountain bike world champion, a national record holder, and a core force behind one of North America’s most accomplished adventure racing programs.
Professionally, Chelsey wears many hats: race director, writer, and co-owner of 4HourFuel. She’s also a longtime gear tester with nearly two decades of hands-on experience in the most demanding environments imaginable. Whether she’s mapping a race course, dialing nutrition for a multi-day effort, or testing what actually works when conditions unravel, Chelsey brings clarity born from real miles.
At home in Bend, Oregon, she’s also a mother, a coach, a coffee devotee, and an early-morning thinker. That grounded reality is exactly what she brings to the Paradis Sport family: humility, adventure, and an unfiltered understanding of what endurance athletes truly need. She helps lead Team BendRacing/4HourFuel, widely regarded as the top North American adventure racing team, and continues to push the edge of what’s possible—physically and mentally.
Chelsey approaches challenges with curiosity and a willingness to learn. Her philosophy is simple and hard-won: find a way, or make one. It’s the same mindset she hopes to pass on—to her teammates, the athletes she coaches, her readers, and her kids—by showing that confidence is built by doing the work and choosing the path that sets your heart on fire.
Looking ahead, Chelsey’s goals are as bold as ever: tackling the Yukon 1000 against the world’s best paddlers, chasing records, winning national titles, directing a seven-day stage race in New Zealand, and continuing to show her boys what resilience, curiosity, and love for the outdoors look like in action.
Why Paradis Sport? Because in races where every detail matters, feeling comfortable, confident, and free isn’t a luxury—it’s essential. Chelsey chooses Paradis because it works when it counts, and she’s proud to represent a brand that understands performance from the inside out.
