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Get out and support the 2017 Women’s Tour cycle race

June 6, 2017 Nicola Comments Off

I love to see women’s pro cycling develop, and one race that’s growing nicely is the 2017 Women’s Tour cycle race, previously known as the

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Meet Aussie Pro Cyclist Amanda Spratt who started 2017 in style

May 9, 2017 Nicola Comments Off

This week we hear from European-based Aussie pro cyclist Amanda Spratt, who hails from my home state of NSW. Amanda, or Spratty as I believe

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Specialized Women’s Racing, raising the profile of women’s pro racing on the domestic scene

May 2, 2017 Nicola Comments Off

One thing I’m really keen to do with this blog is to promote women’s professional road racing, so this week you can read about Australian

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Catching up with the Aussie women of Wiggle High5

March 14, 2017 Nicola Comments Off

A couple of weeks ago I published an interview with Wiggle High5 owner/manager Rochelle Gilmore and thought I’d follow it up with an interview with

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A candid chat with Wiggle High5 women’s team owner Rochelle Gilmore

January 31, 2017 Nicola 3

I recently met up with Rochelle Gilmore, owner and manager of the Wiggle High5 women’s professional team and fellow Australian. Rochelle, who is based in Europe

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Women’s pro cycling needs its own ‘knight in shining armour’

December 13, 2016 Nicola 2

I’ve been following the progress of professional women’s cycling since I started writing this blog a bit over five years ago. Before then I was

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What’s it like to work for a pro cycling team?

August 23, 2016 Nicola Comments Off

So what’s it like to work for a pro cycling team? As part of my series on women who work in the world of cycling,

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Cheer on the women in the Giro Rosa 2016

June 28, 2016 Nicola Comments Off

Every year I write about the women’s professional race the Giro Rosa 2016, and I always lament the fact that it’s held at the same

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Nettie Edmondson – firmly focused on track cycling Gold in Rio

May 24, 2016 Nicola Comments Off

I recently touched base with Australian road & track cyclist Nettie Edmondson who is firmly focused on track cycling gold in Rio. I had the

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Female pro cyclist Kimberley Wells focused on a huge year in 2016

March 29, 2016 Nicola Comments Off

One of the many topics I love to cover in my posts is the world of the female pro cyclist. They receive so little coverage