According to an article by Rupert Guinness on smh.com.au the average salary for professional female cyclists “is understood to be €20,000, and about 20 per cent race for free”. It’s a pity that the UCI President was so dismissive and unsupportive of the women’s sport. If you want to know more, read Rupert’s article here. Thanks again Rupert for covering women’s professional cycling.
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Excellent preview to the women’s UCI Road World Championship race
Fellow blogger Gerard Vroomen has written an excellent preview article about the women’s road race at the UCI World Championships. Read it before you settle down to watch SBS’ live coverage from 11.20 pm on Saturday night on SBS2.
Read moreAustralia takes Gold in UCI Road World Championships Junior Women’s Time Trial
Congratulations to 18 year old West Australian Jessica Allen who won the junior women’s time trial in the World Championships in Copenhagen yesterday. Great coverage from Sophie Smith of SBS who is reporting from Denmark.
Read moreMainstream media coverage of women’s pro cycling
It’s great to see some mainstream media coverage of women’s professional cycling on smh.com.au Gilmore bounces back to lead world road championships assualt and it made the printed version as well. Thanks Rupert Guinness. @rupertguinness
Read moreAn interview with pro cyclist Bridie O’Donnell
I was lucky enough to catch-up with female pro cyclist Bridie O’Donnell via email from her base in Varese, Italy this week. She is a member of the Top Girls Fassa Bortolo women’s pro cycling team. Here’s what she had to say…. Q. I read that you didn’t become a professional cyclist until you were 35, after you had worked full time as a doctor. Why did you make the career change? I never considered myself to be an athlete when I was young, although I was active. It wasn’t until my early 20s when I started racing Olympic distance triathlon,
Read moreGreenEdge women’s team finally gets a mention
It’s great to see the GreenEdge Women’s team getting a mention in cycling news. Thanks to professional cyclist Bridie O’Donnell for bringing it to our attention via Twitter @Bridie_OD. In short the article reaffirms GreenEdge’s commitment to the women’s team. Read the full article on cyclingnews.com. It would be great to see more of this type of news coming through the mainstream.
Read moreThe low profile of women’s professional cycling
I’m a little ashamed to admit that I’m a keen follower of the top echelons of professional cycling but my knowledge of the peleton is completely focused on men. I know only a few names of the professional women like Rochelle Gilmore, Bridie O’Donnell, Tiffany Cromwell, Josephine Tomic, Anna Meares and that’s about it. However, I could recite for you a long list of Australian men who ride professionally in Europe and many of their key international rivals as well. The main reason behind this deficit in my knowledge is the low profile that women’s professional cycling has in this
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