Rant away my friends! I am upset at the non-existent coverage of women's road cycling on TV and non-existent features in roadie mags. Although I would love love love to see women's road races featured the way TdF is, I am also a realist and know that in my lifetime, women's cycling will be overshadowed by the men. I agree that women's physiology may not naturally lend to speeds that the men have but I won't agree that it's not possible. I'm a wannabe racer and would be deluded to think that I could compete in a high profile race like TdF or Giro or the Vuelta. Would I like to? You betcha! My beef isn't that women can't compete with the men, it's that events for women are viewed as lesser and essentially no coverage exists.

But I think by participating in local races and at best at the national level can gradually elevate interest and garner more respect for women's cycling.