Women's Cycling magazine

[smurfalicious]

There are actually ONLY 5417 registered females with USA Cycling (our national governing body). In actuality only about 35% percent of those registered ever race. The number of women who are registered as UCI Elite cyclists in the US is only about 100. USA cycling covers all disciplines of cycling.

Okay so 5417 x .35 carry the two and cross multiply by the weight of their bikes and that gives us over 1800. Your original statement was only 1000. Keep in mind not every race is USA cycling sanctioned. In Colorado our governing body is the ACA. In my SW4 field this morning there were 35 of us. That's 3.5% percent of the ONLY 1000 women who race in my class alone this morning.

Of course this is Colorado, and Boulder no less so maybe that number is skewed, but I doubt it. I think there is a reader base out there, it's just a matter of getting it into their hands. I think they'll do themselves a huge favor following VeloNews' format and keeping race results online and doing the monthly mag.

[Eden]

Not only do I think the numbers are a bit underestimated - I still think its *moot* - unless you really believe that only women and only those who participate in racing would ever be at all interested....

(oh - and btw some states, at very least Oregon, don't use the USCF, they have their own governing body, so they are not counted in the USCF stats unless they intend to race outside of Oregon and cannot buy a one day license and have thus purchased a USCF license)