Women's Cycling magazine

[circlegirl]

I am not quite sure how this thread got off on the numbers tangent...1000, 1800, USCF, OBRA, ACA...who cares?!? The point is that the sport is small even from the male side in the US compared to Europe, and Oceania for example.

Cycling has a very small following compared to say, NFL. Yes, over 500,000 watched the Amgen Tour, but that was over the course of a week. Millions watch a single NFL game.

Yes, 80-100 women start races here in the bigger fields, but in Europe, for example, you can race a 200 female start, or several in a weekend that are actually within riding distance of each other. That is what our National Team is doing right now:-)

Cycling has a very elitist aura. Especially in pro competitive road cycling and even more so in track cycling. Prima donnas abound-I know, I see them everyday on the track.

In order to bring competitive cycling to the forefront, cycling itself needs to be recognized as a lifestyle, be it from a commuter's pov, a RAAM rider's pov, or someone who rides charity rides.

I fully support any effort to do so :-)