I apologize for upsetting people here, that was NOT my intent! The purpose of this was to open our eyes to the reality of professional womens cycling and the inequality of sponsers/pay. Did you know that most of the pros have to work another job while still riding? And that even the lower throngs of the mens racing have a higher income?

I'm NOT here to make this a male vs female rant; it's simply a fact that we should all pay attention to. Although we are getting closer, the men make more money in all facets of the work world. Shouldn't we be concerned about this? Wouldn't you want your daughter making equal pay of another male for doing the same job?

Perhaps there is an underlying reason why Katie lost her sponser (again), but the fact remains her and Laura have so much talent and struggle to find sponsers. There are no doping allegations with either, and "yet" we'll be ok with men that haver paid their dues and yet are still able to find a team to sponser them?

To make a long story short, I feel very fortunate to have received an athletic scholarship to college. I also know that there were many women that worked hard and struggled to make things like that happen. Personally, I feel an obligation to try and make things better for the women that are coming up in the sport or are involved right now. And it's very likely that the effort I make will go unnoticed, but I hope eventually pay scales and sponsership will be more equal.