Quote Originally Posted by AllezGirl View Post
Women's racing is in a growing place. It's faster and better than it's ever been! At the Liberty Classic (the Philly Pro Women's race) we passed the men! That's never happened...Ina T. called them P***ies as she passed! That was awesome!
Beryl Burton passed all the men, including the one who had just set the world record in the 12 hour.

Read about her here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Burton

Like today's female racers, Beryl also worked full time while racing. She didn't even get paid leave from her job to attend races in which she set world record times. She also had no pro sponsorship, so attending international races, and buying gear, was a huge financial burden on her family. We've come a long way baby--oh wait, no, we haven't.

BTW, my Planetbike mesh gloves were very poorly made, and came apart at the seams in only a few rides. I wouldn't have mentioned that if they hadn't dropped Katie.