I think there are two distinct issues here:

1. Katie Compton has lost her sponsor.
2. Women cyclists don't get paid as much or receive as much sponsorship as their male counterparts (in general).

As it relates to 1., unless you are Katie, or the sponsor, you don't know why the decision was made. It could have NOTHING to do with the fact that Katie is a woman. It could have to do with economic decisions, personality issues, etc., etc., etc.. That was my point in my original post - don't immediately jump to discrimination as the cause.

As it relates to 2., this is a larger issue in the sport - one that lots of female racers (self included here) take issue with. I don't have the answers on how to make it more equitable, but can point out that the numbers of women racers vs. men are much lower in most regions. We are trying to work that in our region - reaching out and encouraging more women to come out and race.

The real question for discussion is how do we impact this positively?

SheFly