Lorri, I wrote you a response which was held in moderation: I'm not sure why, but I apologize, I didn't mean to leave you without an answer!

Quite simply, I was really inspired by a series of articles a friend wrote for the Daily Muse (I think this is why it got held, so I am not re-posting the link: you can search for Pan Pan Fan, Women Olympians if you want to see it, it is a series of profiles on young Olympians getting ready to compete). I read that, and thought, what a shame that there is so little coverage of women in cycling!

Then I realized that I was part of the problem. By only following men in the sport I love, I was missing out on a lot of bike racing. My thought was that I could at least change myself and my perspective by seeking out women's bike racing. I don't expect to change many peoples perspectives, but perhaps naively, I think I could at least influence a few people to start paying more attention to other participants in the sport!