💁♀️ Stage #6 Celebrating women in cycling
Dreaming about cleat-based power meters and faster climbs.
📖 Read
The Cyclists’ Alliance’s Rider Council suggests four simple steps we can all agree on: (1) Watch women’s races, (2) engage with women’s racing, (3) follow the teams & riders, and (4) call out inequality when you see it.
#tech
Cheap, very precise and with a long-lasting battery – they're here, cleat-based power meters. Dreamers gon’ dream… But the reality is promising: SPD power meters are by no means cheap, but they do exist – 5 min and 15 min read
#story
Fear not. Talented, capable and passionate women are making their mark on the best teams and races. Three outstanding women from different walks of life share their stories on reaching the cycling Olympus – 7 min read
#training
There are plenty of ways to get faster going uphill and become the King or Queen of the Mountain: from visualisations and inspiring messages to properly controlling your gearing, cadence and heart rate – 5 min and 5 min read
#training
Harnessing your hormones: the present and the future (coming soon!) of female-specific training tips for women cyclists – 8 min and 5 min read
📸 Contemplate
Czech Republic-based photographer Twila Federica Muzzi shows us her favourite portraits of professional cyclists and describes them.
🎧 Listen
One of the most interesting episodes from the CyclingTips podcast fully devoted to the struggles and success stories of women in the cycling industry – 1 hour 20 min listen
👀 Watch
A one-hour recap of the 2020 season by Wahoo, with stories of its athletes that will inspire you to clock up even more miles, set yourself new challenges and leave you feeling confident that there are so many other awesome, like-minded people out there.