Evening all, here is one the rare the posts that I may occassionally write that has nothing to do with cycling, I know, a massive shock and because people seemingly only view this blog when something big on my own cycling front do I get a great fat viewing figure. However I am going against this grain simply to raise awareness of one of the greatest documentaries of the past few years and I am so enthralled by it that I am actually tempted to send the BBC an e-mail congratulating them on it and the topic is thus...
The treatment of Native Americans in society and popular culture, as well as throughout history.
To say that it is merely thought-provoking is an understatement hence why I have felt compelled since watching it yesterday to actually dedicate a blog post to the programme and the issues raised in the documentary. The treatment by not only the U.S. government of Native Ameircans, but us also is nothing short of appalling and the fact that very little is being done to highlight this or help mend the wounds of old is shocking. This is because official U.S. governement policies during the 1800s of the formal re-settlement of native peoples involved socrhed earth policies and what can only be described and compared to as death marches, akin to the ones untermenschen suffered at the hands of the Nazis towards the end of the Second World War and during Stalin's expansion of the Gulags. Native Americans, some what ironically, call these 'long walks' or if they are talking about their own persoanl tribe, 'the long walk', especially when referring to native peoples being herded from lands on the Eastern Seaboard towards lands in the Mid-west.
The difference between these death marches is the fact that formal apologies have been issued by the respective governments about what occured other such related policies, but not in the case of the what happened to Native Americans, nor has it has sought to correct the constitution that describes Native Americans as Indian savages.
Nor has the British government, U.S. government and many other European governements besdies apologised for the systematic genocide of a people and culture, yet they have for slavery. During the Twentieth Century we saw a huge theortical question posed by humanity and subsequently answered, are we all equal? The answer was yes (not without struggle though), hence the evetual destruction of apartheid, equal rights to all in most countries throughout the globe and with this came the repsect for other peoples' cultures and history and what we may have done to harm these. Israel was created as a direct result of the Second World War, there are now positive discrimination laws in South Afirca and Britian (though obviously not to the same degree) and self-determination by a native people is seen as a unalienable right, ever since President Wilson's 14 points.
Now, has this sort of revisionim, respect and rights ever been given to Native Americans? The simple answer is no, not when Indian reservations only make up 2% of the U.S.A.'s total land mass and so happens to be on the some of the most unhabitable pieces of land in America.
Anyway, enough of me rabbitting on about an issue that I know very little about so here's the experts and the link http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nqbqk/Rich_Halls_Inventing_the_Indian/
Hope you enjoy and by the way, the post title was meant to be headline grabbing and ironic!
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Thursday 25 October 2012
O Mwmbwls i Hennebont
Sorry for the quietness on here recently, unfortunately I have not had the time nor will to write for recently there has been so much done on our sport, with it usually being so naive though. However now I do! For those of you that don't speak Welsh it translates as 'From Mumbles to Hennebont' and that is because not only did I go to Swansea University and lived next to the Mumbles, but it also happens to be twinned with a the town I am moving to, Hennebont. I've found out recently that I'm going to be living there for the eight months that I'm in France and that I am joining one of the town's two teams U.C.L.H. a.k.a. Union Cycliste Hennebont Lochrist. Here I will begin as a Second cat. rider however I will be riding some of the top level national French races and maybe (and hopefully) some of the French Cup races! Not only that but due to yesterday's announcement at the Tour de France 2013 route presentation I will be near to two of the stages and I will also be living just south of Plouay and the famous GP Plouay-Ouest race.
The best thing of all though happens to be that our team happens to be sponsored by the local biscuit factory, meaning lots of free Breton biscuits every so often. Happy Days!!!
More than just that I have managed to find out more about the culture I will be thrown into and just how massive cycling is in Brittany and all the customs of the Bretons. One of them is traditional Breton folk dancing, which Tony Mills has said assured me I will get roped into doing one evening, another that I should never eat andouilette for no-one, other than Bretons, like it and they don't only like it, they are obsessed with it. They kiss on each cheek, the women and only men do when they are familiar, but it is expected when entering a room to shake every man's hand, if not kiss them if familiar, and kiss each woman twice. That's the day-to-day culture in Brittany. Here is an image of andouilette
That's it folks, hope training/resting is going well and that studying is as well (if you're also doing that). If you find me Welsh translations are wrong, please feel free to have a go at Google and not me. I did what they said and I couldn't care if I got it slightly wrong anyway.
The best thing of all though happens to be that our team happens to be sponsored by the local biscuit factory, meaning lots of free Breton biscuits every so often. Happy Days!!!
More than just that I have managed to find out more about the culture I will be thrown into and just how massive cycling is in Brittany and all the customs of the Bretons. One of them is traditional Breton folk dancing, which Tony Mills has said assured me I will get roped into doing one evening, another that I should never eat andouilette for no-one, other than Bretons, like it and they don't only like it, they are obsessed with it. They kiss on each cheek, the women and only men do when they are familiar, but it is expected when entering a room to shake every man's hand, if not kiss them if familiar, and kiss each woman twice. That's the day-to-day culture in Brittany. Here is an image of andouilette
Their cycling culture is obsessed with the wind and as soon as there is a cross wind they line it out and hammer everyone, it is usually point to point races on closed roads with a small finishing circuit done a couple times and the roads are also closed 99% of time, definately on the finishing circuit. The local attendance for a 2/3 cat. race is usually between 200-400 people. Each village has a permanent finish line and you are expected to give at least a flower to the podium girl when up there and give the bouquet to the woman of the French family that you are staying with/have helped you out lots.
I believe that is it, other than that I am just beginning to train hard now as the racing calendar isa a bit peculiar over in France particuarly Brittany, but apparently it starts early and hard from February till the beginning of May so I plan to peak for the end of March.
It's amazing where life takes you, especially when you have the drive and ambition and it's wonderful to think how far I have come in a year, that a year after leaving Swansea I will be moving to France living like a professional cyclist, who would of thought it. It appears that Wales is not just the land of my fathers but also the land of dreams, y tir o freuddwydion.
Below is the link to my new team's website, if you struggle like I do, just use Google translate :)
And here is some pictures of Hennebont
That's it folks, hope training/resting is going well and that studying is as well (if you're also doing that). If you find me Welsh translations are wrong, please feel free to have a go at Google and not me. I did what they said and I couldn't care if I got it slightly wrong anyway.
Monday 15 October 2012
I passed!!!!
Well ladies and gentlemen I know this might not be the most interesting post, especially when compared to the previous ones, but I just got to say a massive thank you to Mitch for enabling to pass my driving test first time with only 3 minors. He is a quality driving instructor and a lovely person and I would strongly recommend anyone to use him for their driving lessons. Here is the link to his website if anyone is interested http://www.mitchldrivingschool.co.uk/
Also I have just started my winter training and to say it's tough is an understatement, having not done weights since March, I (stupidly) thought I will just continue where I left off back then, after doing squats on Friday I am now able to walk a little less like an interferred with penguin/John Wayne. Nevermind, it makes you stronger I suppose. Just to say I wish everyone the best of luck with their winter training/racing until obviously you race against me ;) lol. I will keep everyone updated how my winter training goes don't worry.
Cheers and stay safe
Also I have just started my winter training and to say it's tough is an understatement, having not done weights since March, I (stupidly) thought I will just continue where I left off back then, after doing squats on Friday I am now able to walk a little less like an interferred with penguin/John Wayne. Nevermind, it makes you stronger I suppose. Just to say I wish everyone the best of luck with their winter training/racing until obviously you race against me ;) lol. I will keep everyone updated how my winter training goes don't worry.
Cheers and stay safe
Sunday 14 October 2012
The Crown vs Armstrong
Now as a road cyclist that, like Armstrong did, has decided to give up a potential future career in triathlon to go into this rat race I always saw Armstrong as a bit of role model to aspire let alone for all the amazing work his foundation has done, his career and the fantastic literature he has produced, whoever has not been inspired by 'It's not about the bike' clearly has no soul. However I'm not that disappointed to be honest about the recent revelations that I have come following USADA report as if one just takes a look at any of the most basic scientific data they would know Armstrong would of had to have been on drugs. The fact that the fastest average speed and time for the Tour de France is all held by Armstrong, the fact that he beat competitors that were also taking drugs like Ullrich, Basso, Zulle, Valverde, Pantani... the fact that he was able to produce on avearge for each race day during the Tour de France a figure of 6.8 watts per kilogram, a figure that is 10% higher than Bradley Wiggins's figure for this year's Tour De France, the same 10% improvement margin guaranteed to be improved through careful, sophisticated drug-taking. All I have is a sense of relief that this house of cards has finally be blown down and that the people and the organisations responible to allow such an occurence are brought and the filth can be washed away. For so many people have been hurt by this, from a young David Zabriskie forced to take drugs or give up cycling to Frankie Andreu who made that choice, the latter. The millions made are never going to re-distributed fairly to all those and many will wish to see what may have been, certainly David Moncoutie will, but what has happened here some justice and right has been returned to the world, what te anti-doping authorities and cycling have said is 'You will be caught, you will not be allowed to cheat all and hurt so many.'
It might seem that USADA case was a pursuit against one man, but that one man represented a whole era, a whole system and was bigger than the sport in which he competed, bringing him down will enable the whole system to be re-born for no longer will there be an Armstrong-sized shadow laying over our sport. If we are bringing down a whole system then we will bring down more than just one man, as we have seen. As Daley Thompson in an article recently, 'we want to believe men can fly', but we don't need drugs for this as we have seen over the past couple of years with performances given across the sporting spectrum and not just cycling for cycling is not the only sport with a drugs problem for if anyone else believes that cycling is the only one is sticking their head in the sand. Sports people, no matter how much we want to believe otherwise, are only human and therefore should not be treated necessarily as heores, let alone be placed with a halo around their heads like Armstrong, for they are all capable of folly and have a lot more potential to actually do just that, make a fool of themselves. If you want to believe in heoroes and heroines you will probably find them a lot closer to home than you would imagine, just look. As these people don't cheat on their wife like John Terry, don't treat others as sub-human like Ali, don't become alcoholics like George Best, the list goes on.
Great pride should be taken over what has happened this past week for this can only lead to brighter future for all and not just cycling, I feel this is a great time to be optimistic about the sport of road cycling and this brings down the curtain on one of the most sorry and tragic sagas sport has ever seen. The war against the last vestiges of the EPO era is over by the battle against drugs continues long into the night... Pantani may not have died in vain afterall. The Crown reserves it's right to take just that, it's crown back.
It might seem that USADA case was a pursuit against one man, but that one man represented a whole era, a whole system and was bigger than the sport in which he competed, bringing him down will enable the whole system to be re-born for no longer will there be an Armstrong-sized shadow laying over our sport. If we are bringing down a whole system then we will bring down more than just one man, as we have seen. As Daley Thompson in an article recently, 'we want to believe men can fly', but we don't need drugs for this as we have seen over the past couple of years with performances given across the sporting spectrum and not just cycling for cycling is not the only sport with a drugs problem for if anyone else believes that cycling is the only one is sticking their head in the sand. Sports people, no matter how much we want to believe otherwise, are only human and therefore should not be treated necessarily as heores, let alone be placed with a halo around their heads like Armstrong, for they are all capable of folly and have a lot more potential to actually do just that, make a fool of themselves. If you want to believe in heoroes and heroines you will probably find them a lot closer to home than you would imagine, just look. As these people don't cheat on their wife like John Terry, don't treat others as sub-human like Ali, don't become alcoholics like George Best, the list goes on.
Great pride should be taken over what has happened this past week for this can only lead to brighter future for all and not just cycling, I feel this is a great time to be optimistic about the sport of road cycling and this brings down the curtain on one of the most sorry and tragic sagas sport has ever seen. The war against the last vestiges of the EPO era is over by the battle against drugs continues long into the night... Pantani may not have died in vain afterall. The Crown reserves it's right to take just that, it's crown back.
Thursday 11 October 2012
End of season review
What a season! In my first proper year of cycling, which has just flown by, I have experienced many highs and lows. Below are some basic statistics about this season if you are interested:
Wins: 5
Seconds/third/s and fourths: 11
Fifth to tenths: 13
Elevenths to twentieths: 7
Total amount of points collected this season: 446
Number of races finished: 46
All this information appears on the British Cycling website under Rankings if anyone is interested or here's the link http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points?person_id=14055&year=2012&d=4
The highilights have to be the five wins, being picked up by Aprire Bicycles and my third in the recent SERRL Champs. The lowlights have to be during the months of May and June where I struggled for consistent results due to mechanical and wheel issues with my bikes. I have learnt so much this year and cna't wait to start racing again next year and in France! Definately an exciting time in my life and can't wait to put into practice all that I have learnt.
It has been a long hard season, but, just shy of my Elite License, I have decided to hibernate for it a bit. This is because I began to get ill just before the Maldon R.R. and have got worse since, a sure sign that my body wants and needs a rest. Not only that, but it would be better for me to go to France as a First cat. rider rather than a Elite so that I can race more and not be put in races against Pierre Roland and Co... from the off and so will be much better for my and the team's development.
All the people I need to thank have already been thanked in the previous post and anyway, they know who they are.
Now it's time to begin winter training and get back to sweating a load on the turbo, but the most exciting exercise this winter will definately be getting back on the weights, oh how I've missed doing biceps curls and particuarly doing them in Swansea with such machines as Steve Jones and Ollie Thomas whilst oggling Alun-Wyn Jones. This will be the most exciting thing until I get my Powertap set up, hopefully sometime in November :)
Anyway thank you reader for making my blog such a success and taking the time to read all off this, it means a lot to me, please continue the support.
Wins: 5
Seconds/third/s and fourths: 11
Fifth to tenths: 13
Elevenths to twentieths: 7
Total amount of points collected this season: 446
Number of races finished: 46
All this information appears on the British Cycling website under Rankings if anyone is interested or here's the link http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points?person_id=14055&year=2012&d=4
The highilights have to be the five wins, being picked up by Aprire Bicycles and my third in the recent SERRL Champs. The lowlights have to be during the months of May and June where I struggled for consistent results due to mechanical and wheel issues with my bikes. I have learnt so much this year and cna't wait to start racing again next year and in France! Definately an exciting time in my life and can't wait to put into practice all that I have learnt.
It has been a long hard season, but, just shy of my Elite License, I have decided to hibernate for it a bit. This is because I began to get ill just before the Maldon R.R. and have got worse since, a sure sign that my body wants and needs a rest. Not only that, but it would be better for me to go to France as a First cat. rider rather than a Elite so that I can race more and not be put in races against Pierre Roland and Co... from the off and so will be much better for my and the team's development.
All the people I need to thank have already been thanked in the previous post and anyway, they know who they are.
Now it's time to begin winter training and get back to sweating a load on the turbo, but the most exciting exercise this winter will definately be getting back on the weights, oh how I've missed doing biceps curls and particuarly doing them in Swansea with such machines as Steve Jones and Ollie Thomas whilst oggling Alun-Wyn Jones. This will be the most exciting thing until I get my Powertap set up, hopefully sometime in November :)
Anyway thank you reader for making my blog such a success and taking the time to read all off this, it means a lot to me, please continue the support.
Sunday 7 October 2012
Last race of the season (maybe)
Well today was eagerly anticapted race between me and Tim Butt as well as about 60 others at the Maldon R.R. over 60/65 miles worth 30 points. The course uses many of the roads that were used in this year's Premeir Calendar race, the Tour of the Dengie Marshes. Anyway it was pretty nippy this morning, only about 5 degrees when we started, but we quickly warmed up, the race was going to consist of 6 and a bit laps of about 10miles in distance, the race took us about 2hrs 10mins and it was fast and aggressive from the beginning with it being a perfect day, quiet roads and a lot of quality guys (some pros) doing what is probably the last race of the season for them as may also be for me. This meant everyone was giving it all, breaks were forming all the time, but never sticking due to how fast the course was and how the breaks never contained the right people. Halfway through the 4th lap there was a big crash in the middle of the peloton that resulted in a guy being cartered off in an ambulance, unfortunately they neutralised the race as soon as it happened, very annoying as stopping because of a crash never happens and certainly not for me, but nevermind. Then the right break did form, just after the bell had rung for the last lap a break of six had drifted off the front, all of them quality riders who had good time-trialling abilities, but lacked the ability to sprint up the final climb that was short and steep and where the finish was 800m further on from the summit. They saw a small gap, a couple of stupid people couldn't be bothered to follow wheels and ended up blocking others behind, and they opened up the taps, quickly establishing a 20second gap. I couldn't get across as I was sheltering the middle of the peloton believing that the race would come down to a sprint finish. A lot the guys and teams that had missed the break set out to chase this down including me and Tim, we got it to 10secs, but then everyone sat up and did not want to work with the sprint looming. It was absolute chaos on the climb, but I got up well enough and eventually finished 11th. Didn't feel as strong as I would usually on this type of finish just because I'm starting to feel a bit run down now after such a long season. Tim finished only a few places behind so all in all it was a great way to (probably) end the season, just a shame that I couldn't have added another win.
There is probably some other stuff that I've forgotten about today's race, but I will update it all as soon as. I'm just a bit knackered at the moment as I only finished racing 2hrs ago!
There is probably some other stuff that I've forgotten about today's race, but I will update it all as soon as. I'm just a bit knackered at the moment as I only finished racing 2hrs ago!
Friday 5 October 2012
Totes Amazeballs
Sorry lads and lasses, but I couldn't think of a better title and what with me being such a regular blogger now I thought it would be best to begin titling my posts and give readers the intial scope of the subsequent post and these past few days have been certainly 'totes amazeballs'. This is because surprisingly I have been offered a place on the John Ibbotson Fund as a fully-funded rider to ride in for a Breton team and live out in Brittany for 8 months; from the beginning of February to the end of September. Firstly I would just like to say that this is a massive honour for me on so many different levels that I was even considered to become part of the John Ibbotson Fund let alone chosen is amazing without even ackknowledging the fact that I must have been chosen ahead of a good many young riders is big privilege and a huge estimation of my abilities currently and in the future. Quite how big a deal it is probably won't hit till later, but nonetheless, when you are going to be mentored by Daniel Lloyd no less it is hard not to be struck by the magnitude of what this could mean for me in the very near future.
Secondly come the thank yous; to my team Aprire Bicycles and the good work Phil Dempsey has been doing there without whom I would not have enjoyed quite the same level of success as I did, particuarly towards the end of the season. I wish the team all the best for next year where it seems they are going to be competing on a truly national stage and it's sad that I won't be able to always be there to help conquer with them. However I will be associated with the team and will ride for them when I can when I'm back in Blighty.
Another big thank you has to be given to all those people who have offered me plenty of advice throughout the season and who want to see me really go far such as Stephen Skuse and Reg Smith. Included in this should also be my family; for the financial support of my Mum and Dad as much as moral, without both of whom it would have been even more difficult to make such a success of this season. Then there is my Nan, who deserves her thank you for having to deal with me on a daily basis and take me everywhere. I must also thank Verity who made my leaving so much easier so as I could return to London from Swansea and race, always supporting...
Finally a massive thank you has to go to my competitors for making this season such a fun and successful one, I've made a hell of a lot of friends along the way this year and wish them all the success in the world (just at not my expense!) and there will be a part of me that misses lining up against Francis Cade and Luke Ryan seemingly every other day for a race. Gentlemen, it's been a privilege.
Now to tell you a little bit more about the John Ibbotson Fund and the great work they do. The fund was set up in 2005 in memory of John Ibbotson with the aim of helping talented young cyclists to follow their dreams and race in Europe. It is also to raise awareness of cardic abnormalities that may exist in a person who otherwise may seem perfectly fit and healthy, just like John was. Cardic screening is a very simple and cheap test and it would save lives like John's and if in less developed countries, like Hungary, where you have to go to Budapest to have a full medical before taking out a basic cycle racing license, then the question has to be asked why don't why? More definately needs to be done in this area so that people don't put unnesseceray stran on their hearts and are able to lead a happy and healthy lifestyle. I will be an ambassador of the John Ibbotson Fund, spreading the message and being a successful cyclist at the same time.
Here is a link to the foundation's website, it is definately worthwhile reading and then hopefully you will find it even more worthwhile to donate to such an important cause. http://johnibbotsonfund.com/
I will tell you more about the situation with the John Ibbotson Fund in due course, there are still a few details yet to be finalised and I wouldn't want to spoil any surprises.
Secondly come the thank yous; to my team Aprire Bicycles and the good work Phil Dempsey has been doing there without whom I would not have enjoyed quite the same level of success as I did, particuarly towards the end of the season. I wish the team all the best for next year where it seems they are going to be competing on a truly national stage and it's sad that I won't be able to always be there to help conquer with them. However I will be associated with the team and will ride for them when I can when I'm back in Blighty.
Another big thank you has to be given to all those people who have offered me plenty of advice throughout the season and who want to see me really go far such as Stephen Skuse and Reg Smith. Included in this should also be my family; for the financial support of my Mum and Dad as much as moral, without both of whom it would have been even more difficult to make such a success of this season. Then there is my Nan, who deserves her thank you for having to deal with me on a daily basis and take me everywhere. I must also thank Verity who made my leaving so much easier so as I could return to London from Swansea and race, always supporting...
Finally a massive thank you has to go to my competitors for making this season such a fun and successful one, I've made a hell of a lot of friends along the way this year and wish them all the success in the world (just at not my expense!) and there will be a part of me that misses lining up against Francis Cade and Luke Ryan seemingly every other day for a race. Gentlemen, it's been a privilege.
Now to tell you a little bit more about the John Ibbotson Fund and the great work they do. The fund was set up in 2005 in memory of John Ibbotson with the aim of helping talented young cyclists to follow their dreams and race in Europe. It is also to raise awareness of cardic abnormalities that may exist in a person who otherwise may seem perfectly fit and healthy, just like John was. Cardic screening is a very simple and cheap test and it would save lives like John's and if in less developed countries, like Hungary, where you have to go to Budapest to have a full medical before taking out a basic cycle racing license, then the question has to be asked why don't why? More definately needs to be done in this area so that people don't put unnesseceray stran on their hearts and are able to lead a happy and healthy lifestyle. I will be an ambassador of the John Ibbotson Fund, spreading the message and being a successful cyclist at the same time.
Here is a link to the foundation's website, it is definately worthwhile reading and then hopefully you will find it even more worthwhile to donate to such an important cause. http://johnibbotsonfund.com/
I will tell you more about the situation with the John Ibbotson Fund in due course, there are still a few details yet to be finalised and I wouldn't want to spoil any surprises.
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Alright guys, this is one of those rare non-competitve posts that I occassionally put up and this one is about women, in particular women's cycling and my girlfirend Verity; I am going to begin with the latter first. As many of my readers might be aware not only is shes studying in Siena, cycling heaven, but even though she might be in cycling Valhalla she's not much of a cyclist as proven by the fact that she travels uphill quicker than she does down due to her inate fear of gravity and general worry. This is something I struggled to deal with intially when I first began going out with Verity in Swansea, for whilst at university there, the fanatastic mountain biking and downhill routes available locally were numerous, let alone for road cycling, but also having been ripped into by mates at university about my own handling abilities on the bike who also happen to be great at the first two disciplines of cycling mentioned, namely Greg Hampton, Will Soffe and Duncan Houlden, seeing Verity's fear and handling skills was something of a shock.
However, I am pleased to say after a fornight there Verity has finally began to come round to hear fear of going downhill on a bike and has really started to embrace the place in general, settling down and saying yes to everything. This also included going downhilling in the Tuscan Hills, something I never thought she would do, but I am proud to say she loved it and did multiple runs. Hopefully she will see the light soon and realise how rubbish off-roading is and turn to road cycling quite quickly instead and not get stuck in a rut.
On another note the support for improvements to be made to women's cycling and the amount of coverage gained has increased momentum in addressing the issues with even more people from a broader spectrum all speaking out and having similar ideas on how to improve women's cycling. This can only be a good thing and should lead to changes pretty soon, something that would benefit all and the quicker these changes happen, hopefully the better. Here's Victoria Pendleton's views on it http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19775379
And here is another article on the idea of a fan-funded women's cycling team and the power of social media; how this format can really help equality in cycling be achieved in the present as well as the future http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fan-funded-womens-team-nearly-a-reality
Anyway better go now, all of you stay safe until the next post
However, I am pleased to say after a fornight there Verity has finally began to come round to hear fear of going downhill on a bike and has really started to embrace the place in general, settling down and saying yes to everything. This also included going downhilling in the Tuscan Hills, something I never thought she would do, but I am proud to say she loved it and did multiple runs. Hopefully she will see the light soon and realise how rubbish off-roading is and turn to road cycling quite quickly instead and not get stuck in a rut.
On another note the support for improvements to be made to women's cycling and the amount of coverage gained has increased momentum in addressing the issues with even more people from a broader spectrum all speaking out and having similar ideas on how to improve women's cycling. This can only be a good thing and should lead to changes pretty soon, something that would benefit all and the quicker these changes happen, hopefully the better. Here's Victoria Pendleton's views on it http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19775379
And here is another article on the idea of a fan-funded women's cycling team and the power of social media; how this format can really help equality in cycling be achieved in the present as well as the future http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fan-funded-womens-team-nearly-a-reality
Anyway better go now, all of you stay safe until the next post
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