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Exciting new threads are on the way from ex-pro Iris Slappendel, by the looks of a few posts from her current trip to Japan. Already in the kit game, the new range looks to be taking an Eastern-inspired turn with bold prints right alongside delicate detail. It feels as though the wider industry is having…
At 1.15 on Sunday 15 May a field of around 40 riders rolled out for what was the first women’s event at the Cotswold Veldrijden Road Race. Taking place pretty close to where my parents are based and on roads I’m relatively familiar with, I made the journey down from the north west and was…
Waking up at 7.30am in a decidedly rainy South Derbyshire, I thought back to the optimistic submission of my card details and clicking of the ‘Enter’ button on the British Cycling website in order to get a place for the Beeston RC Nottingham University GP. Through breakfast and the trip to the campus, I religiously…
Set up in April 2014, The Racing Chance Foundation is a charity that has set out to provide the necessary infrastructure and support for women to take part in – and enjoy – competitive bike racing. While the racing calendar is looking ever more healthy when it comes to women’s events, the charity’s approach is…
The Cycletta series of women-only bike rides now boasts six events from Scotland down to the New Forest and a few locations in between. With Victoria Pendleton at the wheel of the marketing and PR push, the calendar of events (organised by the very experienced Human Race) seems to grow in popularity every year in…