In 2017, ‘mansplain’ was added to the Oxford Dictionary with a definition that can be loosely summarised as, ‘a man explaining something to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronising.’ Despite calls that the term is sexist, the truth of…
London, December 1938. A smiling young lady is getting off her bike and heading for a reception that was organized just for her. There’s content in her eyes, and why wouldn’t there be: with 29,064 miles in her legs, the brave cyclist has just established…
As we become more comfortable on our bikes, it can be hard to identify with that struggling newbie riding with their front wheel and forks the wrong way around. Once padded Lycra has become like a second skin, the initial trepidation we felt when faced…
Audrey McElmury was the first American ever to win the world championship in road cycling. Nobody really noticed in her home country but her triumph had a deep symbolic meaning for the race spectators.
While bloomers or knickerbockers were adopted by the more emancipated women cyclists, traditionalists deemed such attire to be highly inappropriate. But what were you supposed to do if you said “lavatory” instead of “toilet” and “alcohol” instead of “booze”? Feminine and modest, yet properly functional.…
Kicking off the racing season, Trek-Segafredo garnered a lot of attention for the fact that their new women’s team is directed by two cycling heavyweights, who also happen to be women—Ina Teutenberg and Giorgia Bronzini. The reason this is such a big deal? It is…
We’re in 1967. With a signal, 99 men are starting an Otley Cycle Club 12-hour time trial. Watching them all pass, there is a lady wheeling behind. Gradually, she overtakes them all, including the famous Mike McNamara. He himself creates a new men’s record that…
There are dozens of myths revolving around the story of this remarkable woman. As it always goes with legends, not all of them are true. But one fact remains: Annie Londonderry was certainly the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle.
Being able to discover a new destination by bike is truly one of the best things about feeling at home on two wheels. Without the barrier of a window, you get to see, smell, and hear a place in a totally enhanced way. Pedalling also…
