In the wake of a turbulent week in cycling following from the social media behaviours of Chloe Dygert, non-apologies, badly worded press statements and brands sticking by their riders and offering education and support rather than standing by their morals.
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Who will hold Rochelle Gilmore to account for her racial slur?
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Chloé Dygert to stay at Canyon//SRAM
Fast-forward to November, Dygert has signed for a new team, moving out of America and in to Europe from TWENTY20 to Canyon//SRAM in the shape of a four year contract. After a big splash on Twitter, Instagram and even Canyon//SRAM's homepage, with Dygert holding a Wall Street Journal, reading the piece which announced her riding for Canyon//SRAM.
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Zwift is changing
Over time things change and different things become normal, nothing has shown us this more than 2020. Working from home, wearing face masks, washing our hands more and standing away from someone your talking to …
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Dan Lloyd on diversity at Global Cycling Network
As we reflect on a 2020 season, which at one point never looked like it was going to start again, it’s fair to say we were treated to some of the best racing we’ve seen …
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EF and Cannondale to launch teams at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This announcement comes with good timing, Pusher of Pedals strongly criticised ASO and the UCI with their complete lack of acknowledgment of the Black Lives Matter movement in cycling, the scribblings on face masks at the Tour was pathetic.
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L39ION of Los Angeles launches UCI Continental team in 2021
L39ION of Los Angeles have been taking on the crit scene by a storm. the team fronted by former Pro Peloton rider Justin Williams and his brother Cory Williams the only team currently actively promoting diversity in cycling.
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Giro 2020 stand out moments
The 103rd edition of the race running across Italy was delayed to the global COVID-19 pandemic but, it certainly gave many stand out moments which made the wait worthwhile and provided plenty of talking points.
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Bradley Wiggins blasts riders at the Giro
Stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia was an innocuous flat stage, which should have been 258km long but a rider protest shortened the ride by 100km. A rider protest of the stage being too long …
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Brian Cookson on Diversity in cycling
It’s absolutely no secret that diversity in cycling is abysmal. There are so few black or minority ethic cyclists in the professional peloton that you can count the number of black riders who have been …
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The Tours acknowledgement of the Black Live Matters movement was Pathetic.
It would have been better for the sport had they done nothing. Now the tour is complete and the organisers are satisfied that they put on one of the best Tour's we have seen in recent years and they also acknowledged the BLM movement.
