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[womenscycling]

Check out the1st women's team for #troisetapes w/@chrissiesmiles @ashleighcycling @PowerOfBicycles @Robin_Farina & me!http://t.co/YM4kWTjj4s— Evelyn Stevens (@evelyn_stevens) July 2, 2014

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[womenscycling]

“I think a first step needs to equality in racing. That should be a given,” said Wilcoxson. “What kind of message does that send to young girls? They’re out riding bikes with their friends and their brothers, and they come in and see the Tour and there’s no women? What does that say? “What does it say if the only woman they see is on the podium in a tight dress, kissing the winner? Your job is to stand on the podium and kiss the man after his hard day’s work. It does nothing to improve body image or self-confidence. I want to see strong women on the podium after an equal day’s work.”

U.S. riders organizing to promote women’s racing

[womenscycling]

espnW: Were you ahead the whole time? RF: There was a group of five of us who got ahead of the pack. We worked together really well. With politics, you don't always have that. Then, with about 1km to go, three of us broke away. Right near the finish, I decided I was going to kick it and sprint around the other two. espnW: What did it feel like to cross the finish line? RF: When I crossed the line, I didn't really think about that the fact that I'd won. I was in shock. I am the captain for our team [NOW and Novartis for MS], but we lost our sprinter Friday because she broke her arm. Another member of the team fell and went to the hospital -- she got a big divot taken out of her knee. We went to nationals with five riders and finished with three, so it's amazing our team was able to pull it off.

Robin Farina wins national cycling title - espnW

Nice little interview with the new USA Road Race Champion