More women’s editions of men’s races. More broadcast time on television. More sororities. More young riders with polka dot caps. And even more friends who jump on the racing bike together. Women’s cycling is making a comeback. Our reporter takes a look behind the business. “Sales have increased by 40 percent,” it sounds. And that brings challenges. “Menstruation on a bicycle is taboo, but you can’t wear underpants in your cycling shorts with chamois,” says Elke Bleyaert, wife of Jasper Stuyven and founder of ‘The Women Peloton’.
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Women’s cycling is booming, but there is still work to be done: “And every taboo will give way to that”
