Rider Diary: Genevieve Whitson’s Off-Season Cyclocross Prep
by Genevieve Whitson Preparing for the ’cross season: the calm before the storm … or so I thought. Over the last two months, I’ve been …
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Cyclocross Worlds Rider Diary: Genevieve Whitson
New Zealander Genevieve Whitson gives us her view on the race at Koksijde. by Genevieve Whitson Racing at Cyclocross Worlds now feels surreal … To …
England Versus Scottish-Style Cyclocross Racing: a “Case Study”
by Genevieve Whitson Eight weeks ago, I moved from the idyllic rolling countryside of Oxfordshire, England up to the wild, rugged terrain of Edinburgh, Scotland …
Women’s Wednesdays: The Women Of Cyclocross Speak Up
We’ve heard, in past Women’s Wednesday interviews, from women who’ve said that finding sponsor money is harder, the payouts aren’t nearly as lucrative and being taken seriously in the sport is more of a challenge. Today, we asked all types of women cyclists the questions, “what is the hardest part of being a woman cyclist? And what’s the best part?” Answered ranged from serious to humorous, and I was amazed at how many women had a lot to say about the cycling scene.
Women’s Wednesdays: Genevieve Whitson, New Zealand’s Answer To Women’s Cyclocross
This racer from New Zealand hit the cyclocross circuit in 2009, racing primarily in Europe, though she hopes to come to the States this season. First a mountain biker, now Whitson is trying her luck on the road circuit with an eye toward cyclocross in the fall. She took some time out of a travel-heavy road season to chat with us, and was particularly interested in talking about what it means to be a woman in our sport. It’s a topic that we don’t often think about, and the purpose of this column is to highlight great women in the sport, but also to focus on how women are looked at and treated within the cyclocross and cycling world.