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@LukeG
Had a really eye opening chat with a now retired track cycling professional while teaching her to skateboard last weekend. The disparity in contracts & team resources had been a huge frustration and seemed to be a pretty major reason that she'd predominantly stayed on the track throughout her cycling career. I suppose that I'd been aware of the lack of fairness prior to this, but it really hit home that extremely talented people are exiting the sport and possibly steering clear of cycling altogether as the disparity in funding and sponsorship is so stark