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It's not unusual for a teams 'sponsor' to only be providing 'semi sponsorship'...especially if the sponsor is a clothing/accessory manufacturer rather than a bike manufacturer.
It's very common in mountain biking for a sponsor to provide free team clothing and pay for race entries and travel expense, but riders often have to buy their own bikes and equipment.
Likewise, smaller frame/bike manufacturers sometimes 'sponsor' riders with clothes and expenses, then provide frames at discounted prices, as they can't always afford to provide frames and bikes too for each rider.
Obviously, if you're talking about a difference in sponsorship deals simply based on the sex of a rider, that's a whole other topic.