"The findings, which the Alliance presented to the UCI earlier, also outlines some demands that pro women have—primarily, access to health insurance. Second to that was post-career job placement or education. (Forty-eight percent of women pros have at least a four-year university degree, 19 percent have at least a master's degree, and 35 percent are currently enrolled as students.)"
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Joe Lindsey, “Women in Pro Cycling Make Poverty Wages. This New Organization Wants to Change That.”, Bicycling.com, (Dec 20, 2017).
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