Report into sexual harassment across cycling ‘extremely concerning’

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The Cyclists’ Alliance, which represents the interests of women in professional cycling, told Rouleur that ‘a lot of riders’ have experienced some form of harassment or abuse

“The bad culture of the sport is that we pretend this is not part of it, or we have the opinion that you have to toughen up or not take it personally,” Iris Slappendel, who co-runs The Cyclists’ Alliance, said. “That’s pretty shocking to me. I think a lot of riders have had some kind of uncomfortable experience. I guess that, like with the Me Too thing, it’s maybe something every woman has experienced.

 

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