Girls are believing less and less that they can reach the top levels of sport – how can we bridge the 'dream deficit'?

A group of girls cycle along a path.

Did you ever dream to race the Tour de France? To win the Giro d'Italia? To get to the tree at the end of the road faster than your friend?

Kids have a way of looking at the world and thinking that anything is possible. I grew up playing the clarinet and tunnel-visioned my world into going pro. Spoiler alert: it never happened, but I still remember the clarity of that dream, the sureness that it could happen.