We posted on Instagram a few weeks ago about Emily Willcox, a fitness influencer who last summer dabbled in cycling. “Cycling is a white man’s sport…so by default I’m already an icon," our headline ran.
We have a treasured rule in Cycling Weekly: Never read the comments. Ever the rebel, I took a sneaky look regardless, and was met with a range of expected responses, from disbelieving men to exhausted women.
