Run by former and current pros, The Cyclists’ Alliance is a foundation, funded purely by donations and subscriptions, that provides holistic support to professional female cyclists during and after their careers. The Cyclists’ Alliance works hard to secure fairer pay for female athletes, resolve disputes with teams, provide emotional and economic support, and elevate the appeal of women’s cycling.https://cyclistsalliance.orgOpens a new window

This Zwift social ride is for anyone who wants to join The Cyclists’ Alliance movement for change and chat directly with the women from the professional peloton!

This week’s guest is Vita Heine

Vita Heine is three times Norwegian Champion in both Road Race and Time Trial. She turned pro in autumn 2014 and have been riding for the Norwegian pro team Hitec Products. She has represented Norway in Olympics, Worlds and European championships and won several UCI Road Races and Time Trial races. She is a rider with great endurance thriving in both flat and hilly races, perfect for break-aways. In 2019 she excelled in Time Trialing winning the prestigious Chrono Champenois and having 4th place in European Championships besides 5 other UCI victories that season.

Your Ride Leader

Helen Bridgman was one of the 10 women in the International Elles team to ride the entire 3,460km Tour De France Route in 2019 to show that if amateur women can do it, the women’s pro peloton certainly can! Helen was inspired to take part in this huge challenge after feeling the inequalities in cycling at a grassroots level from racing her local league and has been a huge force in driving the London Women’s Racing League to increase the number of women competing. Helen believes it is time for the professional women’s peloton to have a race of comparable stature to help the sport to grow and flourish and to inspire future generations of young girls to get into cycling.