Women are cycling just fine in less visible non-UCI endurance events like the Tour Divide and in cyclocross and XCO events. See Lael Wilcox who established a FK

Women are cycling just fine in less visible non-UCI endurance events like the Tour Divide and in cyclocross and XCO events. See Lael Wilcox who established a FKT in 2021 on the Tour Divide. I'm also happy to see more African athteles in TdF and sad to see team Qhubeca go (I've got one of their caps), but such is life. The womens' TdF will probably become more diversified as well if there are sponsors. It's a start. TdF is too commercial but it's still nice, even with the doping scandals in the not so distant past. Check out last year's womens' Paris Roubaix documentary on YT. I think Specialized paid for it, my memory is a bit foggy. Also encourage the women around you to pick up cycling, even for the sake of keeping in shape. It's quite rewarding and also helps a lot mentally. While cycling through the forest, I met a woman walking her dog and asked for directions. She was quite happy to chat and she also told me she stopped riding the bike after an accident she had. I encouraged her to try again and told her I had several accidents myself, but there is still much to gain from cycling after getting over trauma.