We are honoured to be part of a wonderful community that celebrates women on bikes, and we love sharing the incredible stories and inspiring voices behind the sport, lifestyle and industry of cycling. In celebration of International Women’s Day, I wanted to share with you some of our favourite and best read Ella interviews and profiles.

Meet the athletes and be inspired:

Golden Oldie: A ride through history with Australian cycling legend Iris Dixon

The white line is calling: an end to the year without Marianne Vos

Anna van der Breggen’s unassuming rise to the top

Katie Compton’s painful path back to the World Cup podium

Riding to recovery: what it took to fall in love again

Road to Rio: Young Australian forges through tragedy to chase Olympic Dream

Faces of the Future: Seven things to know about Emma White

“Every day I think about Rio”: exclusive video with Lizzie Armitstead

Playing with the big boys: Carmen Small to race in the men’s pro field at North Star Grand Prix

Five things to know about new CX World Champion Thalita de Jong

From Rwanda to the world championships: the promising future of Jeanne d’Arc Girubuntu

The slow but steady return to racing for Marianne Vos

My first bike race with Boels-Dolmans

Orica-AIS: What I know now that I wish I knew then

Not-so ordinary women on bikes:

“The bike is everything”

Discovering myself in the bike tracks of my parents

Pedaling away from pain: one woman’s story of living with chronic pain

Adventurer Kate Leeming shifts focus from Africa to Antarctica with plans for a world first 1,850 kilometre cycling expedition

The Power of the Bicycle: Afghanistan’s two-wheeled revolution

Movers and Shakers: Remembering Nicola Davis, champion for local cyclists from rookies to racers

In their own words

We are fortunate to have great columnists and contributors. Here are some of our favourite columns that made us laugh, think or tugged on our heart strings.

Loren Rowney on depression: ‘Maybe if I talk about it, other people will too’

Why I ride: Chloe Hosking on memories made and friendships gained

Roommate rules: How to share a hotel room like a pro

How to clean your bike for apartment dwellers

The best non-compliment compliments for cyclists

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Women are not small men: How gender dictates nutritional needs during training and recovery

An Aussie in America: reporting from Tulsa Tough

Industry:

Kristy Scrymgeour speaks about stepping away from Velocio-SRAM’s management

Inside the business of women’s cycling: Until it’s profitable, wages are lacking

Beyond pink it and shrink it: Women’s market is “the hottest thing in cycling” in the United States (Part 3)

Building better bike shops to grow women’s cycling

Interview with LIV creator, Bonnie Tu

Movers and Shakers: Rochelle Gilmore smooths path for Australia’s female cyclists