CPA aiming for women's minimum wage by 2019

After years of stagnation on the issue, female professional cyclists could have a minimum salary, and a tiered system comparable to the men by 2019. Last month the male riders at WorldTour and Pro Continental levels saw their base salary raised by two per cent by the UCI but the absence of a women's basic wage was a glaring omission.

Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.