“What it Means to Never See Black People Out Riding”

Racism functions as a structure that keeps cycling white and male dominated. Getting rid of individual instances of racism toward Black or other cyclists of color will not mean that our problem is solved. Structural racism requires structural changes. We need the industry to take a look at their boards of directors or managers; the athletes they sponsor; the content they produce or share: Is it representative of the full range of bicycle users that currently exist? Can we imagine a more inclusive cycling community than the one that we’ve built? Racism in cycling doesn’t just happen. We built the cycling industry to be the way it is and we can and absolutely should rebuild the industry to be something different.

https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33325223/bikes-rachel-olzer/