EP 30 - Not Just Building Teams: Natasha Knaven’s Blueprint for Women’s Cycling’s Future

In this episode, we talkwith Natascha Knaven to talk about what needs to change in women’s cycling —and where real progress begins. With years of experience building developmentteams, Natascha explains why focusing only on the top level isn’t enough, andwhy the sport has to grow from the base up. We talk about how young riders needspace to learn and make mistakes, why it’s risky to rush them into big teamstoo soon, and what really matters in coaching. Natascha also shares honestviews on how the race calendar is failing young women, how sponsors andfederations could do more, and why copying the men’s system doesn’t work. Thisepisode is all about building stronger pathways, supporting riders as people,and making women’s cycling better — not just bigger.