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A lot of women’s cycling spaces say they’re “for e A lot of women’s cycling spaces say they’re “for everyone”… until someone gets dropped, ignored, patronised or made to feel like they’re the problem for not already knowing everything. 🚴🏽‍♀️ So I shared a thread about the things I *wouldn’t* do if I were running a women’s cycling retreat. Not because I think I know everything. But because women deserve better than “you should just be grateful to be here” energy. A retreat should build confidence, not quietly chip away at it. If you’ve ever left a cycling experience feeling unseen, unsupported or like you had to prove you belonged… this one’s for you. Thread’s on Threads 👀 #WomensCycling #CyclingCommunity #CyclingRetreat #WomenWhoCycle #LAREINE
Women can do anything they put their mind to. Incl Women can do anything they put their mind to. Including getting paid for work they’ve done. Whilst I’m still manifesting actually getting paid for the work I completed for LA REINE hosting their Mojácar retreat, I thought I’d share some of the content I captured for them on their Gstaad sportive last year, unpaid. I’ve learnt a lot from this hurtful experience - the biggest lesson being the value of my time. If I’m working, my time needs to be compensated fairly, abundantly even. And when I’m not working, I’ll be soaking up every moment like it’s my last 🥹 Whatever you’re going through, remember nothing is permanent ✨🤍
If you’re going to LA REINE Gstaad this year, I ne If you’re going to LA REINE Gstaad this year, I need you to know something. The woman you saw building community, answering messages, creating content, hosting retreats, supporting riders, hyping women up and helping shape the experience behind the scenes? That was me. And after giving everything to this brand for the last year, including working a retreat while my mum was terminally ill and days from dying, I’m now sat here still waiting to be paid for work I already completed. No compassion. No accountability. No urgency. Just silence, excuses and behaviour that feels wildly unethical from a company positioning itself as an advocate for women in cycling. That part matters to me. Because this is marketed as a women’s movement. A safe space. An empowering community. “For women.” Yet when an actual woman within the organisation needed humanity, support and basic professional respect… none appeared. And yes, before anyone asks: LA REINE is run by a man. A reminder to pay attention to where your money goes. Who profits from “women’s empowerment.” Who is actually building these spaces. And whether the values being sold publicly match the behaviour happening privately. Support women-owned businesses. Support brands built by women, for women. Support people who treat women like humans instead of disposable labour once the work is done. The ironic part? I’m actually proud of the work I did. The riders know what I brought to that retreat. The community knows too. And deep down, I think over time it’ll become very obvious that replacing me won’t be as easy as they seem to think. If this reaches the LA REINE community, I’d appreciate: 🤍 shares 🤍 saves 🤍 comments Because women deserve transparency too. #lareine #lareinecc #womenwhocycle #cyclingcommunity #cyclinglife womeninbusiness womenempowerment girlswhoride roadcycling cyclingretreat gstaad womenwhoride femalecyclist cyclingculture endurancesports cyclingspain womeninsport supportwomen womenscycling cyclistlife
You should meet my husband. AKA Modestas 🥹 Not be You should meet my husband. AKA Modestas 🥹 Not because he’s perfect. But because loving someone properly is actually a skill… and that man has carried me through some of the hardest, heaviest, most beautiful seasons of my life. He’s seen ambition, grief, stress, joy, chaos, exhaustion, excitement, anxiety and every version in between. The polished version. The messy version. The version that shuts down and the version that talks too much. 😂 And through all of it, he’s never made me feel like I was “too much” to love. I think people massively underestimate how much who you choose to build a life with shapes your entire life. Your nervous system notices. Your confidence notices. Your healing notices. Your joy notices. Anyway… highly recommend marrying your best friend. 🤍
Not really sure how to “return to normal content” Not really sure how to “return to normal content” when life has basically body-slammed me into another dimension 🙃 A few weeks ago I was hosting a cycling retreat in Spain while my mum was terminally ill back home. I worked 15-hour days. Came home. My mum died 5 days before my wedding. Then somehow I got married while carrying the weirdest mix of love, shock, gratitude and heartbreak imaginable. Now I’m on honeymoon, standing on a windy beach trying to process the fact that when I get home, real life is waiting: Funeral plans. Paperwork. Empty spaces. Grief. And still chasing payment for work I already did while my world was falling apart. The old version of me still exists somewhere. The fitness instructor. The motivational one. The organised one. The “you’ve got this” one. But I’d be lying if I said I’m the same person right now. So this reel is partly an experiment. Does the algorithm prefer polished content… or honesty? Either way, if you see this: 🤍 like it 🤍 comment anything so it reaches more people 🤍 save it so you can come back for the inevitable “did she ever get paid?” update 🤍 share it with someone who’s quietly going through it 🤍 follow if you want the real, unfiltered version of this next chapter Because apparently this is my life now 🌧️

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