Cycling Federation Working to Improve Female Participation

While the Cycling Federation of Belize has addressed these pressing concerns, there’s a bigger conversation happening about the future of female cyclists in Belize. With only ten registered female cyclists in the country, the federation is working to boost that number in the coming years. One of their strategies is to provide bikes for junior riders who are serious about both cycling and their studies. Here’s more from the federation.

 

Glenn Flowers, President, Cycling Federation of Belize

“We are trying to see how we can best enhance the female cycling for the next year. Presently we have about ten or so bikes that we are trying to get the females to come on board and start riding. The bikes are only to be given to females that are attending school and what to participate in the classics.”

 

Leticia Westby, Secretary General, Cycling Federation of Belize

“Our goal is to try to partner with the Ministry of Sports to get them to support us and through primary and high school to integrate cycling as a sport in similar fashion to basketball and volleyball, football competition, to incorporate cycling. This is one of the sport that has been around for ninety-seven years and we are heading to an hundred and it is not integrated in schools. It is one of the more demanding sport that keeps kids engaged.”