British Medal Winner Armitstead Attacks Sexism in Cycling Pay
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Cyclist Lizzie Armitstead wasn’t entirely happy after becoming Britain’s first medal winner at the London Olympics, using her success to push for women riders to get more pay and recognition.
Armitstead, 23, finished just behind gold-medalist Marianne Vos of the Netherlands in yesterday’s 87-mile women’s road race to take the silver. Russia’s Olga Zabelinskaya was third. Britain’s pre-race favorite Mark Cavendish had failed to win the men’s event a day earlier.