THE SHORT ANSWER
Tayler Wiles, former trek-segafredo pro cyclist, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Wiles lands on periodisation. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
WHO IS TAYLER WILES?
Tayler Wiles is a former WorldTour professional whose path into the sport — buying her first bike at around nineteen after a childhood in soccer — makes her a compelling argument that the door opens later than most people assume. She raced at the top level for Trek-Segafredo and became a clear voice on wages, inequality and the professionalisation of women's cycling at a pivotal moment in the sport's growth. Her story matters to amateurs as proof that a late start is no barrier, and as a window into how far women's cycling has come.
WILES ON PERIODISATION
Wiles’s key positions on periodisation.
- She came to cycling late — her first bike at around nineteen after a childhood in soccer — and still reached the WorldTour.
- A late start is no barrier: the door into endurance sport opens later than most people think.
- An outspoken advocate for equality, she spoke openly about wages and inequality when women's cycling was only beginning to professionalise.
- Women's cycling has grown markedly since — rising minimum salaries, a deeper calendar, and far more visibility.
- Coming out within the female peloton drew no backlash, in her telling — a sign of how it should be treated everywhere: as no big deal.
IN WILES’S OWN WORDS
Verbatim from Tayler Wiles’s appearances on the podcast.
“I came out when I was a cyclist and I literally had no backlash from the female peloton. it wasn't, it was treated like it was nothing, you know, there was no big deal and that is really how it should be in all of society, like it should not be a big deal, like that's the thing, it should just be an, oh, okay, that's fine.”
“I've even had conversations with male procyclists where I've asked why don't you think there's any gay men in the pro peloton and they say I don't think they would survive. And I was like, what do you mean by that? Like, how could you say that you don't think they would survive? And they literally think there's no gay men in the Peloton because they wouldn't be able to hack it.”
“Right now it really depends on the team you're on. If you ride for our team you definitely can make a living. I would say most of the girls on our team make a, I think all of the girls on our team actually make a wage that you could live on.”
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Episodes where Tayler Wiles covers periodisation and related ground.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
What does Tayler Wiles say about periodisation?
Tayler Wiles, former trek-segafredo pro cyclist, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Wiles lands on periodisation. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
What is Wiles's main point on periodisation?
She came to cycling late — her first bike at around nineteen after a childhood in soccer — and still reached the WorldTour.
Which Roadman Cycling Podcast episodes cover Tayler Wiles on periodisation?
Wiles discusses periodisation in this episode: "Tayler Wiles - Inequality Within Cycling".
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