What’s Next: 2025 and Beyond…

Since our inception in 2015, we’ve had one goal at Homestretch Foundation: Lobby for women’s base salary in World Tour professional cycling & help the athletes who struggle with the current gender pay gap.

Mission Accomplished! In 2023, the Women’s World Tour was given an official base salary: €32,102… which is good, but not equal. And the Women’s Pro Continental riders still have NO base salary! . Most “Pro Conti” and “Neo Pro” women carry multiple jobs and rely on supplemental sources of income, while putting in the same work as their male counterparts. Not acceptable.

Current 2024 UCI Base Salaries:

World Tour Men: €40,000
World Tour Women: €32,102

Pro Continental Men: €32,102
Pro Continental Women: ZERO

U23 “Neo-Pro” Men: €26,849
U23 “Neo-Pro” Women: ZERO

We are working hard to make sure the UCI Pro Continental Women receive a base wage, as well as the “Neo-Pro” riders under age 23. Till then, we need your help in helping these athletes.

In our first nine years, we have assisted 97 athletes (90 women, 7 men), from 18 countries in five disciplines of cycling (road, mountain, cyclocross, track & triathlon), five of whom are Olympians. Many of our athletes have made the jump from elite to pro while residents. When it comes to investing in women, the Homestretch Foundation is successful and thriving.

So what’s next?

We believe UCI and USA Cycling are still not doing enough to invest in the development of women’s pro cycling. While women at the World Tour level have a better trajectory toward financial stability, far too many UCI Pro Continental women’s teams/athletes still fall through the cracks of inequity. While USAC channels the majority of their funding toward their men’s U23 program, the women receive far less financial assistance and equal opportunity. (We approached USAC to invest as a partner with Homestretch Foundation—including exclusive naming rights. USAC declined as of 2023). In 2025, we will continue to assist women rising through the ranks of pro cycling, and…

Priority will be given to UCI Pro Continental Team athletes applying for 2025 residency.

  • Long-term residence (three to six month blocks)

  • Individuals, couples and/or pairs (teammates, training partners) may apply for Winter Residency (Dec through Feb), Spring Residency (March though May), Full Residency (Dec through May), Alumni (Specific Dates)

Time flies here at Homestretch, so be sure to apply before October 31. Happy training!