{"id":137654,"date":"2022-03-30T08:02:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T06:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sks-germany.com\/?p=137654"},"modified":"2025-03-28T08:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:25:50","slug":"girl-power-on-two-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.sks-germany.com\/en\/blog\/girl-power-on-two-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl power on two wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>THE WHEEL DIVAS\u00a0CYCLING TEAM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They don\u2019t have any diva-like airs and graces. In a male-dominated cycling industry, extravagant behaviour would be misplaced anyway. The Wheel Divas are suffering, sweating and striving towards the goal of becoming a professional cycling team. They want to be perceived in the same way as their male colleagues and demonstrate the highest sporting performance that ambitious women are capable of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ac1a95c71ec4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sks-germany.com\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-895x895.jpg 895w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-448x448.jpg 448w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_01.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2017, the Wheel Divas Cycling Team has been competing in the Lila Logistik national cycling league and taking part in the German Championships and in international tours. The confident name and the striking logo show that something unique has long since been achieved in women\u2019s cycling. In addition, the expressed term \u201ca special level of girl power\u201d should help to make the sport more female-centric in general in Berlin and Brandenburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ac1a95c723d3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sks-germany.com\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-895x895.jpg 895w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-448x448.jpg 448w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_04.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Determination, motivation and courage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The faces behind the development team clearly reflect the club\u2019s philosophy: determined, motivated and courageous. The ten riders have different levels of experience in life and competition, live in different German towns and cities, have individual sports careers and coordinate their day-to-day life from their school, studies, job or family, in addition to daily training sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ac1a95c72884&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sks-germany.com\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-895x895.jpg 895w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-448x448.jpg 448w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_03.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The world of cycling can therefore remain curious about the developments that will take place in the capital in the future. One thing is already clear today: big visions need strong partners. \u201cFor this reason, we are grateful and proud of the material support provided by SKS GERMANY,\u201d states team leader Hans-G\u00fcnter P\u00e4ske. \u201cThe products have been subjected to tough tests during the races. We have not had a single failure to date. It\u2019s just that reliability that counts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ac1a95c72cf5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sks-germany.com\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-895x895.jpg 895w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-448x448.jpg 448w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/p682944.mittwaldserver.info\/sks-blog\/inhalte\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wheel_divas_02.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE WHEEL DIVAS\u00a0CYCLING TEAM. 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