and with me now are laura van gilder, a competitor in the race. she has won the benchmark twilight cycling classic five times. and with her is rebecca worthington. worthington is with benchmark federal, they're a sponsor. thank you both for being here. rebecca worthington: thank you for having us. erin: laura, i'm really impressed with your five times winning this race. that is quite an accomplishment. so, how common is it to have equal prizes? is that a foreign thing in the world of cycling, or not really? laura van gilder: this has just really come about in the last few years for women's bicycle racing that we've been racing for equal prize purse. and it's been an outstanding advancement for us, and it certainly makes us feel a great amount of value for our efforts on the bike. erin: what do you say to someone that says, "well, men are a bigger draw, so they should get a bigger purse, they should get more prize money." laura: well, we're pedaling just as hard as--and we're working just as hard. and we see this as our job as well. so, it's import