erin: professor shauna shames, thank you for being here with us today, appreciate it. shauna: thank you. male: racers, are you ready? let's go. erin: next on "nbc 10 @issue," find out why women are already the big winners in the upcoming benchmark twilight cycling classic happening in west chester. erin: it's the reward for winning prize money, but many times in sporting events, the cash prizes for men and women are not equal. now at least locally, that is beginning to change. the benchmark twilight cycling classic is bringing pedal parity to professional cycling. men and women will be awarded equal prize money, $7,500 is up for grabs in each race. 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