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coffeejo
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And I do like Lizzie.
La Course 2015 - spoilers
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coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Ha! Loved Hannah Barnes' reference to "the men's race".
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coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Excellent race. And Vos is such a brilliant ambassador for women's cycling. Looking to the future, I hope she continues working for the sport after she retires.
Right, it's drier here than Paris so time to walk the dog again before 4pm.
Right, it's drier here than Paris so time to walk the dog again before 4pm.
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
Just watched the last 15k on +1.
They've got come balls flying around the cobbles in the rain, I would've been on my arse a long time before even getting to one of the turns.
They've got come balls flying around the cobbles in the rain, I would've been on my arse a long time before even getting to one of the turns.
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User169
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Vos already does a huge amount off the bike lobbying for better women's races and in general encouraging women to ride. Can't see her stopping - top athlete, top person (if a little nerdy!)
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coffeejo
Ælfrēd
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- West Somerset
Yeah, that's what I meant.
HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
Does nerdy matter? She's a star.
winjim
Smash the cistern
Let's start by ditching the podium lovelies. I notice the women don't get a pair of hunks accompanying them, just three middle aged blokes in suits.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Hopefully yes. Jose Been, Marrianne Vos and Rochelle Gilmore have been brilliant this year
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User169
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Not to me - I find what seems to me her gaucheness ( not sure if that's a real word) appealing. I'd say exactly the same of Froome.
Having said that, my daughters seem depressingly unexcited by her compared to say Naomi van As (double Olympic hockey gold medallist) and Dafne Schippers (top euro sprinter) who come over as more urbane and don't have Brabant accents!
oldroadman
Veteran
- Location
- Ubique
Maybe (depends on money, sponsors, TV, audiences, logistics), and No because the physiological differences are simply too great (distances, speed, climbing speed, sprint speed,). There's a lot of good quality women's racing, and it should stand on it's own merits, which are many.
