Women in cycling

[jefmcg]

And it's the only sport I can think of where the sex of the rider (and the horse) is irrelevant.

There's another one: shooting. And that's when it gets interesting ....

Shooting used to be open in the olympics, so men and women competed against each other. In 1976 a woman got a silver. It was only a matter of time before a woman beat all the men and got a gold. Obviously such a disaster must be avoided! By 1984, they split shooting into separate men's and women's competitions.

 

[vickster]

Maybe if you like that sort of thing

Certainly not the case with the men, Nadal, Murray, Sampras, McEnroe

(OK Federer is cute and has luverly legs)

 

[Shadowfax]

There's another one: shooting. And that's when it gets interesting ....

Shooting used to be open in the olympics, so men and women competed against each other. In 1976 a woman got a silver. It was only a matter of time before a woman beat all the men and got a gold. Obviously such a disaster must be avoided! By 1984, they split shooting into separate men's and women's competitions.

Why has it not been done in equestrian ?

 

[nickyboy]

And it's the only sport I can think of where the sex of the rider (and the horse) is irrelevant.

motorsport?

But on the basis of my definition of sport being: if you can do it smoking a pipe it isn't a sport......motorsport ain't a sport

 

[vickster]

Why has it not been done in equestrian ?

Cos of Princess Anne innit. Can't upset the Royals

Queen likes the geegees hence women are allowed to race against the boys (no male that size is really a man)

 

[Shadowfax]

Cos of Princess Anne innit. Can't upset the Royals

She don't take no shoot of her men !

 

[vickster]

Too bloody right, expect Zara has her baldy rugby bloke cowering too!

 

[Shadowfax]

..neither does her mum for that matter.

 

[s7ephanie]

My point being that judging how well women are catered for in cycle shops by looking at the number of step-through bikes on sale is not very instructive. The only step-through bikes I see being ridden are being used by old people, who make up a very small percentage of the cycling public. Most women I know would sneer at the idea of riding a step-through.

I take your general point about the way female cyclists are treated as a bit of an afterthought in some places............but I would say that I think enormous strides are being made.

OLD people !!!!!!

 

[jefmcg]

Billy Jean and Martina were attractive ? OMG.

Oh, sorry. I was limiting it to this century.

Currently Maria Sharapova is ranked number 7, but is the highest earner. I wonder why?

 

[vickster]

Big tits and long legs?

 

[Shadowfax]

Oh, sorry. I was limiting it to this century.

Currently Maria Sharapova is ranked number 7, but is the highest earner. I wonder why?

Oh are they not still playing ? Just goes to show how interesting it is I suppose.

 

[Shadowfax]

Big tits and long legs?

You called !
Never got me anywhere.

 

[vickster]

A bit OT, but where are all the car sales places selling women-specific cars? It's very annoying when you're smaller than the average person, because trying to find a car that isn't designed for an average male driver is almost impossible. Just saying.

Or not a car bigger than a city car with any oomph...

 

[jefmcg]

Why has it not been done in equestrian ?

No idea, but women were first allowed to compete in 1952, and immediately someone got silver. Different era, different sporting association. Hard to say. I personally hate the olympics (yeah, I know. Sorry), so I am not up to date with the intricacies of the different sporting associations that are involved.

(It would not surprise me that men involved with shooting are more afraid of being "beaten by a girl" than male equestrians)