"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - I mean, I hate to sound accusatory, but...

I'm no expert, but there's something very different about this physique compared to the vast, vast majority of other pro women cyclists.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/jun07/crystalcity07/IMG_5015.jpg

She's mantastic!

She's a sprinter?

She's a sprinter?

Seems to be more of a fan of the long breakaway as of late, actually.

I can picture those guns of hers going not so well with a sleeveless dress and pumps.

OK. Now i'm confuzzled.

I'm no expert, but there's something very different about this physique compared to the vast, vast majority of other pro women cyclists.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/jun07/crystalcity07/IMG_5015.jpg

I think you're just jealous because she stole your kit and you can't catch her to get it back :eek:

I think you're just jealous because she stole your kit and you can't catch her to get it back :eek:

:roflmao:

Oh, snap!

I'd hit it.

That's a woman?

I think she looks great, especially her arms.

I'd hit it.

Watch out when she hits you back.

I think her saddle's too low and she should flip her stem.

I think she looks great, especially her arms.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/?id=2002/features/nicole_reinhart/MT04

OVER THE TOP!

Oh, Doc...

She's only 5'2". I see women of all body types, including "short and muscular" in my races.

Here's an interview with Laura (complete with arm wrestling photo) from when she had just joined the Saturn team in '02:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2002/interviews/?id=lauravangilder02

Me thinks she may have a penis hidden somewhere......and I for one don't want to know where....
B.T.W.....I am jealous of her muscles....

Oh, Doc...

She's only 5'2". I see women of all body types, including "short and muscular" in my races.

I totally understand that there are a lot of different body types etc., and maybe it's just a testament to the sad state of affairs in pro cycling and the inevitable questions/accusations that follow a dominant rider, but she does kinda look different from a lot of the other women racing, at least in the recent races I've seen where she stomped everyone.

It really is kinda sad, and I freely admit it. Unfortunately I've come to the harsh realization that in pro cycling one needs to question such a completely dominant performance.

What is it with you guys always picking on wimmens who look more manly than you .. ?

*that sounds weird*

I'm no expert

Aren't you a doctor? Opine away.

Aren't you a doctor? Opine away.

Yeah, but I'm not an endocrinologist or a doping expert...

but she does kinda look different from a lot of the other women racing


She looks different than most men in pro cycling ;)

I totally understand that there are a lot of different body types etc., and maybe it's just a testament to the sad state of affairs in pro cycling and the inevitable questions/accusations that follow a dominant rider, but she does kinda look different from a lot of the other women racing, at least in the recent races I've seen where she stomped everyone.

It really is kinda sad, and I freely admit it. Unfortunately I've come to the harsh realization that in pro cycling one needs to question such a completely dominant performance.

You're just jealous cuz her 'guns' are bigger than yours. :p ;)
Maybe we should fix her up with Cypress?

Would you rather she fatter?

Her in "normal" form:

http://cheerwinecycling.com/home/images/stories/team/Laura%20Van%20Gilder.jpg

Her in "normal" form:

http://cheerwinecycling.com/home/images/stories/team/Laura%20Van%20Gilder.jpg

is that her pre-optygen photo?

Oh ... Oh ... I have proof she's a he. I raced against her a couple of years ago at Thater in a masters field ... and I'm pretty sure I have a penis. I think the organizers knew something that everyone else didn't.

Mark

I think Austin Powers summed it up:

She's a man......man!

lol

I think her saddle's too low and she should flip her stem.

Well, you can tell her that, I'm not sure I'd risk it.

I'm friends with several female pro's, and the sprinters all have upper bodies more muscular than my own. This is a different, stronger gene pool one no one here has any part in...

After chernobyl, her penis is fall off...

This is a different, stronger gene pool one no one here has any part in...

I'd say that's a safe bet.

Man! What are they putting in her Cheerwine?

She is very feminine compared to many women in the gallery at an LPGA tournament.

She is very feminine compared to many women in the gallery at an LPGA tournament.

Werd --------- up!

As a rock climber and a woman, I would say her arms are not even that large. That is what your arms are supposed to look like, if you actually use them for more than picking up a tea cup. I'm wondering if this was posted for the misogynistic comments or for actually pointing something good out?

I know I'm not supposed to mention weight lifting in the road forums. :rolleyes:

As a rock climber and a woman, I would say her arms are not even that large. That is what your arms are supposed to look like, if you actually use them for more than picking up a tea cup. I'm wondering if this was posted for the misogynistic comments or for actually pointing something good out?

I know I'm not supposed to mention weight lifting in the road forums. :rolleyes:
She's a bike racer, not a climber.

As a rock climber and a woman, I would say her arms are not even that large. That is what your arms are supposed to look like, if you actually use them for more than picking up a tea cup. I'm wondering if this was posted for the misogynistic comments or for actually pointing something good out?

I know I'm not supposed to mention weight lifting in the road forums. :rolleyes:

+1 I'm glad we live in an era where women of many different shapes, sizes, etc. can find success in life. It's not all about looking like a model out of Vogue or Elle magazine. And just because she looks "different" according to some, that shouldn't mean automatically that she is on something other than her bike.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u164/Enthalpic/skinny.jpg



Now after posting that, I must counter-comment that the best bicep workout I've had in the past two months was about a month ago, during a repeated sprint drill.

+1 I'm glad we live in an era where women of many different shapes, sizes, etc. can find success in life. It's not all about looking like a model out of Vogue or Elle magazine.

Damn straight.

+1 I'm glad we live in an era where women of many different shapes, sizes, etc. can find success in life. It's not all about looking like a model out of Vogue or Elle magazine. And just because she looks "different" according to some, that shouldn't mean automatically that she is on something other than her bike.

heaven forbid some of us judge someone by the way they look. :rolleyes:


What's up with Rasmussen? I thought he was supposed to be a climber?
Is he:
(1) Racing clean and now has results that suck
(2) got force fed cheeseburgers by people too disgusted to look at him and now he is too fat to climb
(3) What Vino said about him was true and he really does have a threshold power of 30W but due to (2) his weight has gone from 5 kg to 10 kg so he only climbs at 3.0 W/kg instead of 6.0 W/kg ?


Awesome photos! Pozatto should model.

I am thankful though, that Rasmussen kept his jersey on and zipped all the way up.


What's up with Danielson??? Didn't he do really well last year? Is the pressure getting to him this year or is something else going on?

Also, Janez B. looks almost anorexic as Rasmussen. He (Janez) always seems to look as if he thinks very highly of himself with huge ego way to big for his body. yuck.


Fortunately, Gusez has some meat on his bones...but for guys like Rasmussen, that's probably
why he tries so hard for the KOM jersey - he certainly isn't going to get that kind of action at the beach!


Rasmussen needs to take eating lessons from Ullrich. Maybe if you got the two of them together and distributed their fat, then they would look about right.

Ouch! Perhaps we're only allowed to mock skinny people.

As a rock climber and a woman, I would say her arms are not even that large. That is what your arms are supposed to look like, if you actually use them for more than picking up a tea cup. I'm wondering if this was posted for the misogynistic comments or for actually pointing something good out?

I know I'm not supposed to mention weight lifting in the road forums. :rolleyes:

As a fellow climber, I would have to say "INCORRECT."

As a rock climber and a woman, I would say her arms are not even that large. That is what your arms are supposed to look like, if you actually use them for more than picking up a tea cup. I'm wondering if this was posted for the misogynistic comments or for actually pointing something good out?

I know I'm not supposed to mention weight lifting in the road forums. :rolleyes:

I wasn't trying to encourage any misogynistic comments. She's been absolutely crushing the entire peloton for the past month, and her physique is quite unlike that of most of her competitors. Unfortunately, here in the real world, this often leads to some questions as to whether said physique is "enhanced." If this were a man looking like that in the pro peloton, I'm sure you'd be more than happy to add your comments about how he didn't look like a typical cyclist.

But thanks anyway for the oh-so-incorrect assumptions. The tea cup line was particularly funny.

[total pwnage]

ZING!

+1 I'm glad we live in an era where women of many different shapes, sizes, etc. can find success in life. It's not all about looking like a model out of Vogue or Elle magazine. And just because she looks "different" according to some, that shouldn't mean automatically that she is on something other than her bike.

I beg to differ...if it were not for botto making me a playmate, I would be just another pretty face.

have to know what she did before cycling. There's no point in women doping. The drugs cost more than the prize money.

You don't think there's plenty of doping males that don't make their money back in prizes?

^^^Considering the fact that there are Cat 3 racers out there doping, I don't think the prize money is always the driving force.

Yes, but the Cat 3 men want to become 1's so the prize money will cover the drug costs. Women have no hope of doing that.