Originally Posted by
waterrockets
Well... no. Would finish in the lead group often though. Domestic pro women are about as strong as decent Cat 3 men, and Int'l pro women seem to be in that men's Cat 2/Cat 1 kind of strength (of which we have several).
I raced with Laura Van Gilder. She finished near the leaders in the hilly race but certainly didn't win. Around one minute down from the winner (who was, I think, the only cat 1 male in the race). Of course, she is known as a sprinter.