Originally Posted by
arkansasgal
If I understand it correctly, you are simply saying that Longo at age 51 won the French National TT Championship because of the low level of French women's competition, and would not have won if the younger French women cyclists were doing better. In other words, the field is not deep.
Yep. I'm also open to the possibility that she is just such an incredible athlete that she was able to overcome the usual age related disadvantage. Probably both factors are in play here.