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Geoff326

07-13-05 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 2mtr

yes, and more close up motorcycle shots from behind as well. Maybe the half open jersey Lance sports would catch on with the women. And hopefully a brandy chastain moment at the finish.

i see quite a few females riding with their jerseys half open, they do wear something underneath tho like a sports bra or something i guess

Cyclaholic

07-13-05 07:44 PM

My wife said that women didn't compete in the TDF because they don't want to squat in the bushes to pee mid-stage, she says the boys have too much of a competitive advantage in that department :rolleyes:

slvoid

07-13-05 08:06 PM

It's pretty simple. If people want to treat women as completely equal to men, that's fine, as long as they post competitive times and qualify, I'd be happy with women in the tour. Same with baseketball, football, baseball, if a woman can be competitive, then it's just fair that they let her play.
However, biologically, while a woman can physiologically approach 98% of what a male can, it's that last 2% that takes an extra 200% more effort.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that why the olympic 100 meter sprints are separated by male and female?

BTW, there is a female driver in indy racing and she even lead a bunch of laps and had a real good chance of winning.

lilHinault

07-14-05 01:01 AM

Sorry for the double posts, the system (or something like my isp+my computer+etc) was acting wonky and I'm surprised it was posted once!

Keith99

07-14-05 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lilHinault

There was an article in one of the bike magazines, Procycling I think, about an Italian lady who rode in the Tour a few times, and finished each time. She did it for the money, and for prizes like a turkey, sausages, etc. Honestly! It was the Depression, after all. She was a big chunky gal, probably good and strong, and I think later in life worked for the circus.

I've never seen anything lake this anywhere and have read a fair amount on the Tour. Considering the general impression I have of the tour at that time I doubt it would have been allowed or accepted by the riders. And if it had happened I can not picture it happening without it being milked for as much publicity as possible. One would think that would mean some pretty loud echos in the histories of the Tour.

thechrisproject

07-14-05 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DanFromDetroit

Using a marathon for comparison purposes, the men's world record (2:05:38) and women's world record (2:15:26) are separated by less than 10%. My guess is that cycling would not be that much different. I don't know this for a fact but I would bet there is more variablity from the "front of the pack" to the "back of the pack" among the men in the TdF than 10%. This tells me that women would not be stragglers at best.
Dan

As of right now, Lance has the lead in the tour with a time of about 46.5 hours. The last place guy is 2 hours 18 minutes behind him, which is less than a 5% difference.

thechrisproject

07-14-05 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 2mtr

I don't understand how a woman these days couldn't do just as well as Lance or Jan or whomever in an endurance race. I mean, there's this 6'1" Korean girl on the PGA Tour, and she does pretty well considering she's only 16. The best rider at my messengering outfit is a chick. So physicality isn't really a limiting factor, I don't think.

As far as evidence for your position goes, a golfer and an anecdote about a coworker being good at being a messenger are pretty weak.

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