Any gay pro riders in Tour de France?
07-05-13, 03:33 PM
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Ppl on this forum care about way dumber ****, cut the op some slack, hes just curious.
Id like to know too.
Id like to know too.
07-05-13, 03:33 PM
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Funny story, years ago I was reading a local bicycle publication that listed clubs in the area. I saw that among them was a gay, lesbian club. Well the next day I was out on my bike and saw a pack of 30 or more riders all wearing matching pink jerseys and thought that this was them. Turns out it was Lightning Velo and not the gay club.
07-05-13, 03:36 PM
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This is all just idle curiosity. Because when it comes to keeping fit and maintaining their body fat percentage, pro riders and gay guys on par.
07-05-13, 03:40 PM
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Funny story, years ago I was reading a local bicycle publication that listed clubs in the area. I saw that among them was a gay, lesbian club. Well the next day I was out on my bike and saw a pack of 30 or more riders all wearing matching pink jerseys and thought that this was them. Turns out it was Lightning Velo and not the gay club.
The part I like best is the small print just above the butt: "If you're looking at this then this Is the club for you."
07-05-13, 03:43 PM
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I assumed that the proportion in the the peloton is the same as in the general population. Only because there is no proof otherwise. If there exists some data to suggest that it's higher or lower than the general population, that would be interesting to see.
07-05-13, 03:44 PM
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I was curious as to how many, if any, gay (open or closeted) riders were in this year's TdF. Not that it matters, but with a handful of pro athletes in other sports coming out in recent years, I've never read or heard about a pro cyclist coming out or rumored to be gay/lesbian.
Now, just to be clear, this question in no way relates to my own sexual preferences, not that there's anything wrong with that
but I was curious if there is diversity in the biking world.
A related question: Do you personally know a gay/lesbian cyclist? I haven't come across one yet. Everyone in the Forum seems to be a single or a happily married hetero.
Cheers!
Now, just to be clear, this question in no way relates to my own sexual preferences, not that there's anything wrong with that
but I was curious if there is diversity in the biking world.A related question: Do you personally know a gay/lesbian cyclist? I haven't come across one yet. Everyone in the Forum seems to be a single or a happily married hetero.
Cheers!
07-05-13, 03:52 PM
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They shouldn't be wearing rainbow colors, not because of any prejudice, but because they did not earn a world championship.
07-05-13, 03:53 PM
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07-05-13, 04:04 PM
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07-05-13, 04:06 PM
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This also links to my other post asking if cycling is popular in the GLBT population to the same percentage as the general population. It would be interesting to know.
07-05-13, 04:14 PM
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Hahahaha! How many more posts till this gets shut down?
07-05-13, 04:18 PM
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07-05-13, 04:19 PM
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They ain't gay, they're just European.
07-05-13, 04:27 PM
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I was curious as to how many, if any, gay (open or closeted) riders were in this year's TdF. Not that it matters, but with a handful of pro athletes in other sports coming out in recent years, I've never read or heard about a pro cyclist coming out or rumored to be gay/lesbian.
Now, just to be clear, this question in no way relates to my own sexual preferences, not that there's anything wrong with that but I was curious if there is diversity in the biking world.
A related question: Do you personally know a gay/lesbian cyclist? I haven't come across one yet. Everyone in the Forum seems to be a single or a happily married hetero.
Cheers!
Now, just to be clear, this question in no way relates to my own sexual preferences, not that there's anything wrong with that
but I was curious if there is diversity in the biking world.A related question: Do you personally know a gay/lesbian cyclist? I haven't come across one yet. Everyone in the Forum seems to be a single or a happily married hetero.
Cheers!
07-05-13, 04:30 PM
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I don't know about gay, but when Thomas Voeckler grimaces on a climb, he kinda looks like Dewey Crowe, from Justified. Just sayin'...
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07-05-13, 04:32 PM
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