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I agree but maybe a way of promoting Female cycling ??????Michielveedeebee said:I know, but still, say wuuut?![]()
I agree but maybe a way of promoting Female cycling ??????Michielveedeebee said:I know, but still, say wuuut?![]()
She might embarass a good few riders. It would improve the status of womens' cycling.Michielveedeebee said:Vos wants to ride with the men say wuuuut ?![]()
What you mean!!!! that girl Linus Gerdemann had been riding for years now!just some guy said:I agree but maybe a way of promoting Female cycling ??????
In her recent max test she scored 6,63 W/kg. She'd be among the best men of the Rabobank team with that result.Michielveedeebee said:Vos wants to ride with the men say wuuuut ?![]()
OK, an objective way to compare Vos and male riders. I revert to my original post. She'd embarass quite a few.theyoungest said:In her recent max test she scored 6,63 W/kg. She'd be among the best men of the Rabobank team with that result.
I definitely think she could keep up with the peloton in smaller races.
Sky would never show cycling outside of sky sports 4.gooner said:Interesting to see ITV4 extend its contract for the tour de france. With cav joining team sky i thought sky sports would get involved just like they have in F1 for the upcoming season. To get the tour they would keep a lot of subscribers that they normally would lose coz of the closure of the football season and gain some as well.
Are sky ever goin to get involved in any other races outside the tour down under. Because itv have the tour i think that means they have the rights to all ASO races as ASO sell the rights collectively to all their races.
That probably leaves just the giro and the month of may is very busy on the sky sports channels with the climax of the football season.
I think she would already struggle at U23 rank let alone compete pro ranks. For example, I did athletics and in certain events on the track I'm better than female pros yet I'm nowhere near the performance of the pro men. Nowhere near.theyoungest said:In her recent max test she scored 6,63 W/kg. She'd be among the best men of the Rabobank team with that result.
I definitely think she could keep up with the peloton in smaller races.
I think their failure is more to do with them self than with the team. Cadel Evans had a great year with Mapei for example.Ryo Hazuki said:yes I also wonder how he can't have turned out like all those other great gc men lefevre aided in his team
Keep up with the peloton, yes, but embarras some, I seriously doubt it. Seriously.theyoungest said:In her recent max test she scored 6,63 W/kg. She'd be among the best men of the Rabobank team with that result.
I definitely think she could keep up with the peloton in smaller races.
Yeah, but I guess El Pisti lacks the evidence of a physical test which proves he's the equal of some top level pros, at least on paperMichielveedeebee said:Keep up with the peloton, yes, but embarras some, I seriously doubt it. Seriously.
It's as El Pistolero said imo.
Lefevere joined the team in 1995.roundabout said:You mean the ex-Clas part of Mapei won the Giro.![]()
Okay true that as well, but I'm yet to meet a girl that can match me in running/cycling/swimming... And I've run with some very sporty girlstheyoungest said:Yeah, but I guess El Pisti lacks the evidence of a physical test which proves he's the equal of some top level pros, at least on paper
Vos might have difficulties in a really long flat race, where it's more about pure power and endurance. In a short hilly race I seriously think she could do quite well. Think of her as an Euskaltel rider(with better bike handling skills)
But Vos's numbers are way higher than other pro women... she's an exceptional case, I guess, and it's certainly an interesting experiment to let her enter a men's race. Why not, I say.Michielveedeebee said:Okay true that as well, but I'm yet to meet a girl that can match me in running/cycling/swimming... And I've run with some very sporty girls![]()
I don't need proof. Just look at the male Gold medalists from the Junior WC in athletics and compare them to the female Gold medalists from the Senior WC in athletics. Bare in mind that the men throw with heavier objects in throwing numbers and the hurdles are higher as well.Michielveedeebee said:Okay true that as well, but I'm yet to meet a girl that can match me in running/cycling/swimming... And I've run with some very sporty girls![]()
Vos is very light, and scores a very good W/kg... she's probably more likely to get dropped on the flat than on a hill.El Pistolero said:Vos would get dropped on even the slightest speed-bump.
I'm not comparing track and field with cycling. Merely comparing female athletes with male athletes. Athletics is a sport I used as an example because 1) I have experience with the sport and 2) you can easily compare the performances of the male and female athletes with each-other.theyoungest said:Vos is very light, and scores a very good W/kg... she's probably more likely to get dropped on the flat than on a hill.
It's pretty useless to compare track and field to cycling, by the way.
Yeah, her results are pretty shabbyEl Pistolero said:I don't care for someone's W/kg, I only care for their results on the road.
No, we put her in a man's race and see what she can do. And I'd bet money on her failing. I'd also bet on her failing with the U23 men.theyoungest said:Yeah, her results are pretty shabby
If we don't have the evidence of her actually racing against men, we have to go by numbers... and those numbers would suggest that she might (I say might) be able to keep up with the peloton.
I do club races here and I'm in B grade, a hack so to speakEl Pistolero said:I think she would already struggle at U23 rank let alone compete pro ranks. For example, I did athletics and in certain events on the track I'm better than female pros yet I'm nowhere near the performance of the pro men. Nowhere near.
It would be interesting to see her try however, but I think certain people would just laugh at her performance whenever she gets dropped and use it as an argument as to why female cycling is not worth a lot. Plus, is it even possible according to the UCI rules? (didn't read the article)
Haha, did she whup your ***?craig1985 said:I do club races here and I'm in B grade, a hack so to speakp), and I often see a girl lining up in the same race with me and she has a pro contract with the Specialized Lululemon team FFS.