Teams & Riders General topic for riders who don't deserve their own thread (yet)

[RedheadDane]

No, it's about physiology and biomechanics, not population movement (or analysis of excrement).

So, indeed a quite useful thing to study as a professional athlete.

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, I have a question!
Who the *** is Dara Marks Marino, and why does she keep popping up in the "Popular today" ranking on PCS?

Dara Marks Marino

Dara Marks Marino is a road racing cyclist from United States, active between 2003 and 2006. Her best results are 3rd place in stage Tour of the Gila WE and 11th place in GC Redlands Bicycle Classic.

www.procyclingstats.com

Did she feature in the E-World Championships recently?

 

[rallybanana]

Okay, I have a question!
Who the *** is Dara Marks Marino, and why does she keep popping up in the "Popular today" ranking on PCS?

Dara Marks Marino

Dara Marks Marino is a road racing cyclist from United States, active between 2003 and 2006. Her best results are 3rd place in stage Tour of the Gila WE and 11th place in GC Redlands Bicycle Classic.

www.procyclingstats.com

Did she feature in the E-World Championships recently?

She has the 17th most views in PCS today. She has been trending for nearly a week so she must be famous for something.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1849861314795262019

View: https://x.com/Cyclingbottle/status/1849861314795262019

 

[RedheadDane]

She has the 17th most views in PCS today. She has been trending for nearly a week so she must be famous for something.

I highly suspect that at this point - probably already when I posted - it's because her name keeps popping up on the front page she gets so many views.

 

[rallybanana]

I highly suspect that at this point - probably already when I posted - it's because her name keeps popping up on the front page she gets so many views.

The page counter has been reset and she is already the most popular rider so far today.

My theory is people are googling her name for non-cycling reasons. Maybe she won the lottery or dancing on ice or something like that. They click on the top google result which is her PCS profile. As she is from the US this drives up the numbers while Europeans are asleep. Then, like you said, people see her name on the first page and keep clicking it for curiosity.

 

[RedheadDane]

My theory is people are googling her name for non-cycling reasons. Maybe she won the lottery or dancing on ice or something like that. They click on the top google result which is her PCS profile. As she is from the US this drives up the numbers while Europeans are asleep. Then, like you said, people see her name on the first page and keep clicking it for curiosity.

Not to mention likely thinking she's a younger rider, who just signed a contract.

 

[rallybanana]

A few hours ago Dara Marks Marino had over 2000 views on PCS. Now she has been completely removed from the top 50.

 

[RedheadDane]

Well... that explains what happened with Storm...

Ineos Grenadiers rider recovers from 'fighting for his life' to join new development squad

Theodor Storm and Peter Øxenberg to join Lotto Kern-Haus PSD Bank, Ineos Grenadiers' new devo team

www.cyclingweekly.com