Lesser Known Road Racing for Women Thread

[awavey]

'The Purrfect thread for Cat Ferguson thread'

Well she had to pull out of the final stage of the race, feeling unwell overnight

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I had no idea how much was left of the race in Canada, so I was only listening to the broadcast while doing other stuff, and then it was suddenly over. Dullest commentary of a sprint I've ever heard.
Paternoster won, so Didinho must be quite happy.

 

[Didinho]

I’m happy!
Not in the strongest field and as the big favorite but this feels so good. Seeing her tearing up, almost got me too.
Told her before the race she should enjoy Canada and that I was ready to celebrate her victory. Now I’m gonna “told you so” her.

Perfect team effort from Liv.

 

[yaco]

Paternoster should have had another 2 or 3 wins in 2024 if she was better placed by the team. There have been lots of missed opportunities!

 

[RedheadDane]

I’m happy!
Not in the strongest field and as the big favorite but this feels so good. Seeing her tearing up, almost got me too.
Told her before the race she should enjoy Canada and that I was ready to celebrate her victory. Now I’m gonna “told you so” her.

Perfect team effort from Liv.

You know her?

 

[Didinho]

You know her?

Not personally.
I’ve talked to her multiple times when she raced in Belgium the last years. Always takes time when she can and appreciates the fans. Most of the track Italians btw, sweet and lovely down to earth people.
A lot of bad luck and 2nd places so I know this first win for Liv was needed.

She asked me to keep giving her motivation untill the Olympics so I felt a bit more connected and happy now to see her win again.

She recognized me in Leuven last time, although I was Gilbert-blonde back then.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not personally.
I’ve talked to her multiple times when she raced in Belgium the last years. Always takes time when she can and appreciates the fans. Most of the track Italians btw, sweet and lovely down to earth people.
A lot of bad luck and 2nd places so I know this first win for Liv was needed.

She asked me to keep giving her motivation untill the Olympics so I felt a bit more connected and happy now to see her win again.

She recognized me in Leuven last time, although I was Gilbert-blonde back then.

If you have talked to her face to face, and she's able to recognise you, I think it does counts as knowing her personally on some level.

 

[Didinho]

Perfect weekend in Gatineau. 2 sprint wins.

 

[RedheadDane]

If you have talked to her face to face, and she's able to recognise you, I think it does counts as knowing her personally on some level.

Maybe Didinho is alway wearing a big sign when at races:

"Hey, Letitzia. Talk to me!"

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Maybe Didinho is alway wearing a big sign when at races:

"Hey, Letitzia. Talk to me!"

I'm jealous too!

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm jealous too!

"Too"? Who else is jealous?

Besides, you can do the same next time you go to a race.

(Well, might work better if it's a women's race where Paternoster is participating.)

 

[yaco]

It's a disgrace that Paternoster did not ride a GT in 2024. I understand, she had track commitments, but a GT could easily have been programmed from early in the year.

 

[JR1012]

Van Anrooij ends season and will not race at the WC because of pain in her leg. Hopefully she can recover and we will see her in Cyclocross this season.

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[RedheadDane]

Marieke van Soest with an interesting set-up in the T1 ITT race:
Just a guy, on a bike, with bag of spare wheels.

And in the T2 race, Emma Lund was able to save Denmark's honour a little bit by getting silver behind Van Till.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Marieke van Soest with an interesting set-up in the T1 ITT race:
Just a guy, on a bike, with bag of spare wheels.

And in the T2 race, Emma Lund was able to save Denmark's honour a little bit by getting silver behind Van Till.

And M. Vos won in the women's H1 class.

 

[RedheadDane]

And M. Vos won in the women's H1 class.

Vos Van Den Bouwhuijsen. Obvious name for a Spanish person.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Vos Van Den Bouwhuijsen. Obvious name for a Spanish person.

I guess it could be similar to the former Spanish swimmers Aschwin and Olaf Wildeboer, who are born in Spain, but have Dutch parents (their father being the controversial, and now deceased, former Danish national team coach Paulus Wildeboer. Olaf even dated Rikke Møller Pedersen about a decade ago).

 

[RedheadDane]

I guess it could be similar to the former Spanish swimmers Aschwin and Olaf Wildeboer, who are born in Spain, but have Dutch parents (their father being the controversial, and now deceased, former Danish national team coach Paulus Wildeboer. Olaf even dated Rikke Møller Pedersen about a decade ago).

Or, I guess, a certain pair of British sisters named Backstedt.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Or, I guess, a certain pair of British sisters named Backstedt.

Sure, but they do represent a nation one of their parents was born in.

 

[RedheadDane]

What just happened?
A chasing group in the men's (B) race entering the shorter circuit just as the lead in the women's race went by the entry-point?

Two Irish pairs and One British pair in the lead.
Brits include one young lady who'd probably like to not live up to her name.

Also, why do the pilots have differently coloured bib numbers? I think most people can figure out that the person in the front is the pilot...

 

[RedheadDane]

Dunlevy and Kelly soloing (duoling?) away and takes the title.

 

[awavey]

What just happened?
A chasing group in the men's (B) race entering the shorter circuit just as the lead in the women's race went by the entry-point?

Two Irish pairs and One British pair in the lead.
Brits include one young lady who'd probably like to not live up to her name.

Also, why do the pilots have differently coloured bib numbers? I think most people can figure out that the person in the front is the pilot...

Unwin ?

 

[RedheadDane]

Unwin ?

Yes, who did indeed not win.

 

[mrgmyers]

No. Because it's not specifically for WWT races.

In which case, can we please have a thread for WWT races, or is that a step to far?

 

[RedheadDane]

In which case, can we please have a thread for WWT races, or is that a step to far?

We have threads for the bigger WWT races.
But some of the smaller ones just don't warrant separate threads.

Bit like how some of the Men's WT races don't get their own separate threads.