Lesser Known Road Racing for Women Thread

[RedheadDane]

She did indeed take the win. Talk about bowing out in style!

 

[Izzyeviel]

of course she has to retire whilst on top of her game. Just like Lindsey Vonn.

 

[RedheadDane]

Smulders putting up a good fight.

 

[yaco]

It's been a sleepy stage where the peleton has lost motivation.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Just just Kopecky
SMULDERS Silke take a bow.

 

[JR1012]

WOW. What a finish.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[yaco]

Smulders was impressive to nearly hold off a full SD Worx team in the last 20kms.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

of course she has to retire whilst on top of her game. Just like Lindsey Vonn.

Playing with fire here, naming random skiers

 

[Didinho]

What an impressive ride from Smulders. Gutted she was so close.

 

[awavey]

they did a nice thing for the retiring riders at the start of todays stage

UCI Women’s WorldTour on Instagram: "Last dance for this trio 🥹🫂 🤩Congratulations on your careers. You have made us enjoy cycling with each of your pedal strokes🤩 #UCIWWT"

5,531 likes, 30 comments - uci_wwt on October 13, 2024: "Last dance for this trio 🥹🫂 🤩Congratulations on your careers. You have made us enjoy cycling with each of your pedal strokes🤩 #UCIWWT".

www.instagram.com

 

[awavey]

Playing with fire here, naming random skiers

everyone knows Lindsey, its not like were just dropping a Katja Seizinger randomly into the conversation

 

[Izzyeviel]

everyone knows Lindsey, its not like were just dropping a Katja Seizinger randomly into the conversation

you'd be surprised what googling 'obscure female skier who won her last race' turned up. It was either Vonn or Picabo Street.

 

[RedheadDane]

everyone knows Lindsey, its not like were just dropping a Katja Seizinger randomly into the conversation

No. Her name might have randomly turned up in mainstream media, but nothing more than that.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

you'd be surprised what googling 'obscure female skier who won her last race' turned up. It was either Vonn or Picabo Street.

Which is funny considering she didn’t win her last race and isn‘t obscure.

VONN Lindsey - Athlete Information

www.fis-ski.com

 

[Wyndbrook]

To keep it in our sport and keep it simple, or perhaps more consfusing, Cat Ferguson was a top level slalom skier when she was younger.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

everyone knows Lindsey

Nope.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

they did a nice thing for the retiring riders at the start of todays stage

UCI Women’s WorldTour on Instagram: "Last dance for this trio 🥹🫂 🤩Congratulations on your careers. You have made us enjoy cycling with each of your pedal strokes🤩 #UCIWWT"

5,531 likes, 30 comments - uci_wwt on October 13, 2024: "Last dance for this trio 🥹🫂 🤩Congratulations on your careers. You have made us enjoy cycling with each of your pedal strokes🤩 #UCIWWT".

www.instagram.com

I believe that as of a couple of weeks ago, this is known as a Geschke Gesture.

 

[awavey]

To keep it in our sport and keep it simple, or perhaps more consfusing, Cat Ferguson was a top level slalom skier when she was younger.

Well Anna Henderson was a GB junior champion skier too.

 

[RedheadDane]

To keep it in our sport and keep it simple, or perhaps more consfusing, Cat Ferguson was a top level slalom skier when she was younger.

Well Anna Henderson was a GB junior champion skier too.

And then they both wisely switched to a much better sport.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Now that I can agree with. Florian Lipowitz, Benjamí Prades, Carl Frederik Hagen and Jørgen Nordhagen have a much more sensible approach.

Imagine strapping your heel in. Ridiculous.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bit damp in Chongming.
Just over 40 Ks to go.




(For some reason PCS don't have live update...)

 

[RedheadDane]

Sweet win!

Tour of Chongming Island 2024 Stage 1 results

Mylène de Zoete is the winner of Tour of Chongming Island 2024 Stage 1, before and . was leader in GC.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So Haidi can be a Chinese given name. Yuan means 'south', but it's a pinyin transcription so suggests she would be more northern at least in origin, which is a shame as Mandarin doesn't have 'Weng' as a possible syllable I think (Cantonese would, I believe, but then the name transcription would have been Wade-Giles or jutping, like we see with the Taiwanese and Hong Kong riders).

We could, however, get a Wen Haidi or Wang Haidi in future, which would be very cool. I would probably have to cheer for them.

 

[JR1012]

Didn't saw this coming: Wiebes is on the startlist for the Track World Championship Scratch Race.

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