Men can be idiots

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Cycling Bros Doing Stupid ****, Unbound Edition: The Elite Men started first, so they staged at the front, then there was a barrier, and the Elite Women were behind that, waiting to move into the front staging area, after the Elite Men started. Immediately after the Elite Men started, a bunch of douchebag cycling bros who were in the amateur race, pushed past the Elite Women, into the front staging area. They had to be told to remove themselves. They pushed past women who are professionals, women whose names are widely known, women who would drop their asses in the first 10 miles, but these dudes had to show how "Alpha" they are.

There are many men in the cycling community who are oblivious to their toxic behavior. I regularly hear men saying things to women that are just absurd, like the guy who tried to tell my wife that a 125 mile ride was maybe too hard for her. (She'd done 225 the week before)

I'm sure this is the case in any sport where men and women compete together, and it is changing, but still exists much more pervasively than it should. Cycling Bros, do better. The percentage of women who dropped out of Unbound 200 was far less than the percentage of men. Women are just tougher. Cope.

 

[Sciatic]

Cycling Bros Doing Stupid ****, Unbound Edition: The Elite Men started first, so they staged at the front, then there was a barrier, and the Elite Women were behind that, waiting to move into the front staging area, after the Elite Men started. Immediately after the Elite Men started, a bunch of douchebag cycling bros who were in the amateur race, pushed past the Elite Women, into the front staging area. They had to be told to remove themselves. They pushed past women who are professionals, women whose names are widely known, women who would drop their asses in the first 10 miles, but these dudes had to show how "Alpha" they are.

There are many men in the cycling community who are oblivious to their toxic behavior. I regularly hear men saying things to women that are just absurd, like the guy who tried to tell my wife that a 125 mile ride was maybe too hard for her. (She'd done 225 the week before)

I'm sure this is the case in any sport where men and women compete together, and it is changing, but still exists much more pervasively than it should. Cycling Bros, do better. The percentage of women who dropped out of Unbound 200 was far less than the percentage of men. Women are just tougher. Cope.

Sounds similar to several things I read recently about the packs of amateur “bros” in the bike leg of triathlons, completely ignoring the TT distance rule and riding as a group.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Roadie dudebros are generally douchebags, especially in packs.

 

[Unchained]

Roadie dudebros are generally douchebags, especially in packs.

I have been unlucky enough to be around many elite women cyclists and abundantly unlucky to be in areas of high concentrations of pretend professionals.. We all know the guys, @$30,000 worth of cycling gear and a dollar 99 in ability. Guys who look act and talk like pros..coffee shop commandos!!
Lots of events are lucky enough to have resources for sex separation.. I am not a fan of low or high level races that have men's and women's fields starting together.. I also really like if there is funding for elites to start separate from age grade, or lower categories.
Some very positive memories are from watching men, many who consider themselves good get lit up by female racers especially on long out and back climbing rides were you wait at the top for everyone, regrouped and go down together.
Only the doooshiest think that a front row starting position is significant in a race like Unbound.