The Marianne Vos/womens cycling thread

[manafana]

womans cycling is still a bit like 60 and 70s tactically which allows someone of the skillset of VOS to thrive shes pretty amazing and would love see a grand tour covers in full, iv heard the tactics are mad in their races

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Everytime i see her.

 

[wilts rover]

Nice interview with Marianne Vos on the BBC site ahead of her racing with Armistead at Manchester over the weekend.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/20551012

 

[GPdesAmeriques]

Should this thread be in General?

If Vos wins on the road in March (and she's a favourite for RVV) then she will have won in track (Dutch Madison Championships), cyclocross (World Championships), MTB (Cyprus Sunshine Cup), and road in a span of three months.

 

[johanb]

If Vos wins on the road in March? You mean when Vos wins on the road in March

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I have merged a number of threads into one, but nothing about her in 11 years!!!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was sure there was a more active thread, but it seems not even her clinic threads have had much traffic in recent years.

With her artery issues ahead of this season, I wasn't sure if we'd even see her finish her current contract, but who knows how long she will continue for now?

Maybe she'll never be victorious in Roubaix, but she still has a chance to overtake Merckx in number of road victories. Not that you can or should compare them like that, but it would still be quite a feat nonetheless.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

With 3 victories in the Holland Hills Classic, now 2 in AGR, a WC title, as well as having won multiple Holland Ladies Tour stages in the area, some of which included the Cauberg, so she knew exactly where the finish line was today 😉

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Also perhaps "the women's cycling" part of the thread title should be removed, @Armchair cyclist.

To honour the Dutch band Fox the Fox from the 80s, i'll propose Vos the Vos as an alternative title.

 

[jmdirt]

Vos with the win!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I propose "Eddy Merckx is the old Marianne Vos"

 

[Netserk]

GOAT

 

[KZD]

Vos is eternal, what a rider!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Exactly 18 years after her first pro win on the road (she had already become world champion in CX by then).