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Bicycling

PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. I suppose if she'd just kept on riding

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2019, 02:04 PM

Mar 2019

and finished ahead of most of the men, they'd have simply disqualified her.

Clearly the men need much more than a 10 minute head start if they're going to stay ahead of all the women. Make it two hours next time.

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Women's cycling race forced to pause after lead rider catches men's race [View all] Eugene Mar 2019 OP

not surprising that the top female qazplm135 Mar 2019 #1

I suppose if she'd just kept on riding PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #2

Heaven forbid she beat one of the boys SallyHemmings Mar 2019 #3

Ummm.... jberryhill Mar 2019 #6

Except the women don't follow the same course jberryhill Mar 2019 #5

Timing a little off? SallyHemmings Mar 2019 #7

They say that the driver is used to a manual jberryhill Mar 2019 #8

NOT FAIR! Bayard Mar 2019 #4