[note from forum administrator: the posts by Pennys that Missliz refers to have been deleted at Pennys' request]

I too am just back on the bike after three years of injury and being put back together in multiple surguries. It's hard. And every time I've been to this forum looking for support and advice you, pennys, have been a catty *** with no clue so why don't you lay off Missy? So what if she's a *****? So what if she's a ****? She has a history of acomplishment nobody here can even comprehend. I know from reading your posts that you certainly aren't a *****, pennys, you're a wuss, and that pathetic female "Oh lets get dishy with somebody we don't even know and call her a *****" is such a mean load of crap. Go back to Junior high. Or better yet, go to an inner city emergency room on a saturday night and you'll see that even Sunday school teachers go bananas after trauma. Missy is a legend, and she's kind of goofy, and every trip to the first aid tent is the possible end of her career. Since I'm pretty sure you've never made your living off of racing bikes, much less been world champion, what the hell would you know about what drives Missy's actions? It just sounds petty and jealous.
Every time Little Women like you start up with that kind of nastiness you chip away at the hard fought gains women have made to get out the house and onto a bike and into the workplace. The fact that a Missy Giove can race downhill proffesionally is a freakin' miracle to Title Nine generation women like me who weren't allowed into weight rooms and had to put up with a level of harrassment you all can't imagine. You should show respect.