pkg, yasmin, you might be able to answer this for me,

Why do women "block" (slow the peleton to 12mph for long periods of time)? Why don't they race like guys? It's sooo confusing after training with all men and learning how they race, and to then be thrown into a womens race where the rules seem to be TOTALLY different. Mixed races are less problematic (except for all the juniors with no bike handling skills!).