No Women In Tour De France

[Irulan]

There are no women in ANY men's pro cycling. It's MEN'S pro cycling.

[SadieKate]

There are no women in ANY men's pro cycling. It's MEN'S pro cycling.

Exactly.

Off the top of my head, sports that are not gender-specific for the most part and have a professional component: equestrian, sailing, auto racing, shooting, billiards.

[Irulan]

Exactly.

Off the top of my head, sports that are not gender-specific for the most part and have a professional component: equestrian, sailing, auto racing, shooting, billiards.

The above listed also have technical aspect, as in , the horse is as much or more of a part of the competition as is the rider. I don't think you can say the same thing about a bike.

[SadieKate]

The above listed also have technical aspect, as in , the horse is as much or more of a part of the competition as is the rider. I don't think you can say the same thing about a bike.

Yeah, you can take the brawn out of the equation and let the brain and coordination dominate.

[SadieKate]

The above listed also have technical aspect, as in , the horse is as much or more of a part of the competition as is the rider. I don't think you can say the same thing about a bike.

And let's not forget the One Fly competition.

http://www.jhonefly.org/

[indysteel]

To echo one of the things SK said, ultradistance events offer a chance for women to compete alongside men. I spent part of my holiday reading up on Ezster Horanyi, the women who recently finished seventh overall and first among women at this year's Tour Divide.

[TsPoet]

I do think that Canondale's TDF women's group is kinda neet.
http://www.cannondale.com/women#7

[pll]

I do think that Canondale's TDF women's group is kinda neet.
http://www.cannondale.com/women#7

Are you following them? It's kind of fun. For those interested:

• Heidi Swift's blog for Peloton magazine: http://pelotonmagazine.com/Swift/art...0/SwiftARCHIVE
• Kristen Peterson's blog: http://www.kristenpeterson.com/2012/...his-hurts.html
• A twitter list including the 6 team members: https://twitter.com/#!/cynicalprof/revetdf