Comments on: Did we gender “neutralize” the Women’s Road Race? http://www.cyclismas.com/biscuits/did-we-gender-neutralize-the-womens-road-race/ a fresh take on cycling news and commentary Fri, 29 May 2015 20:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Pigeons http://www.cyclismas.com/biscuits/did-we-gender-neutralize-the-womens-road-race/#comment-138 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:40:44 +0000 http://cyclismas.com/?p=2500#comment-138 It was a weird thing, coming back from seeing the race live, to see all the negative comments about it – especially as not only was it a sprinters’ course, but the women ride a much shorter race than the men – so a break won’t tire itself out as happens in the men’s races – and with smaller teams.

I think also, though, there might have been really high expectations, because for the last few years, the women’s race has been far more exciting than the men’s – on courses that are conducive to attacking racing!

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