Another piece thats partly mike-drop and partly whiney and partly just one persons personal experience -
Read Lea Davidsons piece in Velo News about why she is abandoning gravel racing after 1/2 of a season of doing the "live in Vermont and be a gravel influencer" as part of her retirement from Pro Mountain biking.
On the one hand she decides she doesnt personally like gravel racing, on the other hand is a pretty strong opinion about the safety and nature of racing for women in Gravel, which she clearly decided is not for her.
There are a couple of things I don't agree with her on - if you force a police officer corner marshal at every gravel intersection you will raise the costs and end lots of races going on now. I also disagree with her on a Pro Womens start - we already have that in Triathlon and it doesn't prevent interference with other AG athletes and it certainly doesn't guarantee a womens pack race, lots of female athletes end up separated by many minutes over their competitors. She called out men causing crashes in the early parts of races, but men cause crashes for other men, its not just because its because she is a woman pro.
Lea Davison is dropping out of the Life Time Grand Prix series. Here's why - VeloNews.com
Read Lea Davidsons piece in Velo News about why she is abandoning gravel racing after 1/2 of a season of doing the "live in Vermont and be a gravel influencer" as part of her retirement from Pro Mountain biking.
On the one hand she decides she doesnt personally like gravel racing, on the other hand is a pretty strong opinion about the safety and nature of racing for women in Gravel, which she clearly decided is not for her.
There are a couple of things I don't agree with her on - if you force a police officer corner marshal at every gravel intersection you will raise the costs and end lots of races going on now. I also disagree with her on a Pro Womens start - we already have that in Triathlon and it doesn't prevent interference with other AG athletes and it certainly doesn't guarantee a womens pack race, lots of female athletes end up separated by many minutes over their competitors. She called out men causing crashes in the early parts of races, but men cause crashes for other men, its not just because its because she is a woman pro.
Lea Davison is dropping out of the Life Time Grand Prix series. Here's why - VeloNews.com