[Closed] Mmmm, Laura Trott...! 🙂 (Contains Wiggle-Honda content)

Shame Wiggle dumped their mtb athletes to fund their participation in this though. Guess Matt Page isn't as 'sexy' as a womens road team, regardless of results....

mattbee - Member
Shame Wiggle dumped their mtb athletes to fund their participation in this though.

Gonna have to disagree there...

Matt is a cracking rider, but he isn't even that big a name in mtbing-he's what, mid pack in elites....endurance stuff he is obviously awesome, but that isn't exactly the worlds most popular sport is it?

That women's cycling teams looks really top notch. Bronzini is one of the top handful of female roadies in the world. Elinor Barker looks like an excellent prospect then you've got the nations favourite female athletes in King, Trott and Row sell on board.

Its a shame that the MTB team has gone, but you can hardly blame wiggle (bike radar forumites would love that line)

They appear to have a very good hiring policy there...

Yes Elinor Barker looks like a fantastic prospect...

Yes it is good that there is a high profile woman's team and some money behind them and yes to start with they might get some PR/talked about because of how they look (witch is very nice) but as I lucky enough to meet/chat to a few of them last year (and raced ageist one few more years ago) I am SURE their legs are going to do the talking in the races and get some top results, and the PR train will be for the right reason, as they are VERY hard working, dedicated bunch of cyclists.

I hate being married...

Threads like this are why more women don't cycle.

Amazing to see such a big team getting sponsorship rather than just a few token chicks.

Awesome line up. Would not like to be the opposition!

No most women don't cycle because they would rather watch crap on TV or go shopping.

Sexist? No, fact.

Those colnagos are lush!....what you say? Girls in lycra??

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Well made me laugh.

Threads like this are why more women don't cycle

Indeed.
The risk of having your photograph published for the launch of a new international sponsored professional road team is very real and threatening.

Get over yourself bencooper! That really is utter nonsense mate!! Yes a few posts have said that they find the girls attractive etc, but a fair few have said how positive this team is for womens cycling.

[url= http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/sc-20121211-scottish-cycling-news-The-Scott-Contessa-Road-Race-Academy-0 ]Scottish Cycling are trying to involve more female cyclists[/url]

[url= http://www.southwestscotlandcyclingproject.com/womens-coaching-sessions.html ]Local female coach Toni has ran her first session last weekend[/url]

How is it off-putting for women to see elite sportswomen who still look feminine?

Would a team of Russian shot putter look-a-likes make more women want to be good at sport?

spacemonkey - Member
What's Marc Almond doing there (in the middle)?

LOVE THAT COMMENT!

You don't see many riders around Cannock like that

Would it make me a prude if I reported a few of the posts on here (the ones I'm surprised are still here)? It's not as if I'm offended, and I'm quite happy to admit to clicking on this thread partly to look at nice pictures of women (I'd suggest any heterosexual male on this thread denying that is likely to be lying). However there are a few posts which have gone over the line IMHO.

Good thing for women's cycling, which makes it a good thing for cycling as a whole. They are easy on the eye - but then that will help them a lot with the marketing.

Rochelle Gilmour is hardly backward in promoting her obvious good looks and sex appeal on the bike, google her name ad you will get more than enough. Just ake sure the Kleenex is close to hand.

They're pro cyclists, they have a season of pain and suffering ahead of them, comments on here are the least of thier worries... 🙂

Aracer - exactly. A good rule-of-thumb is what would you think if those comments were about your girlfriend or daughter.

It's fantastic that women's cycling is getting some good high-profile coverage and sponsorship - and it's a pity they can't be appreciated for their cycling talent not their looks.

What you should have said, ben is:

"Some of the posts on threads like this are why more women don't use the STW forum."

Remember guys not all of us are homosexual.

"Some of the posts on threads like this are why more women don't use the STW forum."

Well, yes.

Though in fairness to STW, the bike trade forums are worse.

Good on them, they are great athletes, they look great and will do wonders for women's cycling. Who wouldn't want to watch them compared to some of the crap that's on tv as sport.

I'm amazed that your homosexual comment has lasted 15 minutes Steve 😯

Why it's a statement of fact. Not sure what 😯 means but it must be important.

They're all the same height. Cunning plan by Wiggle to save on frames?

Give a little wiggle 😀

From the "our support staff" section of the team website:

Name: Kristof Van Campenhout

Position on team: Soigneur / masseur

🙂

Did Laura forget her shoes?

She's got Lunarlonitis.

As I said good luck to them, and I hope they get paid. But at the end of the day watching women pro cycling is like watching me ride ( middle aged taxi driver ) apart from the very top, I'm a few months of proper full time training away from holding my own in a female pro peleton ( as are hundreds if not thousands of other blokes ). It's up to women to get behind womens pro cycling and spend their money , if they don't why should I ?

I've done a fair bit of photography in the past for our National Cycling body.

Champs level, Women were always the ones that got the most page views by a long stretch from the Men.

Women's cycling I'd put money into that if I was an advertising type for sure.

think ben cooper and aracer need to get a room together.

Its pretty sad when a few posts , which are not vulgar or distasteful, are felt to be needed reported. TV must absolutely make there eyes bleed with horror

They all look fantastic, as does any woman on a bike, or playing most sports really. I hope they do well and get lots of publicity.

It can only be a good thing, they are far superior role models to young girls (and boys) than all those z-list celebs like Jordan and Kerry Katona.

I heard the magazine was being renamed Sensitivetrack World. Meanwhile, some of those burds are well fit!

Nothing more to say about the quality of the womens race scene than the just finished Tour Of Qatar.. I think the men could learn a thing or two about attacking riding..

edit: Pity Matt Rendall having to suffer 'no clue' Carlton co-commentating.

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I'm sure all of them would wipe the floor with me, but being at the back of a pack like that might have a quantum of solace.

Why not make women's cycling more sexy? Surely part of the reason many women don't get involved is because it's seen as a male sport.

In a society where such importance is placed on image, there are so many bad role models for women, who are celebs just because they are good looking.

Who would you rather your daughter admired, the likes of Cheryl cole and Coleen Rooney or some of those amazing and gorgeous women in the wiggle team?

If any of my daughter's grow up to look like that and have their talent along with creating debates on here...I'd be well chuffed.

Agreed on the attacking riding comment, watching Nicole Cooke could be as good as any men's pro race. All I want to see is spirited riding, chance taking, and clean riders. Like Vino was a few years back, sort of. er.

apart from the very top, I'm a few months of proper full time training away from holding my own in a female pro peleton ( as are hundreds if not thousands of other blokes ).

Male or female, I just want to see good racing. If they get noticed by looking good as well as riding well, that's just one of those advantages women have ) It's also good timing for them, I think many are disillusioned with men's pro racing. Not saying women don't dope, just that the image isn't already tarnished.

Some posters are deliberately trying to push the boundaries. Bans will result if you can't keep this thread under control without it becoming something we need to look at. It being the weekend we won't be handi g out warnings because we have better things to be doing like riding bikes in the sun.

So far no one has reported anything from this thread. Don't make it an issue. I really hate it when I have to close a thread because idiots who can't keep their inside voices away from the keyboard jump in around the off topic page 3 point and reveal their puerile side.

How about recognizing you are a grown up speaking in public and let go of your inner moronic teenager.