Ok girls - just how many of us are there here?

ness

Hi everyone, I just thought initally it would be nice to know exactly how many of us females post on cyclingforums.com, so why not post a small introduction each to get things started?<br /><br />Ok heres me:<br />22, Live in Sydney Australia, will be riding mostly sprint track events. Hobbies apart from cycling - Horse riding, and going to the gym, coaching my boyfriend (athletics) and rnb music.<br /> ;D

MtnBikerChk

I think it's just you and me sista.<br /><br />29.<br />accountant by day.<br />usually asleep by night.<br />mountain biker with a road bike for getting my arse into shape.<br />gym in the am - done lots of research on nutrition et al

Susan

[quote author=ness link=board=41;threadid=2568;start=0#22069 date=1036128907]I just thought initally it would be nice to know exactly how many of us females post on cyclingforums.com[/quote]<br /><br />Well, it seems I only post here to admit I'm just a lurker. Can't let you two have all the fun though. ;D<br /><br />34 , also live in Sydney, but a looong way from Engadine and I'm not a cyclist (yet) anyway. Interested, particularly now it's nice weather, but no time at the moment. By day, I'm a software engineer and the office smarta***. By night too (it goes with the profession ;D).

Dianne

Still another one to add to the list.....<br /><br />18<br />Johannesburg, South Africa but I spend the racing season in Switzerland<br /><br />Internet, movies, Rock music, also reading up on a bit of nutrition or other cycling related things.<br /><br />PS Great idea to have this female section!

Vo2

Dianne, if I may ask. Are you THE Dianne? Like in OFM Classic? Like in top 3 ladies? Like in pro?

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Dianne

<br />Yip VO2 thats me!<br />I wouldnt quite say THE Dianne though!<br />Did you race OFM?<br />

Vo2

Well, well, well! Our first pro lady cyclist on board! ;D<br />Nope, I missed the OFM. My training has only started now, so I chose the Amashova the weekend before as a tester of form. Quite an OFM you had, eh?<br /><br />I'm glad you are onboard, Dianne, as you can be a wealth of information, especially to our members of the fairer sex.

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Dianne

<br />Thanks, Id be glad to help out!

Mampara

Congratulation with your &quot;Female Road Cyclist of the year&quot; award nomination. We need new competition in the female races.

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Lab_Rat

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Eldron

[quote author=Dianne link=board=41;threadid=2568;start=0#22249 date=1036608368]<br /><br />Yip VO2 thats me!<br />I wouldnt quite say THE Dianne though!<br />Did you race OFM?<br /><br />[/quote]<br /><br />Dianne,<br /><br />Good to have you on board - even better to have you in the SA cycling community! It's about time someone climbed in and interrupted the Ronelle and Anriette show.<br /><br />Take the fight to the pair and give them a hiding in the 94.7<br /><br />ps: what happened in the OFM? I believe you and Anriette almost came to grief and let Ronelle through in the corner...

Dianne

<br />Yeah i wish i could really rock their world! Iv been close but still no cigar...........<br />but all is not over yet. We shall see what happens on sunday!<br />I just need to get my tactics in the sprint right. I am really slipping up lately in that department.<br /><br />The OFM Ronel was clever, she quickly realised what was hapenning with the two of us (i was boxed in the middle and Anriette was coming into me, she got a huge fright though, an even bigger than me) and ciezed the moment. She just took both of us on the inside. Everyone knew the first through the corner would win.<br /><br /><br />

Eldron

Thats was a pretty dodgy finish. They should have had the finish along the road where you turned right off the main road.<br /><br />The thing I used to battle with when I was young(er!) was cracking - everybody would be eyeing each other out from about the 2km mark and I would always crack first, lead out the sprint and get the 'fly by' treatment 150m from the line. I learned quickly but sprinting against the likes of Willie Engelbrecht and Fransie Kruger was pretty daunting (especially when they rode on the same team).<br /><br />The older I get the faster I was!!!!

Dianne

<br />WOW, i can just imagine what it must have been like! You must have still been a junior then racing those big boys?<br /><br />I think the sprint must defintely be something that ones masters after alot of practice.....This weekend i will have to try be more patient i think and make sure im not first wheel coming through that last corner onto the track.<br /><br />I see in your profile you were in London? How long were you there for? What were u doing over there?