MJ the Expat Posted December 4, 2016 Share My wife and I did a mtb race recently. In the ladies category, one of the podium contenders's husband rode with her the whole race and she could just sit behind him riding slip all the way. My wife also got podium. She said she does not think she would have beaten the other girl if her husband was not there but she kind off settled for the minor positions knowing she is not going to beat this couple working together. During prize giving they also won a catagory created for first couple in so the race organisers did not see any issue with it. So my question is should men be allowed to "support" female podium contenders? andydude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting@89 Posted December 4, 2016 Share If the race commissaire and rules allow it then all is fair in love and war. Very misleading title and unfair accusations! intern, pista, YUMEYA and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted December 4, 2016 Share Interesting one that. It is an issue in road racing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted December 4, 2016 Share I've seen this at K2C before. Not sure that I agree with it. It has a twang of cat piss about it. Jakkals., IH8MUD, TALUS and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formallyknownas Posted December 4, 2016 Share I'm not sure how much benifit wheel sucking on an mtb generates in terms of aerodynamics. If memory serves you only benifit if you're cursing at 35-40km/h minimum. CleatsnCleavage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted December 4, 2016 Share NopeNot cool Why would anyone take glory from such unfair advantage? ???? GaryvdM, Gen and TALUS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky DQ Posted December 4, 2016 Share I'm not sure how much benifit wheel sucking on an mtb generates in terms of aerodynamics. If memory serves you only benifit if you're cursing at 35-40km/h minimum.Agreed, If you can sit slip on an MTB race than it is not MTB. Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted December 4, 2016 Share She could sit behind anyone in the race. Perhaps they just like each other's company and are good riders anyway? Vaalhaai, L46 and ti guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pista Posted December 4, 2016 Share NopeNot cool Why would anyone take glory from such unfair advantage? Theres a his & hers category so it's not really unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formallyknownas Posted December 4, 2016 Share Agreed, If you can sit slip on an MTB race than it is not MTB.I rate mentally you gain huge. Having someone to pace you and pick the best lines will be of benifit. Skylark, nonky and IH8MUD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted December 4, 2016 Share Theres a his & hers category so it's not really unfair.Oh That's no issue then *need ☕️️☕️️☕️️* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pista Posted December 4, 2016 Share OhThat's no issue then *need ☕️️☕️️☕️️*Make me one to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted December 4, 2016 Share Theres a his & hers category so it's not really unfair.You shouldn't be eligible for both categories. You must enter either. If you want to races mixed then race mixed, but then you can't use that as an advantage over others in the ladies cats. Edited December 4, 2016 by Patchelicious Skylark, Brandon P, DJR and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ the Expat Posted December 4, 2016 Share I don't think it is just about the aero gains...Having someone there to encourage you to keep going, may even push you up some of the climbs...you may even take risks you would not as you know there is someone there to support you...all that makes a big difference. But like I said, on the flip side, this kind of support discourages the other contenders. I think it is unfair for this to be allowed. Woman should be competing on a fair and equal footing with each other. Milkman, nox1111, dev null and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ the Expat Posted December 4, 2016 Share Theres a his & hers category so it's not really unfair.Not really.There was no "team catagory" on the entry page. This was an individual race only.Also there was no "team catagory" prizes advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted December 4, 2016 Share Not really.There was no "team catagory" on the entry page. This was an individual race only.Also there was no "team catagory" prizes advertised.OhUnfair advantage then Race commissioner failure ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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