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It may well be that this difference can only manifest itself over very long distances, e.g. as in ultra-racing
I've done a fair bit of dot watching and it seems rare to see women win or even be competitive with the fastest men.
Although, it has happened (Lael being an example), so maybe there's just not enough women having a go to identify the outliers whereas the male pool is much larger so it's more likely to contain at least one man who performs at a level far above the rest of the riders.
inappropriate_bike
Oliver Schick
I'm also really interested in this claim that has been quite prominent in the context of ultra-racing for a while now, that women tend to have greater endurance potential than men, who tend to be larger and stronger but not as enduring. It may well be that this difference can only manifest itself over very long distances, e.g. as in ultra-racing, but it is quite ironic that the old stereotype of the weak(er) woman still persists (if you watch 'Half the Road' you'll hear some amazing examples of this) in respect of race length, when that may fly in the face of what is actually the case.