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Is this the pair that did the unusual route?
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I've got a little bit of sympathy, based on precedent from the old days when they didn't have many women riders.
Back in 2015 Jayne Wadsworth was the only female finisher, and she generally gets recorded as first woman. However she started as a pair, with Katie l'Herpinaire. Katie scratched somewhere round Albania and Jayne carried on as a solo. They are featured in the 'Angry Dogs' video, and they both came back to ride solo in 2016 (when I met them both, riding round the neutralised first lap of Geraadsbergen).
Nowadays, good female riders are, comparatively speaking, ten a penny, and the organisers don't seem to know the history of the race that well, so they don't need her.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C911Qelu6Yc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Can't help think she might regret posting this. Asking people to message David Ayre because you're annoyed by the organisations rules seems fairly petulant
Edit: Don't think that link is working so:
@thetranscontinental is refusing to report my progress on any leaderboards since my pairs partner had to scratch on the first day. SO I’LL REPORT IT HERE: CP1 REACHED AND I’M 3rd PLACE FEMALE, Y’ALL! Apparently volunteers have been told they aren’t even allowed to record my time in the system, but @ayredw found it in his heart to let them stamp my brevet card. Go DM David if you think this erasure is unsportsmanlike, because I sure do. David, you should reflect on how you can #bemoremike (I don’t care about an official finish; I care about my effort being recognised!) LET’S PARTY GUYS! I’M (unofficially) THIRD!