Laura Kenny (née Trott)

Funny, I thought we had a Laura Trott thread. Anyway ...

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/03/laura-trott-this-much-i-know

Is this the "lady cyclists I have a secret crush on" thread?

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No, it's the Laura Trott thread.

Keen tweeter Oli if you want to find out what shes up to

I love Laura Trott.

she rides a nice fixie

She's awesome. The fact that she can't train or race without vomiting but continues to push all the way is just awe inspiring.

A very nice young girl. that post race throwing up is a bit of a worry though

I've read her before saying that she's trained so hard that she's filled with so much lactate it makes her teeth hurt. One hard lady.

Lactate? Or lactic acid? I doubt training has her splooging whipped cream from every orifice, no matter how hard she goes...

From Wiki:

"During intense exercise, the respiratory chain cannot keep up with the amount of hydrogen atoms that join to form NADH. NAD+ is required to oxidize 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde in order to maintain the production of anaerobic energy during glycolysis. During anaerobic glycolysis, NAD+ is “freed up” when NADH combines with pyruvate to form lactate"

Oh well i stand corrected, still, it was a nice image

lactate - lactase, easily confused.

I've read her before saying that she's trained so hard that she's filled with so much lactate it makes her teeth hurt. One hard lady.
Most people eat the odd gel when training - she goes through an entire brie.

I'm just picturing a sprint finish, her crossing the line arms in the air celebrating with 2 round damp patched on her chest.

I was invited to a volleyball event at London 2012 and Prince Harry walked in, then David Beckham with his three boys. I thought: 'Can it get any better than this?'

Just gone off her a bit.

I'm just picturing a sprint finish, her crossing the line arms in the air celebrating with 2 round damp patched on her chest.

dirty boy, in your bed!

lactate - lactase, easily confused.

lactose - lactase, also easily confused

I once beat her into 7th place in a 3/4/W race at Hogs Hill. It was a 4 or so years ago so I was mid 30s and she would have been 17 ish I think (how old is she now)? I just remember thinking how surprised I was that this obviously fairly young woman (girl really) was still in the bunch towards the end as it was pretty hard going. I was just pleased not to have been beaten by her at the time. Had no idea who she was and only just recently realised it was her when looking back through some old results. Felt a bit better about it now knowing what she's gone on to acheive. Yeah I know, csb...

locto lacte lactas

latin for to milk ? i came i saw i milked ?

:))

Laura Trott speaks out:
[QUOTE]“Earlier this year I was asked to attend an awards ceremony for the Sexiest Women in the World. That was just a no-go for me. That whole other side of things just does not appeal to me. I do sport because I like being an athlete. I want to inspire young girls to get on their bikes, and I just believe there is a certain way of doing that, a certain way that I want to be seen.”

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/i-want-to-be-sporting-role-model-not-sex-symbol-says-laura-trott-8922413.html

Good for her.[/QUOTE]

Yes, very good.

I have two daughters and a granddaughter. Can't imagine a better role model for them. And 35 secs for a 500tt, I'd take a 42 any day.

Yes, very good.

+1. Even if I do have a bit of a mancrush on her...

+1. Even if I do have a bit of a mancrush on her...

I think the term you are looking for is crush.

Mancrush would be for when yer 'mirin chris hoy.