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One of the last times the marathon classic Bordeaux-Paris was held. Herman Van Springel was stopped cycling, the rate lost a large part of its identity and the bargain pulled more and more riders off for such an absurdly long enterprise.
As if all this evil was not enough, the edition of 1984 was rocked by a doping case. The winner Marcel Tinazzi, already winner in 1982, was caught on the use of amphetamines and as a result, national carillon removed from the result. Even more worthless national carillon than Andy Schleck on a time trial bike is dropping riders from erelijsten and number two victory months afterwards in his lap throw. Thus, it is concluded that Hubert Linard to this day the honor roll of Bordeaux-Paris the charts every morning, his name will return here and still breathes a sigh of wonder.
If possible, an even greater scandal in the minds of some people, national carillon the ambition of Betsy King. Which consisted of being the first woman to participate in Bordeaux national carillon and Paris to fight that a woman could not spreading. national carillon Such a race against the prevailing prejudices simultaneously Eleven years after the Battle of the Sexes in tennis woman Bordeaux-Paris would be cycling. Eleven years after Billie Jean King was now Betsy King.
Unlike most rates the doors of Bordeaux-Paris were open for amateurs. So Betsy saw the chance to stand by this French classic monster at the start. The first female professor then had to be invented. They could in principle participate as an amateur, but there was another French rule which said that women are not allowed in races that men entered, and in which more than 120 kilometers should be. Reeling
Permit or not, Betsy King would start. Long before the male violence was pulled under way, King was ready for its Bordeaux-Paris ride. She and her pacer. A Bordeaux-Paris for women, there was not. Jacques Goddet not allowed national carillon her to simultaneously with the men pros to start. A woman in Bordeaux-Paris, imagine for. They then only one or two hours before the rest of start, it was not made of such a problem there. national carillon Honor the male riders get the chance to pick her she will have already given up Goddet must have thought.
Bravo Betsy! Armstrong at the house you will not hear these cries soon. But one of the last pieces of spicy Bordeaux-Paris was a fact. She received a great ovation from the audience for her bike ride. And more to the statement that she made.
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Very nice. So many feminists who scream that women and men are equal and therefore must be treated the same, but there is not one who whines about segregation in sports. Women men are not equal. They are equivalent, but by no means identical. national carillon More roemenswaardiger Mrs. King's ambition, not inferior to the stronger sex. Despite her physical disadvantage, Chapeau.
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