Now they put in even more record dots than last time, where they separated the grand depart women's record from the overall women's record to cover up their own transphobia.
I mean, having Robin's and Justina's time both in there kind of makes sense. Also it's nice to compare Meaghan to her time 2 years ago. But now also Mike Hall? And Lael? Where does this end?
The top riders are definitely far ahead right now. Both compared to the records (Victor just a little, Meaghan a little more), but also compared to their chasers. Victor has 110 miles on Alex McCormak, Meaghan even 150 miles on Karin Pocock.
What's also confusing about the huge amount of "former record" dots is that Meaghan Hackinen is way closer to Mike Hall's record ride than to her own existing grand depart record. And they are both shown as "MH" on Trackleaders. 🙃
When the organizers of the Tour Divide Race decided to differentiate between the women’s ITT record and the Grand Depart record times during this year’s race, it sparked a spat of online drama. Austin Killips, the women’s record holder, weighs in on the powers that be in this corner of endurance racing that has chosen to turn a cold shoulder to her once again. As records become harder to chase with ever-nichification and asterisks aplenty, has the Tour Divide lost its way, or is it standing its ground? Let's get into it... “Tour Divide is a web-administered, do-it-yourself challenge based…
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