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Lädt ... Queens of Pain: Legends and rebels of cycling (2018. Auflage)von Isabel Best (Autor)
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Queens of pain highlights some of the impressive achievements by women on bikes during the last century: a few are already well known, many are not, but all deserve to be recognised. There is ample evidence here that 'parity with men's racing remains a distant goal but there will be no shortage of available heroines the closer it gets'.
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The last few chapters don't always explore their subjects in as much depth as the first ones. I guess this is because more work had to go into digging up the older stories, whereas the more recent figures are fresher in our recorded history (although, as Inga Thompson says, the official records for races from the 70s to 90s are patchy and not always accurate. The chapter on Jeannie Longo was interesting since she is now under a cloud for suspected doping, but her career and accomplishments are examined dispassionately and I came away with a better appreciation for her and what she accomplished.
If you care at all about cycling and the passion that drives people to pursue the sport to the best of their abilities, or if you believe women are just as capable as men of performing at the highest levels of the sport, this book is for you. ( )