Cycling

Kate is the only athlete from NZ competing in the Elite Women's category.

I hadn’t realised that. So not just competing against women despite a male physical advantage- but literally ousting women entirely from the chance to compete in their own competitions.

There’s something very wrong here if some competitors performing gender stereotypes in a certain way is enough to put their other (female) competitors out of work.

Interesting that Bespin knew how many would qualify

What is it with cycling? Another one with cuckoo syndrome (symptoms include a massive sense of entitlement to another's space)

I'd like to thank our intermittent trans visitor for so swiftly getting in the mocking laughter about women being pushed out of their own sports by mediocre men. It's always useful to get down to brass tacks quickly, lest any passing lurker be fooled into thinking that Trans-Activists care one tiny bit about women's spaces, rights, sports or anything else.

Let that galvanize you, dear lurking women, to be prepared not to give away one solitary inch to people who care so little about you.

Goodbye women's sport

Well done Mikayla, for coming in the top 15 women!

GassyAss

I know what I would be doing with a "grey rock".

Here are the results from the latest event at Fort William. It should be noted that this is Kate Weatherley's first event since March because of ligament injury. Kate was a very average male rider until becoming a "laydee" last year. In Kate's category - Elite Women - in New Zealand, very few other riders are bothering competing against them.
We shouldn't forget, that these are the best women athletes in the World at this event.

www.rootsandrain.com/race6981/2019-jun-2-mercedes-benz-uci-world-cup-dh-2-fort-william/results/#helitef

Last year, Kate started off their competition against the women, with five straight wins, including the New Zealand national championships.

www.rootsandrain.com/rider136238/kate-weatherly/results/

As far as I am concerned, the sporting authorities have totally lost the plot allowing the likes of Kate Weatherley et al to compete in the women's category.

Personally I’m looking forward to attending the World Masters Cycling Championship in October. Not sure whether I should boo the cheater or just hold up a poster of a grey rock.

Good on you @GassyAss What does the poster of a grey rock mean though?
Sorry if I'm being a bit dim

BTW KW came 5th overall. Race write up is here. No mention of KW. Just coincidence?
singletrackworld.com/2019/06/2019-fort-william-world-cup-elite-womens-finals-results/

Outandabout I was not serious. Can you imagine getting a grey rock printed on a sign. Maybe a t-shirt. Just drawing a line between two narcissist athletes competing in women’s sports.

It's amazing how many average athletes who are biologically male magically develop a 'girl brain' when it allows them to win.

All the men I participate with in sport have said they'd be bloody embarrassed to compete or win against women because it's cheating and not in the spirit of sport. They'd rather be midfield in the correct categories (age, weight, sex etc depending on sport) than win by cheating. It would seem that many men in sport don't believe the new world order either.

Not many people would know what a grey rock means, I wouldnt if I hadn't come across it on MN. What would be the significance if you held it up? Genuine question...

Personally I’m looking forward to attending the World Masters Cycling Championship in October. Not sure whether I should boo the cheater or just hold up a poster of a grey rock.

How long before people line up by tracks chanting "Cheat cheat cheat"?

Of course they already did at some weight lifting events, but the egos involved are so huge that it doesn't bother them.

Also the point is that Weatherly is competing for NZ. Shania Rawson is a former junior world number two who was pretty much a dead cert to have represented NZ internationally. Kate beat her by more than 30 seconds, which is huge in downhill.

Kate is the only athlete from NZ competing in the Elite Women's category.

@redredrobins what happens is that certain athletes do just enough in the qualifying rounds to qualify. Then when surprise surprise they leave all the natal females in their dust they and their supporters can point to "but she only came fifth/sixth/seventh into qualifiers, that proves there's no advantage, waaahhhh why is everyone so mean?". It's a ploy to pretend everything is fair, to gaslight the rest of us into not believing the evidence of our own eyes.

Sorry, forgot the photo

"Until this year, Kate Weatherly was an average men's downhill mountain bike competitor. Now she's dominating the elite women's field. Some of her rivals say that's unfair."

interactives.stuff.co.nz/2018/03/a-level-playing-field/

In this article, Weatherly says they didn't go through male puberty. Which is weird if they're that much bigger than the other competitors.

And as well as going from mediocre to winning in sport, Weatherly is also winning awards for being stunning and brave!

I did not use the emoji for male. Mumsnet did that, i've had that happen before. Never seen that happen anywhere else online 🤔

I am using this one though:🍆

'bout to have me some nice eggplant for brunch.

I don't think I am, KW should not be competing against women, I am just pleased "she" may be brought down a peg or two and hope that encourages "her" to stop cheating by entering women's races.

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*find No idea where fondness came from

A woman had missed out on a qualifying place because this person qualified fifth. Many average athletes now enter women’s sports and lo and behold fondness themselves at the top end of the spectrum.

Red you are missing the point.