Manchester World Masters Track Cycling Results

[BuzzShitbagBobbly]

Thread to recognise and congratulate inspirational female athletes

Will you all join me in sincerely congratulating the winners of the Female 35-39 Time Trial:

Gold: Dawn Orwick (36.901)
Silver: Naomi Lovesay (37.842)
Bronze: Kirsten Herup Sovang (38.709)

Well done all of you!

www.facebook.com/WorldMastersTrackCyclingChampionships/photos/a.433954390031658/2495494500544293/?type=3&theater

[LikeothersIamjustme]

Congratulations to the real winners. Also, congratulations to the You Tube commentators last night - you did a great job, particularly the one 'pretending' not to understand how a 'man' got in there - I hope you managed to peak a few watchers :-)

[BernardBlacksWineIceLolly]

Congratulations Dawn, Naomi & Kirsten!

[NellieEllie]

Congratulations to the women who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd. As for the interloper who seems to have a trophy. Everybody knows. Even those cheering them on. They know too. It has no value.

[2Rebecca]

Watched it live last night. Congrats Dawn Naomi and Kirsten. Being able to compete fairly with people of your sex in sport should be the human right, if human rights extend to sporting competitions. Being able to identify in to a category with easier winning times is cheating the system and nothing to do with human rights.
No one is trying to stop McKinnon doing sport but he should be competing against other males.

[VickyEadieofThigh]

McK's tweet "silver by one fucking hundredth" reads - and I'm sure McK didn't mean it to read like this - sulky and hard done by. Almost as if McK feels a bit - I dunno - cheated.

[BuzzShitbagBobbly]

McK's tweet "silver by one fucking hundredth" reads - and I'm sure McK didn't mean it to read like this - sulky and hard done by. Almost as if McK feels a bit - I dunno - cheated.

Nothing like a sore loser That tweet promptly followed up with:

@rachelvmckinnon
...by which I mean I was off GOLD by 0.010s.

They're also now boasting of a trip to the IOC to "consult" on male-sexed people competing in female sports as well. Have at it Rachel, but the world will never really accept you as a woman. What with the male chromosomes and all.

[SarahTancredi]

Wonder why they didnt hang around afterwards. Just handed someone.their cup and walked off alone.

[PermanentPortakabin]

There’s definitely an incredulous feel to McK’s whine about missing gold. Feels like a certain someone thought gold was in the bag, after all, there’s that definite biological advantage —that must not be mentioned—

[LikeothersIamjustme]

Not only does McK have the physique of a man, McK has the physique of a not particularly fit man.

[ForeverFaff]

The live chat comments were refreshingly honest! I guess compelled false-speech (lying) aren't forced onto YouTube's members like on mumsnet.
A solid wall of truth, anger, and outrage that a man was stealing a women's place.

[ForeverFaff]

@LikeothersIamjustme I guess Rachel Mckinnonself has to balance looking like a ripped male athlete, and the 'womanself' they aspire to be. Can't be easy.

[zebrasdontwearbras]

Yup, that picture showing McKinnon with the 1st and 2nd place winning women, speaks a thousand words!

Congratulations to three female winners : Dawn, Naomi & Kirsten

[ShesDressedInBlackAgain]

Ewwwwww. Sour grapes never a good look. But when you are already under the spotlight for questionable attitudes to fair play and sportsmanship - doubly so.

[OrchidInTheSun]

I love that photo of the gold and bronze medalists. With the person with the pink hair photobombing.

[OrchidInTheSun]

Sorry, gold and silver medalists. Shame the bronze medalist wasn't in the photo too

[Ringdonna]

Doesn’t stop her competing though and unfortunately she will go in the record books and have the medal as runner up.

[frazzled1]

From the FB page. No prizes for spotting the male bodied 'competitor'....

[SarahTancredi]

How are you seeing the comments on the YouTube clip?

[ForeverFaff]

If Rachelself is so comfortable with their actions, why the grim expression? It feels like Rachelself is merely going through the motions in order to crow about it later on Twitter?
And Rachelself seemed to scamper off quick sharp after the podium, almost as if they felt awkward?? Why feel awkward if your victory was honestly won??

[WomaninBoots]

I'm guessing the men do a different distance so we can't compare results...

[BuzzShitbagBobbly]

Cycling Twitter is having none of it. The first comment is :

"As a fat bloke with a bike myself, thank you for supporting MAMILs. It’s important that we support the message that mediocrity should be no barrier if we want a medal."

twitter.com/VeloUK/status/1184250992881295366

[BuzzShitbagBobbly]

SarahTancredi "How are you seeing the comments on the YouTube clip?"

On a desktop they just show up next to the video window. Not sure on mobile though.

[SarahTancredi]

Aaaah I'm on my mobile that explains it

[deydododatdodontdeydo]

McK doesn't seem to have a track cyclists physique, male or female.
They are usually slim and wiry.