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Unlikely she will make a living at cycling, so maybe a mis-post.
I can't think of any USA female since Connie Carpenter who is as dominant. Won SoCal women pro at age 14. Podium in a Euro boys (15/16) race last week.
Such a sweet "normal" girl. Her brother is good too.
Anyway, for the non-open class, this is USA's, and likely the world's most dominant rider.
I can't think of any USA female since Connie Carpenter who is as dominant. Won SoCal women pro at age 14. Podium in a Euro boys (15/16) race last week.
Such a sweet "normal" girl. Her brother is good too.
Anyway, for the non-open class, this is USA's, and likely the world's most dominant rider.
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Due to the earlier female development vs the guys, it is very believable a 17 year old female is on par with the adults. In SoCal Megan won the adult crit championship at 14.
When young she was kept as a cat 4 while beating most cat 1s because the USAC official thought that her age should determine category (same with my kid when putting in for an upgrade).
Now as a junior, she didn't compete in USA Nationals (I believe rules) with adults, although she is good enough.
Last I heard directly from her, she was going to pursue a professional career other than cycling. If that is true, UCI rules about age, mostly designed around males, may make one of the fastest female racers we've seen not on display with the big girls. They Olympics being soon, maybe we will see here there.
When young she was kept as a cat 4 while beating most cat 1s because the USAC official thought that her age should determine category (same with my kid when putting in for an upgrade).
Now as a junior, she didn't compete in USA Nationals (I believe rules) with adults, although she is good enough.
Last I heard directly from her, she was going to pursue a professional career other than cycling. If that is true, UCI rules about age, mostly designed around males, may make one of the fastest female racers we've seen not on display with the big girls. They Olympics being soon, maybe we will see here there.
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Chloe Dygert Owen. Considering she starting riding in high school to get over a torn ACL from basketball....two years later is a world champion. I think she has eight at 22 years old.
Passed eight riders in the World TT. Set a world record and is the youngest winner of the TT.
Now she shifts to track.
Back in 2018 she lapped van Vlueten in the individual pursuit. In the gold medal ride. That never happens at that level. In the ITT she won by a larger margin that the total time spilts for the next four riders.
Her ITT time would have been good for 11th in the U23 TT.
Then she won every stage in Colorado. Etc...
She is going to hurt some people in the winter track season.
Passed eight riders in the World TT. Set a world record and is the youngest winner of the TT.
Now she shifts to track.
Back in 2018 she lapped van Vlueten in the individual pursuit. In the gold medal ride. That never happens at that level. In the ITT she won by a larger margin that the total time spilts for the next four riders.
Her ITT time would have been good for 11th in the U23 TT.
Then she won every stage in Colorado. Etc...
She is going to hurt some people in the winter track season.
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This is how you waste your competition. Keep a lined trashcan nearby.
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Not been around here for a while.
Dygert is up to 10 world titles.
She will race team pursuit and road next summer in Tokyo. Too bad there is no individual pursuit at the Olympics.
And she is still doing her cookie tossing workouts when her coach says she can.
Dygert is up to 10 world titles.
She will race team pursuit and road next summer in Tokyo. Too bad there is no individual pursuit at the Olympics.
And she is still doing her cookie tossing workouts when her coach says she can.