More recognition for our Gavia!

by Sarah Connolly on Apr 5, 2011 2:03 PM EDT

I don't know if you've read today's Gerard Vroomen blog, but you really should, especially because it includes credit to our very own Gavia!

A few weeks ago in an interview with Gavia at the podium cafe, I mentioned that while women’s cycling deserves to be on TV and women riders are right to be upset with the lack of support within the cycling structure to make that happen, it is also important to look inward at what people can do themselves, not just at what they would like others to do.

"You can’t say, on the one hand, no one wants to watch us,
but at the same time you’re not on twitter yourself to promote your sport."

[The quote in the article is slightly different, not so easy to get all the nuances right in a free-flowing interview, for the interviewer or the interviewed]. And strangely, there are far fewer women riders on twitter (or facebook) than men, even though on average they probably have more interesting things to say.

So then a funny thing happened. First off, a few women pros tweeted me that they read the interview and are now on twitter. That’s great, I hope that trend continues, also inside Garmin-Cervelo. Secondly, a lot of people jumped on the band wagon saying they would totally watch women cycling, if only the UCI would make such broadcasts happen.

Isn't that great? Not only does Vroomen talk about the interview, he also talks about the impact the interview - Gavia's interview - has had. That's fabulous! Go Gav! You really make a difference!

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This is what Gav and I mean

when we say we want to cover Women’s Cycling more, because places like the Cafe can make an actual difference.

If cobble delusions are wrong, who wants to be right? -JFS PGH

by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 5, 2011 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

Yep, I found the cycling twitter list he linked

and started following a few more women cyclists (and I followed Giro Donne Gav)

by platypus on Apr 5, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions

That list is from S2_art, who works with Horizon team, and posts here from time to time!

Yay Stu too!

by Sarah Connolly on Apr 5, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Somewhere I hear Frinking crying.

Good job Gav & Chris. Maybe the sport will grow so I can one day watch my daughters on TV tearing up Europe on something other then my Mastercard.

by JustJoshinYa on Apr 5, 2011 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions

"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."

by ant1 on Apr 5, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

where the hell is Frinking?

RadioSilence…

Warning... not everything I say should be taken entirely seriously

by addict on Apr 5, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Prison

probably

Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'

by Jimbo... on Apr 5, 2011 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Getting in touch with his feminine side.

"It's really who can just push the biggest gear the fastest and the hardest, and I want to be that guy" - GHH

by jsallee00 on Apr 5, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions

he sometimes sits out races if he doesn't like the probable podium.

Hope it is nothing more than that!

"luckily for me i was born with an extremely high hemassholecrit level. no pills needed." -ant1

by JFS_PGH on Apr 9, 2011 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Awesome

I guess we are becoming more than just DDIFP’s, eh?

Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'

by Jimbo... on Apr 5, 2011 3:10 PM EDT reply actions

speak for yourself.

by ant1 on Apr 5, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

You're not a DDIFP Jimbo, you're just an asshole

by Jens on Apr 5, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

OVER THE LINE!

Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'

by Jimbo... on Apr 5, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Gimme a marker Dude

by Jens on Apr 5, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

This is not 'Nam, Jens

This is the internet. There are rules

Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'

by Jimbo... on Apr 5, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions

by Jimbo... on Apr 6, 2011 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

by swells on Apr 5, 2011 8:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

by bethie on Apr 5, 2011 4:28 PM EDT reply actions

An interesting couple of sentences from that inty

Here, my friends, is the first part of what we hope will eventually be a two-part interview with Gerard Vroomen. This time, it’s women’s racing. Next time, we’ll give the dudes their due.

Did I miss the next time somewhere along the way?

by Monty. on Apr 5, 2011 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

Hushovd will put his name next to four other World Champions if he can manage to pull off the win in the Roubaix Velodrome on Sunday. Bernard Hinault was the last to do it, in 1981. Moser accomplished the feat in 1978, while Merckx did it 1968. Rik van Looy pulled off the astonishing World Champion Roubaix victory not once, but twice, and in consecutive years: 1961 and 1962. [Credit goes to Podium Cafe for that flurry of information]

Full article here

"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton

by sminer on Apr 5, 2011 9:37 PM EDT reply actions