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Topic: Womens Cruiser Classes from 2012 (Read 1834 times)
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Psykopath
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Are theses classes to be confirmed?
Hey Jaclyn...nice work in AA Women yesterday... There was a thread on this subject on a GB BMX forum.....before it was deleted. One of the posts stated they had contacted Ellen Bollansée, UCI BMX Coordinator, and was told that the rule change was 99% complete. Female cruiser classes were well supported in 2009 Worlds in Adelaide: U12 = 32 13-14 = 18 15-16 = 23 17-24 = 24 25-29 = 9 30-34 = 10 35-39 = 10 40-44 = 13 45+ = 13 These numbers support: - junior classes - 30-39 - 40+ Unfortunately in 2010 and 2011 all classes were small. |
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sarahk
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Unfortunately in 2010 and 2011 all classes were small. Adelaide would have had a good turn out boosted by the "local" population of Aus and NZ perhaps? How strong is women's BMX in China and Denmark? The cost of getting to these events has to factor in. Even when we take it really seriously its a huge step to throw your bike on a plane and tackle travel, language, culture and cost. That's money taken that we spend on ourselves and not our families. You have to look at demographics too. Sports participation by women in their 40s is growing across the board in developed countries. When I was a kid the only sport my mother's friends played was golf. Today my friends in their 40s are doing competitive triathlon, road cycling, and running. We're a lot more active and BMX will gain from that change as well. At my club we've got maybe 3 new senior male riders this season and 1 female and nobody has left the sport. Not huge numbers but multiply it out across all the clubs in all the countries and the pool of talent is growing. And finally... if a 5 year old can be a world champion why can't a 40 year old? |
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sarahk
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2011 Womens Cruiser class entries were poor: Was this due to the GFC, the host country or lack of interest by eligible riders? Numbers are data, its the interpretation that matters and they have to be taken in context. What UCI should do is increase the minimum class size from 5 riders to 10 riders. Where there are sufficient numbers riders race there own age.....if not combine. I don't think you'd have any problem passing amalgamation rules, even on a number as high as 10 so long as the class was available. that then spurs the riders on to encourage other riders in their club/region/country to join them. Just think, if those 9 women in 40+ had brought a buddy that would be 18. Given the incentive of non=amalgamation we will fight to have greater participation. |
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Psykopath
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Was this due to the GFC, the host country or lack of interest by eligible riders?
Numbers are data, its the interpretation that matters and they have to be taken in context.
2011 entries in 25+ Womens Cruiser Classes AUS 2 GBR 4 NED 5 FRA 2 GER 2 SWE 4 USA 3 OTHER 2 (1 SUI, 1 BEL) TOTAL 182009 entries in 25+ Womens Cruiser Classes AUS 38 NZL 8 USA 7 CAN 1 RSA 1 OTHER 6 (all Euros) TOTAL 61 |
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« Last Edit: December 01, 2011, 01:48:10 PM by Psykopath »
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sarahk
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If you split those numbers out in both 2009 and 2011 approximately 75% of the riders came from the region (Australasia or Europe respectively). Questions that need to be asked about why there was a poor turnout in Copenhagen - Fewer women riding in Europe compared to Australasia?
- No host country riders entered despite a generous host country quota
- Australia is a more attractive destination than Denmark (extend the trip with tourism)?
- The global financial crisis meant spending a large amount of money on a sports trip wasn't appropriate
I don't know how its viewed in other countries but down here, we're thrilled that we're getting to host the Worlds and at a club level there is a huge buzz about being able to ride. Makes me wonder why those 2011 figures don't include Danish women? If women don't ride in the host country then you have a numbers problem from the get-go. That's no reason to penalise us in future competitions. |
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