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Originally Posted by Apoc
Physical strength and endurance. Thats pretty much a fact. They have much better hand-eye coordination and reflexes (in general, not in all cases), but dont have the strength or endurance to muscle around a bike for a whole race.
Hope she does well though.
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And, I would go more psychological than physical for an answer. In a true fight or flight scenario the [and I mean TRUE adrenalin pumping, pushed to the limit situation] women are subject to "survival of the species."
I know plenty of women that can do the strength and endurance that men can - two of which do Iron Man competitions. It's the battle for the finish, or toe to toe fight that pushes your will to live in a that-shit-will-kill-you situation.
Notice how women that crash out of a sport are usually done with their racing career whereas men can get back into it easier [Jessica Zaluski and Melissa Paris as examples]? Mind fuck is a bigger factor for women than men.