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The 1977 book Women in the Arab World by the Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi, reports that Arab culture used to place undue importance on female virginity. For example, a girl whose hymen was damaged as a result of sports activities like cycling or horse riding had to face negative consequences in her family life and social stature.
Juliana Buhring (born 2 June 1981) is a British-German ultra-endurance cyclist and writer. In December 2012, she set the first Guinness World Record as the fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe by bike, riding over 29,000 kilometres (18,000 mi) in a total time of 152 days (144 actual days in the saddle).
The film revisits a year-long initiative that took place there in 1993, in what used to be one of the poorest parts of the world. [2] As a result of this initiative 230,000 people learnt to read and write, and over 100,000 women learnt to ride bicycles. Wages increased 1000%. It happened in the space of just one year and cost less than one and ...
Although cycling on a stationary bike tends to be low-impact and easier on the joints than other workouts, there are still risks associated with aerobic exercise that you should keep in mind, like ...
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The mark for the women's team sprint was broken five times Monday night before the British trio of Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant dispa World records are getting shattered in ...
The Kilometre 0 title now also includes what were previously Friends of the Podcast Specials, occasional extended features produced exclusively for the show's subscribers; The Cycling Podcast Féminin is a monthly magazine show covering women's professional road cycling and the UCI Women's World Tour. It is presented by Rose Manley and Denny ...
The UCI Road World Championships Elite Women's Road Race is a one-day event for professional cyclists that takes place annually. The winner is considered the World Cycling Champion (or World Road Cycling Champion) and earns the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for a full year in road race or stage events. The event is a single 'mass start' road ...