A woman leading the pack of female cyclists in an annual daylong race in Belgium was ordered by competition officials to pull up when she neared the male racers — who had been given a 10-minute head start. Hanselmann was ordered to stop as the female cyclists were “neutralized,” in race lingo, so that the men could restore an interval ahead of them. 🇧🇪 #OHNwomenThe race has been neutralised and come to a stop after 35km of racing, with @NicoleHanselmaa out in front. When the 76-mile race from Ghent to Ninove restarted for the women, Hanselmann was given a head start but soon lost her edge. People responding to Hanselmann’s Instagram — and on Twitter — complained that she should have been allowed to ride her race and not ordered to stop.

Source: Huffington Post March 04, 2019 08:48 UTC