24-year-old Cancer Researcher Beats Male Rivals to Become First Woman to Win 2,500 Mile Transcontinental Cycle Race Across EuropeA cancer researcher from Germany has become the first female to win a cycling race considered to be the ultimate test of endurance. Fiona Kolbinger, 24, survived on only four hours of sleep a night during her 2,500 mile journey from Burgas, Bulgaria to Brest, France.
"I am so, so surprised to win. When I was coming into the race I thought that maybe I could go for the women's podium, but I never thought I could win the whole race," she said, according toOn day four she covered nearly 300 miles and rode at an average speed of around 17 miles per hour."I think I could have gone harder. I could have slept less," she said.
It is a truly solo effort as racers are unable to ask for directions or technical support and they have to find their own food and accommodation as they wend their way through seven or more countries. These include Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Italy, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Finally. A real woman!
Excellent! This is equivalent work, ergo she should get compensated equivalent to males, if it was a compensated event.