Half Vollering is concerned about the consequences that the thinness race on the health and well-being of athletes could have.
Already observed in the past within the male peloton, especially when Chris Froome dominated debates, the phenomenon of thinness now worried among women. Pouring in the EF Education-Oatly training but also a diploma in dietetics, Cédrine Kerbaol had alerted to this drift during the recent Tour de France won by Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. “We are in a dangerous moment. There are many people who have won large races with a very light weight and, indirectly, the young girls who try to perform will take them for example ”she said in the columns of humanity on July 30.
A “dangerous moment” in the female bike
Targeting in particular possible dysfunctions in terms of rules, fertility problems, in terms of bone or increased risks of injuries, Breton had fueled the debate discussed by other runners as half a vollering, the winner of the Tour de France women in 2023.
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The Dutchman has taken a strong position on the subject by refusing to enter this thinness race which has only one objective: to allow the athlete to benefit from an embedded weight on the most effective bicycle possible by favoring the lean mass, which is muscular, with fat, which is the energy that the individual does not necessarily need during long -term efforts.
I don’t want to force my body to become something that it is not
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“I take and continue to make all the decisions of my career by favoring my health. Always. The truth is that I am not made to be the lightest runner in the peloton. And I don’t want to force my body to become something that it is not ”she says on her Facebook account, worrying about the fact that 80% of the questions asked to her at the press conference according to Tour de France had affected the thin in the peloton.
Losing weight is not the ultimate solution. For me, performance is much more than that.
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“Losing weight is not the ultimate solution. For me, performance is much more than that. It is a question of strength, of balance, to eat well, to feel very mentally and to recover faster than the others ”insists the 28 -year -old runner which measures 1.72 m for 57 kilos. “I know it’s not 100% healthy. But we had a good plan with the team nutritionist and everything is under control. I did not do any excess and I still had energy after nine days of racing ”had recognized Pauline Ferrand-Prévot on this sensitive subject. The Olympic champion had lost several pounds to prepare optimally for the Tour de France.
A responsibility for the young generation
Vollering wanted to express themselves again on this subject because “Young girls look at us.” A duty of responsibility, according to her, faced with the younger generations. “They notice what we say and what we don’t say. What we show. What is celebrated as “the way” towards success. Sometimes what they discreetly see a seed planting. They may not talk about it, or will not even realize that it becomes dangerous. ”
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