This series is a sequel to the earlier work "Riding With Dirty Girls." You can probably get something out of the sex scenes in isolation, but to fully enjoy the story you really need to read Dirty Girls first.
This is a work of fiction. A figment of the author's imagination. It is not meant to be big on realism. It's a fantasy. The culture around world-class women's cycling probably isn't a hotbed of lesbian lust, but wouldn't it be fun if it were?
All characters are fictitious. At the same time, they are all over 18.
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Part 03: Black Girl on White Roads
Gigi Rivers. That name grabbed me as soon as Marlen mentioned it, and the fact that she was one of the gay girls on the tour just made it even more beguiling. I looked her up on Pro Cycling Stats, and my interest piqued even more when I saw that she was black and hailed from the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. I could hardly imagine what her journey into European pro cycling had been like, coming from such a tiny, distant archipelago.
I realised that I had seen her at the Omloop, and registered her as an unusual sight. Very tall, and almost the only black girl on the women's tour.
European cycling is overwhelmingly white, but it's not because it's racist. It has more to do with the cultural background of the sport, and the very small number of black women who are interested in it. For whatever reason, black girls are far more likely to take up athletics than cycling, which is a shame, I think.
There will have been racism in the past, I'm sure, and sexism still exists to some extent even now, but it is predominantly a very inclusive and welcoming sport.
Personally, I love to see the sport becoming a bit more worldly, and the more people we can welcome in from other cultures and nationalities the better.
Anyway, Gigi. According to procyclingstats.com, she was 27, 181cm tall (very nearly 6ft) and weighed only 63 kilos, so extremely tall and slim. I did recall her looking very lithe and long-limbed. She seemed to have shortish hair, worn in a kinky twist kind of style, and a big, big smile. She was definitely intriguing.
She rode for Team Protime Femmes and she had a team mate, the French girl, Aimée du Havre, who was also gay according to Marlen, so I looked her up as well.
She was cute. Apparently 29, 165cm tall and 56kg, so similar to me. She had a mass of loose brunette curls, and a dimply impish smile. Nice.
Who was the other girl Marlen had mentioned? Errm... Pam Clitheroe... She was American, 25 years old, 168cm tall and 59kg. She had short blonde hair that may or may not have been natural, and a slightly boyish look. Not unattractive, but definitely not a girly girl, by the look of her.
All these were very interesting, but apart from Marlen identifying them as gay, we knew nothing else about them, actually. We didn't know if they were attached, and even if they weren't, would they be up for some free girls kind of fun? We didn't even know if they were sexual girls or not.
One thing I've learned in my life so far is that many people are not very sexual. I don't mean asexual and aromantic, like my Scottish friend, Brenda, that's an extreme case, but just not very sexually motivated. Lacking in libido. A bit un-horny. It's something I've observed in quite a few people, and it has nothing to do with race, colour, or nationality, sexual attractiveness - or even male or female I assume. It's also nothing to do with gay or straight.
It's sometimes said that many straight women have lesbian thoughts, or secret desires, and I've often thought that those will be the sexual women. I know I'm bound to say this, but I don't know how it's possible to be horny and not find an attractive woman alluring.
Anyway, for now, the sexual potential of these three women was a mystery... Hang on a minute, there was also Licia's team mate Stella. I looked her up too.
Hmm. As you'd imagine at the age of 20, she looked very young and fresh-faced, with rosy cheeks and very pale blue eyes. She wasn't a little sylph-like thing though, at 172cm and 64kg. That's the physique of a strong girl, like Marianne. I was thinking, I bet she has fucking great thighs.
So, Gigi and Aimée were very interesting from a sexual angle, but I was also intrigued by the fact that they rode for Team Protime Femmes - Marieke Vox's team. The fact that Marieke had ended up alone with us at the Omloop suggested that the team was quite weak.
I knew there had been speculation as to why Marieke had joined them, and didn't extend her contract with Vista-Maxx. Possibly, at 36, she was anticipating the end of her career. Maybe the team no longer wanted her, but we'd just seen at Omloop that she could still sprint.
Even though her own team weren't strong enough to support her, she got a free ride with us, and went on to win anyway. It was something we would need to combat at the upcoming Strade Bianche Donne. Somehow.
I spoke to Licia about all this and she said Gigi had obviously had an off day at the Omloop, and that she was normally expected to be one of the strongest riders in the team. 'She's not much of a climber, but she can time trial and sprint, which is unusual for someone so tall, and she has a big engine -- she can sit on the front of the bunch for 50 or 60km, no problem. She'll be back up there at Strade, just you watch.'
"Mm, I'll watch her like a hawk. What I really want to find out though, is her sexual potential. I'm thinking there's a possibility of a free girls kind of thing, but we need to find out where these gay girls stand.'
'Yeh, we need to ask them. I'll take some soundings on Stella ' She chuckled at her adoption of Marlen's turn of phrase.
'Great. Pam is on Amstel-Rabo with Lucy, I'll have a word with Luce, see if she can, er... take some soundings too. Do you know anyone on Protime?'
'No, only Marieke and I couldn't really ask her about this.'
'I'll try to have a word with Gigi this weekend... Are you looking forward to Strade?'
Yeh, it's gorgeous there. Tuscany is so beautiful. I've often thought the route of the race would make a brilliant training ride, just taking it easy and enjoying the scenery. We should do it sometime.'
'Yeah, I'm up for that. Maybe we could do it after the race and take later flights home.'
'Fantastic idea! Let's talk to our DSs' (Directeurs Sportif) 'and see if we can travel back a day or two later. There's a free weekend after Strade, so it won't mess up training or anything.'
'I have an even better idea. Afterwards, why don't you fly back to Edinburgh and stay with me until the next race?
'Oh my God, Chloe, that would be bloody brilliant. How awesome are you?' I grinned at her exuberance. It was an excellent idea though, even if I say so myself.