Statistic 1

Nearly half of the laps (48%) of all laps completed by women have been walked in the last three years.

Between 1960 and 2005 there were 130 laps by women.

There have been 119 laps by women since then.

2006 - 45

2007 - 40

2008 - 34

Mind you, they say that you can prove anything with statistics and those figures show a sharp decline in the number of women finishing!