Question

Which central idea is developed by the quotation in the last sentence? More women than men gathered to watch cyclists compete on indoor racing tracks. Women were a large part of the popular bicycling movement that occurred in the 1880s and 1890s. Men did not believe that women should race bicycles or gather to watch bicycle races. Bicycle races that occurred on indoor tracks were a thrilling sight for the crowds that gathered.

Answer 1

Women were a large part of the popular bicycling movement that occurred in the 1880s and and 1890s.

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The central idea refers to the number of existing women to see the show, which outnumbered the number of men. Despite the fact that cycling is not considered a sport for women, attendance at the show suggests the great number of followers that this sport had in itself.