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The_Seldom_Killer
Middle class 'social justice warriors' and 'manginas' please go away from our sport and use your over-educated under-occupied minds to go and effect real changes in this world instead trying to undermine everything that straight men are into.
Pro cycling is a traditionally European sport not a puritan Anglo one, we are Johnny-come-latelys to this game so who do you think you are to decide what is acceptable or not?
A lot of the audience including women like podium girls, I like podium girls and podium girls like the work and exposure it gives them also.
Why can't people like you just accept that some women are attractive? if that attractiveness can be employed to decorate events/occassions so what? all parties are willing to the contract so again what is your problem?
I suspect I know the answer to that...
Fignon-
As a Johnny-come-lately to this little corner of the cycling microcosm, where its generally pretty clear that the community has decided what is acceptable can we ask you to put up or >>>>>>>>>>>>>.
I'm sorry this doesn't align with your own personal views but hey hopefully you can just accept that -
women like podium girls, I like podium girls and podium girls like the work...
Really? You believe this? It's such a cringefest. Women being paid to kiss some sweaty bloke standing there in Lycra bibshorts. It's very far from being manly or attractive!
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... trying to undermine everything that straight men are into.
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I like podium girls...
Quelle surprise.
branwen
mr_lunch
starfish&coffee
edscoble
It would be good to ask BC to make a policy statement but with the flagship event ToB a current non-issue, anything they do won't go a long way in affecting the practice this season. The TdF isn't likely to be back on our shores for another 4 years and we don't want to wait that long.
Not sure what the status of other events like the Tour de Yorkshire or other bigger events are like on podium girls. However, ultimately, as far as the road is concerned, I think, save the aforementioned ToB, that's it for the bigger events in GB. The Vuelta is in three weeks which is a bit too soon for a campaign to gain traction and you are then veering into the territory of taking money from actual models who have actually made a commitment to turn up to do a job and likely can't find replacement work. That all kind of leaves us scrabbling about angry about something but with nowhere to start. We need to move from reactive to proactive and try and do something visible, meaningful and acheivable.
So here's what I would suggest as a plan:
a) Draw up a list of events (say from September onwards) that are big enough to merit televisation in some form
b) Work out which of them are currently planning on using podium girls
c) Pick one which will be attended by a British team and start from there