http://www.cyclismas.com/biscuits/so-why-do-i-say-no-to-team-sky-for-women/ a fresh take on cycling news and commentary Fri, 29 May 2015 20:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://www.cyclismas.com/biscuits/so-why-do-i-say-no-to-team-sky-for-women/#comment-533 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:37:58 +0000 http://www.cyclismas.com/?p=10045#comment-533 Very well written Stef, and good to see somebody with an inside knowledge of the womens side of the sport address this issue. Ive had long conversations pretty much since the formation of the mens team with many people about this and be trying to convince them why a womens team of a similar structure would do nothing to benefit the sport, for many of the reasons you outline above. I through the mens fansite am frequently talking to people and whenever the girls do well the screams for a womens team start up. Would be no benefit at all to have a big budget superteam in the sport when there are so many other fundemental issues needed to be dealt with first. If Sky want to make a commitment to womens cycling there are so many ways they could do it. Sponsorship of race series, maybe put the funding in place to make the womens tour series cover the full series, media coverage, obtaining rights to highlights packages, using their associations with not just BskyB but Sky Italia, Sky Germany to increase sponsorship of races and media coverage. Sponsor development teams, there are countless different things they (or the guys at IG Markets etc) could do if they want to benefit the Womens sport for ALL women, not just those lucky enough to be British, or on the right team. Theres no reason why they cant support all riders, not just the Brits, the cream will still rise to the top.  

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