On Nov 29, 8:24*am, MagillaGorilla wrote:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1155-Cycli...1d25-Womens-Pr...

Read this article and then read the comment at the bottom by "J Fun"
that points out Nature Valley GP offers the women only half the prize
money as the men, and the women also only get 1/4 of the men's TV
coverage.

Nice bitch slap to Dave LaPorte.

dumbass,

a racer (or not even perhaps) whines about something at a bike race
and you call that a bitch slap ?

the organizer is the party that generates the revenue, pays the
expenses and pays out the prize purse, and also takes on any financial
risk. so, ultimately any choices about the entry fee or the purse are
the organizers - with the concession that he has to meet the
conditions for the sanction he wants the race held under.

offering the women a tiny purse isn't going to make people think
you're a nice guy and it's bad PR, but a lot of business decisions
aren't going to make a person look like a nice guy, so the organizer
shouldn't feel compelled to justify his decision.