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01-24-08, 12:56 PM
http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-1-24-pa-tour-funds
With less than a month to go and roughly half the money needed, local organizers for the Amgen Tour of California are scrambling to raise enough funds to cover the bicycling race's kick-off in Palo Alto next month, organizers said Wednesday.
"We're not getting the support we would love to see," said Joe Manning, a member of the local organizing committee and Stanford classics professor.
"Even though this is Palo Alto, cycling is still a little bit exotic for people," he said.
I don't think the lack of funds is because cycling is "exotic". Putting on the race just costs a bit of money, and the way the markets and economy have been doing lately will affect what local businesses are willing to contribute.
I wonder how the other cities did budget-wise in previous years. Maybe Sergey or Larry at Google can help. What's a few hundred thousand dollars when you've lost $10 billion (http://valleywag.com/348126/larry-and-sergey-lost-10-billion-in-less-than-a-month)?
With less than a month to go and roughly half the money needed, local organizers for the Amgen Tour of California are scrambling to raise enough funds to cover the bicycling race's kick-off in Palo Alto next month, organizers said Wednesday.
"We're not getting the support we would love to see," said Joe Manning, a member of the local organizing committee and Stanford classics professor.
"Even though this is Palo Alto, cycling is still a little bit exotic for people," he said.
I don't think the lack of funds is because cycling is "exotic". Putting on the race just costs a bit of money, and the way the markets and economy have been doing lately will affect what local businesses are willing to contribute.
I wonder how the other cities did budget-wise in previous years. Maybe Sergey or Larry at Google can help. What's a few hundred thousand dollars when you've lost $10 billion (http://valleywag.com/348126/larry-and-sergey-lost-10-billion-in-less-than-a-month)?