Originally Posted by
Racer Ex
Personally, I think the females in our sport get the pretty short end of the stick.
From Cycling News article on Nicole Cooks retirement:
Cooke also spoke of how she had to take four of her teams to court over the years to recoup unpaid wages and compared her situation with some figures involved in the Armstrong case.
"When Lance cries on Oprah later this week and she passes him a tissue, spare a thought for all of those genuine people who walked away with no reward,” Cooke said. "Tyler Hamilton will make more money from a book describing how he cheated than I will make in all my years of honest labour."
This all is pretty simple. Salaries are based upon revenue. The public isn't that interested in women's cycling. Thus sponsors aren't willing to pay big money. So teams get paid what the market bears.
Cooke is being the crybaby here. She might have legitimate issues about not being paid but saying Tyler Hamilton makes too much money from writing a book is just jealousy