Thread: Women's Race at TDF
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Old 02-04-14 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Women's tennis isn't analogous. People pay to watch women's tennis, and it gets ratings on TV. Neither is true for women's professional bike racing.

The TDF organIzers tried it and they lost money. They're a for profit organization. If they thought they could make money running a women's tour again, I'm sure they would.
How much did they lose versus how much they made on the men's tour? How much extra would it cost to start the girls 30 minutes after the boys.

I like visiting France a lot but it's still a sexist society.
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