Originally Posted by
2skinnywheels
This seems so backwards from any other sport out there. Where the athletes bust their arse training then when they perform for the public, the public has to pay a cover charge. Profits from concessions sold, go to the organizing committee and the athletes don't pay a dime.
Just seems to me that the organizers are scamming all of us cyclists who go out and pay to race then put ourselves in danger's path in hopes that we will get our ego stroked.
Thoughts anyone?
1. Name me a sport where people pay to see run of the mill weekend warriors perfrom, and the particpants get paid to play in the event. No one's getting paid to run the local 5k, or play in rec league soccer league soccer matches. Why would you possibly think anyone would pay to watch your CatV race?
It's amazing there are actually sponsors that pay to support our teams and races.
2. If you think there are excess profits being made by promoters, become one. It's a capatilistic system, so if there's money to be made, you can run your own race, and make a peice of that pie your own. The fact that people are not clamoring to put on bike races might tell you something about the ROI.