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The Tour’s Podium Girls

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  • May 18, 2016 at 12:38 pm #25765
    roeboy

    Aint it about time that they went, it’s a ridiculous throw back to the dark ages in a sport that could do with having a revamp and needs to get more women interested in cycling having two girls posing at the end of a stage for no valid reason is a turn off for most women I’d imagine and makes a mockery of the effort the riders put in as well, 

     

    Can we campaign to rid our sport of sexism, starting with this anachronism.    

     

    Thought I’d create a petition, feel free to sign it 

    https://www.change.org/p/christian-prudhomme-i-d-like-to-remove-the-podium-girls-from-cycling-events

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  • May 20, 2016 at 7:46 am #872099
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    EddyP

    It certainly is an outdated

    It certainly is an outdated practice that is a throwback to the days of even greater gender inequality. As another poster has said, imagine how absurd it would be to have 2 half naked men presenting women cyclists with their prizes?! Hopefully it won’t put any young women off getting involved in the sport.

     

    May 19, 2016 at 11:02 am #872097
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    tritecommentbot

    Signed

    Signed

    May 19, 2016 at 10:57 am #872095
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    brooksby

    Do the women’s races have

    Do the women’s races have buffed-up blokes on the podium? (perhaps with bow ties but no shirts…)

    May 19, 2016 at 10:47 am #872093
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    Anonymous

    The number of riders who look

    The number of riders who look simply uncomfortable being synchro-snogged by two women is increasing, too.  Whether that’s because they’re uncomfortable with the objectification, or just worry that they might inadvertently ‘do a Sagan’, I can’t say.

     

    And it’s always funny when two statuesque models have to crouch down to kiss some tiny climber.

     

    The Tour is France though – they still do things a bit differently over there.

    May 19, 2016 at 9:51 am #872091
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    bogbrush

    Do you not think the racing

    Do you not think the racing would suffer if competitors were no longer enticed by the prospect of winning two mute women with rictus grins? 

    (that was sarcasm for those who are beginning to froth at the mouth)

     

    Of course it was never justifiable, but even harder to conscience now, with womens racing going from strength to strength

    May 19, 2016 at 8:17 am #872089
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    rjfrussell

    It’s a disgrace.  What is

    It’s a disgrace.  What is shocking is the number of people and decisions that have to be taken to lead to it happening.

    May 19, 2016 at 8:13 am #872087
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    stenmeister

    Equally cringeworthy has been

    Equally cringeworthy has been the bit in the TV coverage of the Giro where they cut from the racing to a scene of 4 skinny models walking down the finishing line wearing the classification jerseys and then just gawp at them.

    In a recent stage the poor Eurosport commentator was trying to keep things cycling related by talking about Andre Greipl, the actual jersey wearer and not the young ladies boobs, which is what the camera was focused on.

    May 19, 2016 at 7:57 am #872085
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    tritecommentbot

    Yes it’s massively cringe.

    Yes it’s massively cringe. Though when they’re  riding for hours in colourful lyrca staring at each other’s arses there’s a need to compensate so I can’t imagine podium girls getting dropped just yet.

    May 18, 2016 at 6:11 pm #872083
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    Kapelmuur

    Watching a documentary about

    Watching a documentary about Eddy Merckx I noticed that podium presentations were made by the wife of a local digniary, usually the mayor of the finish town.

    Are podium girls a recent innovation?

    BTW, I agree with the sentiments expressed above.

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