So there's a load of drama about a "new" demeaning kit which was designed by one of the riders and approved by her team mates and is actually 9-months old. It's been mentioned elsewhere that the colour is gold and the photo is shitty. Combine this with the really stupid association with the Footon team from 2010 and you've got to admit this is the very worst of journalism combined with the very worst of hand wringing.
Cookson and anyone else who is waving the exploitation flag needs to have a word with themselves.
They're from the ITALIAN 2010 Footon-Servetto-Fuji pro cycling team who rode the TdF and so on
Quite. And with a new sponsor in 2011 won the Vuelta with the not at all dodgy Cobo
Honest as the day is long, guvnor...
Reckon Cookson panicked and wanted to show that his support for women's cycling wasn't just words... I think that Nicole Cooke's tweet triggered that which I thought interesting.
Bit disappointed in Cooke really; you'd think she would be keener to point out problems where they exist (it's not like there aren't a lot in women's sports) rather than finding something, creating a problem and then going quiet.
Well, I'm sure we've all over-reacted to something in the past. It's the not apologising that's the issue really.
