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I mean, to be fair, Tao GH rides for Ineos so I'm not entirely sure he'd have a moral objection to sponsorship from Shell.
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I mean, to be fair, Tao GH rides for Ineos so I'm not entirely sure he'd have a moral objection to sponsorship from Shell.
I did not intend to comment on TGH's personal position. I was just looking for an example of a loss to cyclesport if we were too rigid over this issue. It seems extreme to say we should abandon bike racing indefintely until the problem goes away; that would be very bad luck for any promising young rider.
I do accept that this view weakens any boycott - I just have doubts about damaging young peoples' careers because of my old person's moral position.
Perhaps that's why I think a more active attack on BC is necessary, rather than just meekly waiking away.
Ineos seems at least as bad as Shell - possibly BC have used the Ineos sponsorship as the thin end of a wedge.
As for TGH, I happen to know that he is not unaware of his own moral position, and has been known to take a correct moral stand on another (unrelated) issue.
clubman
I don't like to seem pedantic, but I think the creation happened a little while before baby Jesus (see entire Old Testament)
More seriously, while a loud protest from us older people whose careers are (tell it not in Gath) perhaps on the wain, I don't think it's right for young people, perhaps future stars, to damage their careers over this issue. Would it have been of benefit to the human condition if Tao GH had decided to give up his racing career in protest before he'd really got going?
What would really annoy BC would be a new rival organisation promoting races. They got pretty upset when the Surrey League threatened to break away - it's an obvious weak point for them since their record on race promotion is pathetic.
Presumably if there were such a rival organisation BC would ban its members from holding BC licences. Well if anyone does try this do let me know because, even though I've no serious intention of racing, I would take out a 'rival' licence in the hope that BC would do me the honour of banning me.