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I heard at the Cycle Show that Rapha/Condor don't actually sponsor their riders in that sponsoring usually means paying for their bikes, etc.. Supposedly all their riders must buy their own bikes. They get some sort of discount but that's it. Can anyone verify? (understandably strong gossip if untrue!)
Someone tell me that this isn't true!
It's a great point, I've gone back to my 'source'. Apparently it's the women riders who have to pay for their own bikes, not the men. I quote "I was speaking to [edit out name of female rider] of the Raphas new womens team members. I asked her and her team manager how a team worked. It turned out that the girls had to buy their own bikes. They got a discount from Condor, or if they were lucky, got the mens last years bikes (her manager said that luckily the men were short). We had a pretty long chat about it."
Can anyone confirm or deny this?