Male Cyclist needed for TV- Tour de France

Just had this come in at work, thought I'd pass it on, as some of you might be interested!

"Sports Castings are looking for a male cyclist for filming in France along the Tour de France route, between 17th & 23rd May (5 or 6 days TBC)

Fee £800 (less 20% agency) plus expenses and a new carbon fibre road bike for your part in the project. The film will run as part of a promotion for a major company during and after the Tour.

Casting brief/ looking for:

• A competent non-professional male cyclist.
  
• Aged approx. 25-45
  
• Confident and comfortable on camera
  
• Fit enough to cycle parts of the Tour de France route.
  
• Not overly muscular, average cyclist build.
  
• Passionate about cycling
  Casting location:
  Cadence Cycling Performance Centre in Crystal Palace.
  
  

Please contact: Carole Anne on 020 8771 4700 (Mon - Fri 10.00 - 18.00) or email: assistant@sportspromotions.co.uk

This is a terrific opportunity and a fun project for a fit cyclist that is up for riding different stages of the Tour de France. The film crew will follow the cyclist throughout and it will feel more like a documentary than a clinically filmed advert. Over the short week the cyclists' enthusiasm, aspirations and personality will be highlighted. Sports Castings are involved in many of the sports ads on TV. Please pass the information on this project around to people you know in your cycling circles. "

Blown out again on grounds of age and body image.

This looks like an awesone opportunity. If younger, slimmer and with more time I would have jumped at the chance. It would be great of someone from here got it.

No one fitting that description on here...

Yeah, goddam my overly muscular build.

God damn my broken wrist!!!!!!

This is what I needed to help pay for my new bike

This discriminates against those of us without enthusiasm, aspirations and personality. It's disgusting.

Sorry to hear about the wrist Xander but at least that's only a temporary affliction.

Might be tempted with this!

curse my boyish looks

Ive emailed them with the hope that my body has healed by then!

Did you send them your best photoshoot to impress the ladies!

No

maybe

Yes.

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• Not overly muscular, average cyclist build.
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That is a bizarre and probably discriminatory criteria. Anyone 'big' would struggle to ride up a hill anyway.

I am free on those dates

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repped!! class :D

See the funny thing is I wasnt joking. That actually is me!

But why does it have to be a male cyclist. I find that really quite off. I mean honestly.

But why does it have to be a male cyclist. I find that really quite off. I mean honestly.

not really, if its a promotion for a company i would imagine that its targeting a certain audience and the main cycling audience that spends money is male, white and between 25 and 45 i would imagine, for better or for worse

Pro cycling is a mans game innit. Still, its terrible for a media company to be pushing such a fixed stereotype. I bet they'd discriminate against a brown person too.

Something must be done

Pro cycling is a mans game innit. Still, its terrible for a media company to be pushing such a fixed stereotype. I bet they'd discriminate against a brown person too.

Ha, before I read this I just PM'd you saying something along the same lines

i have seen some pretty heavily tanned cyclists

Er, which parts of the tdf? Can I bring my spare tyre?

i have seen some pretty heavily tanned cyclists

I was just about to suggest that you should be PM'd for the gig...

Welcome back, fella!