EQUALITY IN MOUNTAIN BIKING
Norba Cross-Country Champ and Luna Chix team leader Georgia Gould has recently posted an online petition asking that female and male podium finishers be rewarded equally. Following is the petition:

 

EQUAL PRIZE MONEY FOR FEMALE CYCLISTS

To:  Union Cycliste Internationale (U.C.I.)
 
We, the undersigned, find it regrettable that there is still a considerable disparity between the UCI minimum prize money for men and women. We understand that because competition in the men's field is deeper, more places receive prize money. We do not understand why the women who are receiving prize money receive less than their male counterparts. Therefore we propose that the UCI show leadership and mandate equal prize money for the top five men and women. Article 3 of  the UCI Constitution states: "The UCI will carry out its activities in compliance with the principles of: a) equality between all the members and all the athletes, license holders and officials, without racial, political, religious, or other discrimination." We ask the UCI to honor its commitment to equality.

 

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

 

So far Gould's Equality Petition has 2757 signatures. To see the current list of signatures smoke up:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?equalpay

 

To sign the petition hit up:
http://www.petitiononline.com/equalpay/petition-sign.html

 

The Equal Prize Money for Female Cyclists Petition to Union Cycliste Internationale (U.C.I.) was created by and written by Georgia Gould (georgiagould@gmail.com). This petition is hosted at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service.