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First of all, sorry my poor English.
Please, say to UAE to sponsor rides in Brasil. I don't understand your
position. Microsof, IBM, Mc Donalds, Pizza Hut, Coke (Coca Cola), Pepsi
etc... etc... etc.. and a lot of american companies are sponsoring many,
many, many sports all over the world. Why not UAE???
Here in Brasil we need sponsors, doesn't matter who are/is.
Please, tell him to sponsor our rides!!!!!

Cidinha Franzão

----- Original Message -----
From: "victoria thompson" <vascthompson@xxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp Correspondence Correspondence" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 3:31 PM
Subject: [RC] Sponsorship


> A lot of people are really upset by the UAE's sponsorship of Tevis this
> year.  You have to ask yourself is it because they're Arabs or because
> of all the advertising?
>
> If it's the advertising, what in Glories name do you think Microsoft
> would have done, or Joe Schmo's Pizza Joint for that matter?  Would you
> have rather seen Rolex emblazoned everywhere?  The UAE was no different
> than any American company.  And, by the way, notice no American company
> jumped forward to sponsor what the UAE did.
>
> If it was because they're Arabs, shame on you.  Tevis is known world
> wide as the greatest 100 mile ride.  We welcome foreign riders with
> open arms.  Why shouldn't foreign countries say thank you by sponsoring
> the event?  If you are against foreign sponsorship then don't open the
> race to foreign riders.  You can bet your booties American companies
> are sponsoring foreign events.
>
> If the problem is solely with the belt buckle, and the anger would have
> been present regardless of the sponsor, then you have a legitimate
> gripe.  The Tevis belt buckle has come to symbolize a great deal of
> time, effort, blood, sweat, tears and money to the riders.  You hear
> the word Tevis and you think belt buckle.  This was an oversight by the
> WST committee and should be rectified in the future.  Perhaps a plaque,
> even one shaped like a big belt buckle, would be more appropriate for
> future sponsors.
>
> Letters to the WST directors screaming about advertising will do no
> good.  Lot's of money is required to put this race on, and until
> somebody dies and leaves a billion dollar endowment to the WST for
> Tevis, advertising is going to be the norm from any sponsor.   Instead
> of being angry that the UAE did the sponsoring, why don't you be angry
> over the fact that an American company didn't.
>
> Just my opinion,
>
> Tori
>
>
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