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[–] 220 points 3 years ago (4 children)

British Cycling is sponsored by oil company Shell according to the article.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    With participants who likely flew themselves their bikes in from all around the world for a pointless competition. I wouldn't compare an international bike race to a person who rides their bike to work to help the environment.

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  • [+] -11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Sporting events are the best way to reach hundreds of millions of people to deliver the message. Athlete flights are a tiny price to pay for it. And protesters literally fucked it up. Because they are dumbfuck attention whores and nothing else.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm sure they had many sponsors? Admittedly, I've done zero research...

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  • [–] -3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I’m sure they had many sponsors?

    Visit https://www.cyclingworldchamps.com/ and scroll to the bottom. Neither Shell nor Ineos are on the list of sponsors.

    Admittedly, I’ve done zero research…

    Seems the protestors didn't either.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    "One of the riders in the lead group was Britain's Owain Doull. British Cycling is sponsored by oil company Shell."

    https://www.reuters.com/sports/cycling/protesters-halt-mens-road-race-2023-08-06/

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  • [+] -6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    British Cycling is sponsored by oil company Shell.”

    Visit https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/ and scroll to the bottom. Neither Shell nor Ineos are on the list of sponsors, only lotteries.

    On Twitter the group claims that Ineos is fielding a team, now British Cycling is allegedly sponsored by Shell and yet visiting any of the official web sites does not list any of those sponsors. Must be very shy sponsors.

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  • [+] -11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Huh, so indeed one of those shy sponsors that don't appear on the main page in the footer.

    So reading through that, the Shell sponsorship is about bike chain lubricants and electric charging. Yes, very evil things.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Is shell paying you to run defence? I don't get it. Shell=bad and you should google it if you don't know why

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