MTN - who is doing your PR?

[Breeze]

In the local press MTN will go UCI Continental - but seems they are trying to overimpress some of the internationals? 

This report from cyclingnews.com today.

First Edition Cycling News for November 17, 2007

South African team goes pro

South African cycling, bouyed by the success of Robbie Hunter in the Tour de France, has stepped up its game, putting forth a UCI Professional Continental men's team and a professional women's team for 2008. The MTN team will be headed by Nicholas White, South African champion Malcolm Lange, sprinter Neil MacDonald, Waylon Woolcock and David George. It will also bring in U23 riders Jay Thomson, Jonathan Kinnear, Juan van Heerden and Bradley Potgieter.

"It's time we started developing African cycling from Africa," said George, according to iAfrica.com. "The traditional cycling structures which insist that success can only be bred from Europe can now be challenged with the substantial backing of MTN. It's a very exciting time for cycling on this continent."

The company will also support the country's first ever women's professional cycling team. Cherise Taylor and Marissa van der Merwe will lead the team along with Chrissie Viljoen, Altie Clark and Cashandra Slingerland.

Taylor was the silver medalist in the 2007 junior world championship road race.

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[goofs]

Good women riders for MTN, however i think there is a potential problem of who will be chiefs and who will be indians. Comments made in the past,  is that some women riders were not happy to ride just to allow someone else to get the glory (Anriette and Proline as an example), 

 

Altie Clark has mentioned previously here on the hub that she has no need of a team, so whats changed now.

[Breeze]

Money talks

[waylonza]

Obviously a little screw up in the PR department.

 

I wouldn't talk about your one sided PR race reports!

[Guest colonel]

Which side? The one where they win races all the time and then they tell the public about it? Isnt that why they are the team they are and everyone knows them? PR gets sponsors-plain and simple.

 

I run a MX team and when they win I send out a sh*tload of "1 sided PR letters" for the industry to read and I suppose thats why we get sponsored.

[Sammajoor]

Which side? The one where they win races all the time and then they tell the public about it? Isnt that why they are the team they are and everyone knows them? PR gets sponsors-plain and simple.

 

I run a MX team and when they win I send out a sh*tload of "1 sided PR letters" for the industry to read and I suppose thats why we get sponsored.

 

I could not agree with you more   now where is Vodacom and Cell C

 

[rock]

never seen so much much moaning before when a new sponsor commits $$$$ to cycling.....