Tour of South Africa - CANCELLED

[idrive]

The problem as I see it is that CyclingSA is made up by what could essentially be desribed as amateurs. I don't know the nuts and bolts of CSA but often wonder how it is made up.

 

How many staffers are there, how many of them are full time employees, do they get a market related salary etc?

 

Maybe CSA needs to be more visible, have a PR agent or even, heaven forbid, take control of cycling in SA.

idrive2008-02-01 09:22:37

[bob_the_builder]

 

I only know that CyclingSA is trying it's best to kill the sport with the amount of money they extort from race organisers.

 

Whoa .............. what makes you think CyclingSA is trying its best to kill the sport' date=' please tell us?

 

Without CyclingSA generating some money it would have to close. If they put their name behind an event surely they are entitled to a cut of the sponsorship for giving the race some credibility.

 

Sure CyclingSA might not please everyone all of the time, but rather give them some support instead of trying to cricify them at every opportunity.

 

I say all events should be sanctioned by CSA in order for the organisers or promoters to be able to get any form of Public Liability insurance and NO event should be allowed to take place on the roads without the insurance being in place.  

 

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Insurance has got nothing to do with it. The amount of money CSA want to sanction an event places a huge burden on our event sponsor, and in real terms having the event CSA sanctioned means absolutely blow all for the majority of our entrants.

 

I agree in principle that having an event cSA sanctioned lends credibility, however, I have some serious doubts as to the governing body's business model. (as well as there ability to gevern and administer the sport - look at the way they treated Ronel recently, and the way the have treated Malcolm and others in the past).

 

But I guess mis-management, cronyism and a flawed business model are inherent parts of any South African sports administration.