"Rob Morley" <
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> In article <qM55i.212649$DE1.9682@pd7urf2no>, graham
> [email protected] says...
>> http://www.tourofcourage.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=about
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> I'm sure loads of people from this UK group will be going ...
>>
>> Lance's appearance fee is very high but it results in very large
>> donations
>> to the Cancer charity.
>>
> That's a bit scummy - doesn't he make enough money withoput ripping off
> cancer charities?
Informed opinion says that he'll probably take away $100k but since they
raise several mil, they think it's worth it. It's also his 4th appearance
here. It's a way of getting wealthy, corporate types to cough up large sums
and having fun at the same time. In previous years he has brought several
of his Postal team with him. This year it's Eddie Merkx and Steve Bauer,
who will, presumably, be getting appearance money.
Phil Liggett has ridden with him a couple of times on these occasions and
written-up the event in Cycling+ (Dec 04, Dec05)
The whole business of raising money for charity (and it is a business) is a
compromise of cost v. benefit. Next month in this city, there will be a
"Weekend Walk to End Breast Cancer" a huge event run by volunteers but the
cost of running it is about 50% of the take.
Graham