Interesting article about ineos
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Thanks. It's always interesting to see what the company's do that sponsor.
"The Tour de Trump attracted the cream of international professional cyclists who, for two years in a row, raced a multi-day stage race on the Eastern seaboard. One of the teams on Trump’s signature event was Sauna Diana, a Dutch squad sponsored by a brothel." |
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https://www.theguardian.com/business...ineos-domicile |
Shall we all agree to make an ethical stand and refuse to buy carbon bicycle frames, forks and components?
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I was being a bit facetious of course, but yeah I don’t think I’ve ever really ridden with no carbon anything in at least a decade. I don’t like non carbon forks for example, so even a metal frame without a carbon fork isn’t preferable.
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I think that 1/2 of the Pro Peloton lives/rides/trains/dopes/evades taxes in Monaco...
https://www.monaco-tribune.com/en/20...ons-in-monaco/ https://cyclingtips.com/2014/03/the-...best-cyclists/ |
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Regarding Jim Ratcliffe, my informed view is that his involvement in sport and cycling in particular is genuine and not meant to whitewash his petchem business. He is a real athlete and sport enthusiast who takes great care of himself and encourages the same of his employees. At 67, he's an avid runner and cyclist and and competes in triathlons and endurance races. He takes his new employees on treks across Africa, loves to fly fish and ski and has been to both poles.
In addition, he is very very British (Manchester to be specific) and proud of his working class upbringing and nationality (yes I know he avoids taxes by living in Monaco). He wants to see Britain beat the rest of the world and has no problem spending his money trying to make that happen. This is another reason I believe he bought Sky. You only need to look at his investment in the America's Cup and his goal of winning the cup for Britiain. He also made a bid for Chelsea but 2b wasn't enough. Finally, and maybe more to the point, Jim Ratcliffe couldn't give a hoot what anyone thinks of him. Many of these billionaires (e.g., Bezos, Musk, Dyson, Ratcliffe) are similar in that respect. They want to change the world, do the unthinkable but they generally don't care if people like them or what others think about them. Their egos won't allow it. They will continue to do what they want, how they want. To think that JR is trying to sportswash or greenwash his business makes me laugh. |
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I'd never heard of Ineos before he started 'going public' with his sports investment strategy. Now the company is a target for every SJW, environmentalist and blogging wannabe journalist. The sportswashing accusation makes no sense. |
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