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Crowdfunding nets extra €15k+ for women’s Strade Bianche prize money – CyclingTips
The top finishers at Saturday’s race have a little more to celebrate now
Organisers of Saturday’s Strade Bianche had planned on handing out a little over 6,200 to the top five finishers in the women’s race. That’s compared to more than 31,000 set aside for the top five in the men’s race.
But now, thanks to a crowdfunding campaign set up by one exasperated cycling fan, the prize purses of the two WorldTour races are much closer together than they would have been.
For years Dutchman Cem Tanyeri had been frustrated by the disparity in prize money between men’s and women’s…
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