When will the UCI ban this horrible practice?

RichN95.

What horrible practice you ask?

Well it's the now all too common event of race organisers giving out babies as prizes to race winners. It's a disgrace. Pigs and cows are bad enough - but babies?

Lanterne_Rogue

Aw, c'mon. Every race should have a trophy that might have a catastrophic nappy leak at any moment. It's the sporting equivalent of the slave whispering in the ear of the triumphant Roman general.

Ben6899

Vino'sGhost

Ben6899 wrote:

HAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAH excellent

yorkshireraw

You'd think TJVG's kid would be a lot more excited about being on the podium - doesn't happen often....

fat daddy

seriously though ... taking kids up on to the podium .... that's not going to be safe if the UCI allow disc brakes ... either they will have to stop under 18's on the podium or keep the ban on discs, ... because its just too dangerous ... if any one of those babys was on the podium last month then Kittels brake disc would have sliced right through them

pinno

I've noticed that none of those babies are wearing white shorts.

yorkshireraw

Joking aside, there is a downside to this general practice of pro sportspeople including their kids in their celebratory moments.
I work every year at one of the UK's major running events (mate is event director) - and every single year, despite numerous announcements, stewards trying to stop it etc., spectators watching in the finish straight chuck their kids over the barriers, so that mummy / daddy can cross the line (after 26 miles...) with little jimmy / jemima. After the line of course many said runners are somewhat worse for wear, not concentrating, faced with dozens of other runners, volunteers, medical staff etc etc and the kids get lost / scared in the confusion - never mind that due to the nature of the event and the post race logistics (medals / food / drink / medical / baggage collection etc) it's a good 600m or so more to get out of the post finish area.
And all because they want a yet another facebook photo of them with their kid like the pros do. Does my tree, I have to say.
One feckwit came over the line with his Mrs (who wasn't a participant) and her dog the other year. Said Mrs then went mental at staff who suggest she exit sharpish, rather than have her excited dog continue to jump around into exhausted runners.

ridgerider

Surely we just have to look at what is happening to babies in other sports to see where this will end up.

Who can forget the potent combination of Michael Jackson, a baby and a balcony...

pottssteve

Ridgerider wrote:

Surely we just have to look at what is happening to babies in other sports to see where this will end up.

Who can forget the potent combination of Michael Jackson, a baby and a balcony...

It was the babies without the balcony that I was more concerned for...
(Hope all's well with you, 'rider).

Steve