AlwaysCurious wrote:
irontri wrote:
Doesn't threaten me in the slightest. I'm a dude, too old to turn pro, although I legitimately qualified this past year and would never lie or deceive about that info. So I have no dog in this "fight".
If what she markets is truth, good on her. If she's exagerrating or outright being deceitful, don't her sponsors or USAT have a right to know?
Trying to beat her down is a bit dramatic. Afterall, pretty sure over half the posters said she was hot.
Asking for the how's and when's or the facts is just seeking the truth.
Do you honestly think you'd find out the "facts" by starting a ST thread? If so, here's a fact: USAT hasn't copyrighted the term "professional triathlete", so they haven't been wronged by her use of it.
And if her sponsors really care about whether or not she's exaggerating--why is it so important to you to bring it to their attention? Are you suddenly the Crusader for Non-Exaggerative Marketing? Do you comb lava magazine for any instance of Crowie speaking just a little highly of his fuel belt? And then publicly call him out?
If not, then why have you set your sights on this one particular young woman?
Um, pretty sure Crowie IS a pro. That's credibilty right there for nearly anything he markets or promotes.
Did you ever think her sponsors might have been deceived by her false pretenses? I don't know, just a possibility. Did Pearl Izumi "sponsor" (term used loosely as that's even unconfirmed) b/c of her results, her being a pro triathlete, or her "good looks" (also debatable).
Not singling her out, just one that I discovered. I'd do the same for anyone else I learned about that seems questionable. I run across a TON of protenders in the triathlon world who claim to be "sponsored" themselves, even if it's really their team or shop that's sponsored. This is a 1st though, that I've seen: a pro who may not be a pro or at least I/we cannot find results to back it up.
Guess you don't care about the truth. That's your business.
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