Wasted knowledge compounds existing problems. The editor understand that this section will be provocative, rile some feathers, and gain for himself some enemies, but none of those are his intention. The only intention is towards building better events, better organizations, and a better roadskating sport. No one person or organization should have, or feel that they have a lock on any sport or its athletes. An event, organization or business should rise or fall based on its own merits.
Skaters always have a choice of attending an event or to choose another event or stay home.
Skaters, men or women, don't own an event unless they come together to organize and present an event. Sanctioning bodies don't own an event either, unless they are the organizers of a particular event, very seldom the case. Alas, once again political correctness raises its UGLY head to provoke division and possible demise within the sport of roadskating. Thomas Ashton quickly learned, though probably knew from past experience, that women normally comprise on the average about 25 per cent of the participant entries in a general event. As of this writing, we have not received a response.