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Tara Gins was a professional cyclist until the end of 2020.

Now the Belgian wanted to switch sides after her active career and work as a sports director.

She has also already had a permanent position in a Belgian men's team, in which she should work with young athletes under the age of 23, she reports.

However, this was withdrawn at short notice.

The reason are erotic photos of her, says Gins.

First, the 30-year-old made the case public on Instagram.

In an interview with the specialist magazine “Cycling News” she stated her allegations: “I was so looking forward to the new job because it was exactly the direction I wanted to take.

But apparently someone had problems with the photos. "

In November she was accepted for the post, she said, and last Saturday she received the rejection.

The boss personally told her that a photo was sent to an internal chat group.

Gins said: “I heard that a driver's parent has a relationship with one of the sponsors.

This person threatened to contact the sponsor in order to terminate the contract. "

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Gins had himself photographed for "Playboy" and a calendar.

“Those were photos that I didn't hurt anyone with,” she says.

“In the 'Playboy' photo I was naked, but with areas covered.

You haven't seen anything.

I was topless in the calendar, but it had nothing to do with cycling. "

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The calendar photos were not made for the open market, but as part of a company calendar that is only available to employees.

Since this product was released in early January, Gins believes it was these photos that got her into trouble now.

"Very inappropriate comments"

She not only denounces the approach in her particular case, but above all the double standards.

"In a normal men's race, everyone wants the flower girls to dress sexy," says Gins.

“But if someone wants to take on a position in a team who used to be a sexy girl or who just took sexy photos, then suddenly that doesn't work.” Over the years she has seen “how men behave.

They cheat and send each other photos of women, some of whom do not even know that they have been photographed.

These are the same people who tell me that I can't work for a cycling team. "

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Gins also reports that she was harassed several times during her career.

A mechanic sneaked up to her in the shower, another employee simply kissed her: “I once had very inappropriate comments from team managers about how I look, about my weight, what they wouldn't do to me if I looked different would.

A manager came to me when I was getting a massage and said how awesome I looked. "