The Amgen Tour is known as the nation's biggest bicycle road race. This year's event is underway now, but Brennan wants state officials to pull permits for next year's race unless the women's race is increased from three days to seven to be on par with male riders.
"It is gender-based discrimination to allow the race to have unequal racing days," said Brennan who's helped push for equal prize money for female surfing contestants. "Women are excellent at endurance and there's no physical reason why women should compete fewer days than men."
Brennan, who's also the San Mateo County Harbor Commission president, has taken the fight to Caltrans, the permitting agency for the Amgen tour.
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"I said 'Hey, if the race was permitted seven days for white men and three days for African-American men, would you guys be okay with that?'"
A Caltrans spokesman told KCBS that the agency doesn't make determinations regarding discrimination.