B
Bill C
Guest
From:
http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/7454.0.html
Agree with DeCanio? Then don't stay anonymous
Editor:
Thank you for printing this (see "Ofoto fires DeCanio over web sites").
I am a Matt DeCanio fan; I don't always agree with his communicative
skills and tactics, but I am "on his side." I am disappointed to read
that the racing contract hangs in the balance.
When you add this snip to the story . . .
"Matt's pretty confrontational and makes a lot of people angry," one
high-profile professional said, asking to remain anonymous, "but
there's a lot of truth in what he writes on his Web sites."
.. . . it makes me furious that this sport continues to be so tethered
to the drug culture. Where are the guts that allow a rider to address
your story and agree with Matt, yet hide behind the "anonymous source"
mask?
Richard Sachs
Chester, Connecticut
Got to give Mr. Sachs credit for having the guts to speak up, AND put
his name to it. For someone doing what he does it's probably not the
best thing for short term business to take shots at pro racers and the
people running things.
Of course I agree with him and really respect how he conducts himself
and how his team runs. I'm sure that there are a shitload of racers who
know exactly what some of their fellow competitors are taking and then
don't do anything but ***** about it privately. They're gutless and are
just as big a part of the problem. Maybe a lot of this **** is being
reported, and nothing is happening, but I don't think that would've
stayed quiet if it was happening. It's time for pro riders here who've
had enough of this **** to speak up, volunteer to be tested, and dime
out people they think are doping. Yeah it could develop into something
of a witchunt, but I don't think that having to submit to testing is
too big a price to pay for having a USPRO license. Having to do it
would also be some payback for ignoring the problem for so long.
At least Richie is a standup guy, unlike a certain pro around here and
quite a few other pros out there too.
Bill C
http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/7454.0.html
Agree with DeCanio? Then don't stay anonymous
Editor:
Thank you for printing this (see "Ofoto fires DeCanio over web sites").
I am a Matt DeCanio fan; I don't always agree with his communicative
skills and tactics, but I am "on his side." I am disappointed to read
that the racing contract hangs in the balance.
When you add this snip to the story . . .
"Matt's pretty confrontational and makes a lot of people angry," one
high-profile professional said, asking to remain anonymous, "but
there's a lot of truth in what he writes on his Web sites."
.. . . it makes me furious that this sport continues to be so tethered
to the drug culture. Where are the guts that allow a rider to address
your story and agree with Matt, yet hide behind the "anonymous source"
mask?
Richard Sachs
Chester, Connecticut
Got to give Mr. Sachs credit for having the guts to speak up, AND put
his name to it. For someone doing what he does it's probably not the
best thing for short term business to take shots at pro racers and the
people running things.
Of course I agree with him and really respect how he conducts himself
and how his team runs. I'm sure that there are a shitload of racers who
know exactly what some of their fellow competitors are taking and then
don't do anything but ***** about it privately. They're gutless and are
just as big a part of the problem. Maybe a lot of this **** is being
reported, and nothing is happening, but I don't think that would've
stayed quiet if it was happening. It's time for pro riders here who've
had enough of this **** to speak up, volunteer to be tested, and dime
out people they think are doping. Yeah it could develop into something
of a witchunt, but I don't think that having to submit to testing is
too big a price to pay for having a USPRO license. Having to do it
would also be some payback for ignoring the problem for so long.
At least Richie is a standup guy, unlike a certain pro around here and
quite a few other pros out there too.
Bill C