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scott
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So Dave "Anabol" Fuentes sets out to crush the local field of Pro 1,2s
last weekend in Pleasanton, CA. Racing under imminent threat of
suspension for doping (see
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/aug04/aug04news),
Fuentes powers a break of 6 and laps the pack. And goes again. Local
hero Larry "Diesel" Nolan, a member of the early 6, is the only one to
catch the jet-fueled express train the 2nd time and hangs on for dear
life. Knowing that a single blistering attack will spell the end, he
concedes victory with 3 to go, allowing Fuentes to take another
illicit win from the 12k dreamers.
My question: You know the guy is doped to the gills. What would you
have done?
A) Give in as Larry did
B) Swap pull for pull and try to take the V honestly
C) Sit tight, kill yourself to hang with his attacks and go for the V
D) Concede with 3 to go THEN steal the V, since he shouldn't be in the
race anyway.
E) I don't go to local races anymore, it's too depressing.
2nd Question: would "D" be ethical under the circumstances?
FWIW, I was in a similar situation a year ago with Fuentes. Same
thing... I was smart enough to get away with the guy but in no shape
to go pull-for-pull with him. I gave him the V because I felt like he
deserved it. I didn't know he was boxing with lead in his gloves. If I
were to do it over I would have killed myself to hang on his attacks
out of sheer rage and pip the ****er at the end.
Just askin.
Scott
last weekend in Pleasanton, CA. Racing under imminent threat of
suspension for doping (see
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/aug04/aug04news),
Fuentes powers a break of 6 and laps the pack. And goes again. Local
hero Larry "Diesel" Nolan, a member of the early 6, is the only one to
catch the jet-fueled express train the 2nd time and hangs on for dear
life. Knowing that a single blistering attack will spell the end, he
concedes victory with 3 to go, allowing Fuentes to take another
illicit win from the 12k dreamers.
My question: You know the guy is doped to the gills. What would you
have done?
A) Give in as Larry did
B) Swap pull for pull and try to take the V honestly
C) Sit tight, kill yourself to hang with his attacks and go for the V
D) Concede with 3 to go THEN steal the V, since he shouldn't be in the
race anyway.
E) I don't go to local races anymore, it's too depressing.
2nd Question: would "D" be ethical under the circumstances?
FWIW, I was in a similar situation a year ago with Fuentes. Same
thing... I was smart enough to get away with the guy but in no shape
to go pull-for-pull with him. I gave him the V because I felt like he
deserved it. I didn't know he was boxing with lead in his gloves. If I
were to do it over I would have killed myself to hang on his attacks
out of sheer rage and pip the ****er at the end.
Just askin.
Scott