Casey Kerrigan wrote:
> In article <8R3vc.7880$My6.5428@fed1read05>, Mark Fennell
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>"Casey Kerrigan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:310520041143003758%[email protected]...
>>
>>>Maybe Roberto can get together with Keith Horowitz who was also
>>>suspended for a year relating to an incident at the Solvang Crit.
>>
>>tsk, tsk, tsk... Casey, it's surprising that you would write something like
>>that, given your somewhat official capacity in the uscf. Maybe I'm reading
>>more into your comment than you meant, but Roberto and Keith share some
>>history. Besides, it sounded like the McGuire rider that Keith pummeled was
>>equally guilty.
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>p.s. Is it just coincidence that a McGuire rider was also in a scuffle the
>>next day at the Ojai crit? Does that happen a lot to them?
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> WEll I don't know about any shared history between Roberto and Keith
> and when I posted the only connection I knew about was being suspended
> for what sounds like simular type actions ( although reading the
> release on the USAC web site Keith got a full year suspension while
> Reoberto only got suspended till the end of this year).
>
> The only time I know of that McGuire have been involved in any kinds of
> trouble at races are the ones you refer to above. As noted in the
> release on the USAC web site there are two other riders also suspended
> for what sounds like fighting and there is a note in the release that
> cases like this have seen a big increase this year.
Its been a while since I've been reading/posted, so if someone already
pointed this out....
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=j...&[email protected]&rnum=2
This points out Gaggioli has some history obviously, but Scott's posting
begs the question: Do most sprinters have a tendency to be "Hot heads?"
I would say Yes, and I am a "Sprinter."
I'm sure almost everyone who races knows of an example -- A former
teammate of mine was punched by yet another "Sprinter" at SuperWeek
after a finish, breaking his prescription glasses. The promoters made
the "Sprinter" pay for my teammates glasses with his prize money from
the next 3 or 4 stages...
I really think that the USCF taking a stand here is very good and that
promoters/officials should do so at local races from the grassroots
level upwards. I think the riders need to be reminded of this because we
have a tendancy to think its just the way it is. It gets very heated out
there, for good reason, as any rider who has broken his or her clavicle
will knows all to well. Yet, it reflects so badly on our sport.
My 2 cents...
-Paul A. Sumner
