Recent content by TrackCynic

The silence from the peloton is deafening. Same as it always was.

I wondered how long it would be before we saw a high profile inhaler doping case. Even IF is this is a grey area, I have seen first hand how this trickles down: 4 or 5 years ago I watched a well-know California-based junior development team warming up pre-race - it was amazing how many of them...

Re: There are a lot of us have been through the same journey and ended up at #6. The number of people leaving road racing has totally outstripped the numbers joining, yet USAC has still done nothing to understand or fix the grassroots issues.

True. Being a masters doper still requires a ridiculous amount of training and sacrifices to win a parking lot crit. On one hand, I admire those masters riders who will train and eat like a pro for their commitment. But on the other hand, I'm thinking "selfish narcissists" because they are at...

No wonder people in the US are leaving competitive cycling in droves when this is the backdrop to amateur competition. Combine the dopers with the win-at-all-costs A-types with the crazy amount spent on frames, wheels, nutrition, coaches and other gear and you have an amateur sport that is...

Re: Re: The difference between "real life" and sport is that by the time you get to masters age it should be about fun - you've had your crack at being an elite in your 20s/30s - anything else should be recreational fun. Although I do not think there is anything remotely suspicious about these...

Is there a reason we have age-specific "world records" at all? Surely, the whole point of a world record is it is the very best in the world - if you start adding criteria to it then it all becomes a bit diluted. Now, I realize here in California, masters cycling is more important than elite...

USA NorCal rider busted for clomiphene. 6 months ban. Apparently he was using it as prescribed by his doc and "forgot" it would last in his system. There is no mention of why his doc was asking him to take it - strange drug. https://www.usada.org/john-schiefer-accepts-doping-sanction/

Re: Pro cycling has been getting warnings about this kind of situation happening for years. You have ASO and TV companies making a ton of money out of the sport, sponsors trying to get ROI, bike manufacturers and brands trying to sell crap, no salary cap (so there is a distorted pay scale)...

Re: Re: I would hope he'll go to a better team than that. Axeon is a good option for US prospects but Pidcock is a level above that team and needs to go somewhere he can learn from top level mentors and teammates.

Re: Costa is a hell of a climber and TT-er. It's not often a young talent can do both. Unlike many junior prospects who fizzle out when they reach 19 because they lose their advantage of being big/strong for their age, he has developed over the years and I still think he has some physical...

Although it was in the 90's, this team was the link between all the nasty stuff happening in the 70s and 80s and the USPS years. Interesting to see the names invovled and how some of them are still involved in the running of our sport, even at juniors level! What's also interesting is there is...

Re: Re: This can only happen if the promoters are at the core of it. USAC members are co-erced into being members and "support" USAC purely because the promoters continue to force people have a USAC license. There are VERY few people I know would ever pay for a USAC license if it wasn't for...

I've almost given up on this sport ever cleaning up its act. There are just too many characters involved, from top to bottom, who have heavy doping involvement. Armstrong actually had a chance to play a significant part in pulling down this house of cards, including USAC involvement, the...

There was one particular quote in that Optum article that resounded - the one about Hincapie making even more $s from cycling instead of doing some good with his experience by talking to kids and offering insight into making "right choices". Well, we all know Hincapie, Levi, Casey, Z, and the...