I've been considering the possibility that one of the reasons Landis' breaking the omerta is so explosive is that it reduces cycling to the level of professional body building and entertainment wrestling.
The new and explosive idea that Landis introduces is the role the UCI and DS's play in doping. For me, Landis' allegations suggest the UCI's policy is, "Go ahead and dope because it makes a more spectacular show." After killing a few riders, (Juniors and Under-23's died of heart attacks) the regulations are used to keep riders alive, but go ahead and dope. Right? Wrong?
The last thing the Landis allegations bring to light is the importance of Armstrong corp. to the UCI. It looks like Armstrong is positioned as the conduit to exporting UCI racing to the U.S. It looks like there's a symbiotic relationship where the UCI wants to capture American viewers and therefore the Armstrong corp. gets all kinds of special consideration. The USA Cycling organization wholesale neglect of domestic racing makes sense to me when I view it as an organization whose purpose is to enrich Armstrong inc. and be the UCI's cuckhold.
I'm really shooting in the dark on the last idea, but I wanted some feedback on both.
The new and explosive idea that Landis introduces is the role the UCI and DS's play in doping. For me, Landis' allegations suggest the UCI's policy is, "Go ahead and dope because it makes a more spectacular show." After killing a few riders, (Juniors and Under-23's died of heart attacks) the regulations are used to keep riders alive, but go ahead and dope. Right? Wrong?
The last thing the Landis allegations bring to light is the importance of Armstrong corp. to the UCI. It looks like Armstrong is positioned as the conduit to exporting UCI racing to the U.S. It looks like there's a symbiotic relationship where the UCI wants to capture American viewers and therefore the Armstrong corp. gets all kinds of special consideration. The USA Cycling organization wholesale neglect of domestic racing makes sense to me when I view it as an organization whose purpose is to enrich Armstrong inc. and be the UCI's cuckhold.
I'm really shooting in the dark on the last idea, but I wanted some feedback on both.