Thanks Are In Order

[Cimacoppi49]

To the editorial staff of CyclingNews for consistently and factually covering doping in cycling. This is especially so as to the big names. Many times, the first place you read about something important is here. Chapeau, CyclingNews.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Yop. Thanks too. Go on like that and don´t ever transform into something like an Entertainment-Only-Chanel (speak: ESPN).

 

[Ecowarrior18]

To the editorial staff of CyclingNews for consistently and factually covering doping in cycling. This is especially so as to the big names. Many times, the first place you read about something important is here. Chapeau, CyclingNews.

And the award of sarcastic post of the day goes too...........

 

[ElChingon]

A thanks for delaying the posting on anything Lance on the front page till at least 50 other non-cycling sites has had it posted for a while. Then, referencing the site who first posted it only for those Lance stories, not any other story they are reciting.

 

[Cimacoppi49]

And the award of sarcastic post of the day goes too...........

No sarcasm intended--at least not by me. I've been appreciative of CyclingNews ever since the days of Jeff Jones.

 

[MacRoadie]

Many times, the first place you read about something important is here...

Like what?

 

[DirtyWorks]

A thanks for delaying the posting on anything Lance on the front page till at least 50 other non-cycling sites has had it posted for a while. Then, referencing the site who first posted it only for those Lance stories, not any other story they are reciting.

Give them a break. A cycling publication cannot break doping stories for a couple of reasons.

1. Fear of litigation.
2. The industry won't share information or advertise if CN is viewed as hostile.
3. A cycling pub is a very small business, they can't afford the controversy.

When they do run a story, it's far and away better told than the doping apologists over at VeloNews.

 

[the delgados]

Nor do they have the time or resources to spend on six month investigations into doping.

People need to stop using the "media" as an umbrella term. The media comprise of many different aspects, and it's silly to expect a beat reporter or a cycling news web site to do the heavy lifting.

I've been reading these forums for a long time and I've often been surprised by what they've allowed to go on in this section. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad they have. Just surprised.

 

[Anonymous]

And the award of sarcastic post of the day goes too...........

I assumed it was humour as well.

Cycling news is rarely the first place I read something important. When I think of the countless stories I click on all day on twitter, etc, very rarely are they CN Stories. In fact Id say CN are normally way behind other news outlets on the real tasty stories.

But, they are usually one of the last to report doping stories because they tend to wait till all the facts are known before jumping in as has already been mentioned.

 

[VeloGirl]

I am not sure any one news source has the the "breaking stories to market" the quickest. VeloNation does pretty good.

I get my breaking news from twitter and I find the breaking news is spread over a variety of news sites.

But, in general. it's the common Joe on Twitter that posts their local country's site first.

I am not sure how VeloNews got even worst - a lot of times they never post the story. I haven't used their Live Updates this year, yet - but since I can get to them from work, I have used it in the past.

The only thing versus is good for is their iPhone Tour de France app - which I use when I'm at work. Live streaming video during meetings - can't beat it!

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Nor do they have the time or resources to spend on six month investigations into doping.

People need to stop using the "media" as an umbrella term. The media comprise of many different aspects, and it's silly to expect a beat reporter or a cycling news web site to do the heavy lifting.

I've been reading these forums for a long time and I've often been surprised by what they've allowed to go on in this section. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad they have. Just surprised.

Agree - most cycling reporters are either stuck away at races all getting the same information at a press room (watching it on TV like us all) and the only difference is if they get to talk to some riders or team personnel.

Others are stuck at home or in an office scouring the web for info or trying to call people to add to or chase up a story and in many cases those calls are never answered.

I assumed it was humour as well.

Cycling news is rarely the first place I read something important. When I think of the countless stories I click on all day on twitter, etc, very rarely are they CN Stories. In fact Id say CN are normally way behind other news outlets on the real tasty stories.

But, they are usually one of the last to report doping stories because they tend to wait till all the facts are known before jumping in as has already been mentioned.

Again, I agree - and like you it is twitter that alerts me to new developments.
But the downside of that is that because of new media like twitter initial reports can often be erroneous.
Modern media is now all about being first to report - at least when I see it on CN I can be pretty sure that it is in some way substantiated.

 

[D-Queued]

CN does deserve credit.

There are many other forums out there that do their best to either deny doping, or crush conversation down to the bare minimum.

Some of these sites are related to cycling news related entities who are generally the first to publish obvious BS (disappearing twins, Jack Daniels, open letters from Ray Cipollini) from the cheaters and facilitators. They are hesitant, at best, to come close to 'balanced' coverage.

If CN is not first to jump, from what I can tell they are very even-handed in their approach and not afraid to cover doping.

A friend of mine runs a very popular cycling site. He absolutely knows what is going on, and has very good access to the peloton. He generally avoids discussion of doping, even over a capuccino. I understand this, as he is fed by advertising dollars, but it is unfortunate.

Even before I became a regular contributor here, CN articles were one of my most frequently cited sources on doping stories.

Dave.

 

[the delgados]

This probably won't mean much given that it's coming from a stranger who can say anything on a message board, but I know someone with an all access pass behind the scenes of pro cycling.

He gets paid a lot of money to do what he does; and he does it very well.

Whenever I see him I congratulate him on a job well done. I like to talk cycling and the banter flows until I mention doping. That usually signals the end of the conversation.

Point being is it reminds me that everyone has a job to do. And if you fail to perform the task you're assigned, you're likely to be fired.