Time to treat pro's like prisoners?

[ultimobici]

While I think an independent lab is a great idea, I don't think anything will ever be enough to sate Lemond's view of the world.

Independent labs
Sealed SRM's
Disband UCI

I think Lemond will settle for a lot less than you might think.

 

[Martin318is]

I think we need to sort out the disparity between the national federations.
What we need is for WADA - or somebody like that, to get all the participant countries to pass a law that says that in cases of sport related failed PED tests, the international body has jurisdiction over the rider/athlete rather than the national fed. (this would be a requirement to become a participant country)

So, if you want to be a pro rider, either your own country has to have this law or you must change nationality to be registered in a country that DOES have this law - thereby giving up recourse in your home nation.

Imagine what would have happened with Operation Puerto if this concept was in place - for all sports not just cycling? If we could have seen all the information being analysed in one place where there was one set of laws that covered such situations. Every single rider would have been treated the same way, had the same rights, and theoretically received relatively similar punishments. They could appeal to CASA but crucially NOT to their home country's legal system.

valverde et al would have been suspended a long time ago and depending upon the length be either racing again now or running a Cafe. The point is though that the multiple years of doubt and inuendo would be gone.

Thoughts?

 

[flicker]

You need to take these large coorperate sponsors out of the picture.
National teams,(small). No team cars, no radios. Lifetime bans first offense.
Then you have sport.

 

[HoustonHammer]

The salution to doping is to remove the incentive , cost/ benifit.

This is the ticket, though the details need work.

These teams can be pretty strapped for cash, what with the ever-revolving door of cycling sponsors. What about the UCI establishing a pool of cash from which teams could earn a nice bonus after each year that they complete with zero doping positives?

There are probably sponsors out there who would pay good money to have their name on 'a clean racing bonus'.

 

[scribe]

Independent labs
Sealed SRM's
Disband UCI

I think Lemond will settle for a lot less than you might think.

that's for sure. He has already toasted the new generation for riding clean.

 

[flicker]

I think cyclists need the full "Stasi" treatment. 24 hour surviellence, pleasure women learning their secrets, sleeping and then being tested each and every morning.
The haters here can watch the "Lives of others" and come up with some positive ideas. LeMond and Ms. Kathy can have their dreams fullfilled.

Cycling can become the" Truman Show". All the podium girls wear long gingam homemade skirts etc.