Season starts with more doping nonsense
Headline: “Cycling has another week riddled with news of doping and not much else”
Well, at least that is what you’d think if all you read is the mainstream press, or even the mainstream cycling press. We’ve already had racing action this season. First in Australia with the Tour Down Under, and the Tour of Qatar just started. Now honestly though – how many folks do you suspect actually know the standings of the early season races? I’m betting a fair sight less than the number that know that 1) Lance Armstrong is off the hook, and 2) Contador has been stripped of his 2010 wins – including the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia.
And this season is promising to be a great showdown. The combination of some of the riders from both Leopard Trek and Radio Shack into one team. Renshaw free to clash sabers in the sprints without having to focus on delivering Cavendish to the front. This is real racing drama – happening now. Armstrong doesn’t race anymore – remember? And now Contador won’t be racing this year until the Giro either. So let’s focus our attention on the people out there trying to beat each other on the roads and single tracks – not in the court rooms, press rooms and headlines.
If only we could get as much coverage of our race winners as we do the doping circus… Just one man’s opinion.
