Pants on Fire - Liar Liar

Well,
this is what I have to say about the latest announcements regarding the fall of one of the most over marketed names/brands in the world of cycling.

http://opieadventures.blogspot.com/2010/06/sopranos-spiderman-tears-of-epo.html

Appears I predicted this in back in 2010. 

And my comment in the post above, regarding that blue cooler wasn't too far off....

This is a link to all the documents and facts regarding the investigation against LA and his crew of merry men - take a few hours, get informed:: http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/#

However, I am waiting to see the investigation outcome against the UCI and those at the top that allowed all this to occur for so long. They embraced the habits of so many including one big bully and his entourage of bullies. UCI learned from LA by even trying to bully our own little US cycling organization at some points during all this drama.

Today, Johan "the crack connection" announced he's leaving the RS team and organization. Quote today from CN, "The Radioshack-Nissan-Trek team described Bruyneel as the most successful directeur sportif in cycling history, but seven of the Tour de France victories he helped to direct are set to be nullified." Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire, Hanging on a Telephone Wire.

I am not in anyway bashing the sport I love so much, but more so pointing out that a few can ruin it for everyone. I accepted these practices many years ago and learned to accept they are part of the sport I care so much about. 

Unfortunately, the actions of few is how policies, procedures, laws, guidebooks, handbooks, rule books get made. Oddly enough, all these people were not following the procedures, rulebooks they signed off on when they bought their first USA Cycling racing license. 

I must bring up the 80/20 rule. 
20% of those out there are going to ruin it for the rest of us.
The 20% is always stealing oxygen from those of us following the rules. 

I am getting back to riding my cyclocross bike.
More on this another day.
Thanks for reading.

Opie

I Love the Giro Bike Race -Tour of California - Yellow to Black

 Every year I seek out time to watch the Giro on my computer or listen in at work when time permits.
Last year I became a super fan of this race. As much as I love the Tour, I think the Giro is a much harder race and less of a circus.
I am enjoying the Giro yet again this year and was on the edge of my chair
 most of this morning watching Stage 14.
I am very disappointed and sad all-many of the sprinters left this race, I am not sure Cav and Petachi all deserve my respect after they bailed. Seems a half-assed approach to being a pro cyclists. You are given an opportunity to ride/race, well, grow a pair, man - and race your bike.
 I still think someone is riding themselves into too much attention and will be removed from racing at the 2011 Tour. I'll give you one guess. Top level athletes can't consistently (day-to-day) ride away and I mean ride away from the rest of the pack. It's just not that possible. Additionally, Alberto is just not that smart.

The 2011 Tour of California is on this week as well, I've been glued to the TV-versus this week watching the coverage, reducing my nightly sleep. It's been great and I am super stoked for Horner to be leading. His ride 2 days ago and his TT efforts were top notch for a 40-year-old. He's always been one of the smartest Pro peloton riders and certainly deserves the overall win over RobotLevi. T.Phinney is riding himself into a top 10. Hope he's hitting the TDF this year!

On another note, 60 Minutes this Sunday will highlight some old and new information from Tyler H and Landis about the fact LA is a doper, was a doper, and asked others on his teams to be dopers. I am not a hater of LA, just a realist. He's been jingling the key's

Hi, I am a DOPER

over there (re-direct) for many years with his mission for cancer. I do appriciate and applaud his efforts to bring money and solution to the awful disease, but I truly think, he's used it to provide a teter-toter balance to his ilegal doping activities. Attention: LA sheep followers - how can everyone that ever raced for him and against him all be dopers and keep up with him from an athletic performance and the MAN himself not be doping. Logical - guilty by association. I saw no S on his chest, therefore he is not Superman.