A MOTHER'S PLEA

INGA Thompson , retired Cycle Racer , has brought to the forefront the concerns of a parent , about their Offspring's potential involvement in Cycle Racing ,  as a Sporting Career choice ! How many other retired Sporting Stars have the same concerns about their Offspring ? Being at an Elite level she would have seethed with frustration in the twilight of her career , knowing that she had choices foisted on her by the craven cowards thast she was competing against .

YES ! Cowards ! Each of those that compete in ANY Sport grew up in an atmosphere where , " Clean Sport  " was the mantra . Along their career path , at some stage , there were temptations posed , that they CHOSE to accept ! Not one of those speaking to the US Federal Inquiry or to the USADA Investigation can show where they were " Physically Restrained " and had the PED/supplements forced down their throat or administered in any other  fashion !  When the " Iron Curtain " existed , Athletes were chosen , incorporated into the system , and given " Supplements " as part of their daily diet ! What the consequences of refusing to cooperate were i cannot say , but it is reasonable to assumee that their family would have suffered , perhaps been rehoused .

 THERE and then , there was no choice , buckling under was acceptable for those youngsters . But in the FREE World , where the current Athletes compete , what are the excuses from those miserable specimins of humanity , that claim , " We had no Choice "!

They had  choices , they were just too greedy to choose the correct path . Countless Men and Women , ground their teeth , like Inga , and got on with TRYING to compete on that UNLEVEL Playing Field . There are reports , that even amateur Sports Athletes choose to ingest ALL that is available , just for " bragging rights ", sad state of their world , that they need to do this ?

SPORT was all about participation , at some time in the past , certainly at the amateur levels . What good does it do an Amateur , to tell their Family or Friends , that they improved their " personal best " , when they needed to use PED/Supplements to get this result ?  Standing around the " water cooler " in the office bragging about the " Wonderful Result " then slinking back to their office as they bite down on a dose of bile as their conscience rebels cannot be an uplifting experience ?

As for myself , i have NEVER , competed in a Cycle Race , certainly i enjoy chasing down , those up the road from me and the sprint at the end of a social ride . At the various Grand Tours i carry " Sports Bars " inmy back pockets , case of need , but generally continue to eat the same diet year round whereever i am travelling . Smoked as a teen but that also had no appeal for me then and now . Alcohol in the form of a glass or two of wine with a meal is part of my diet but beer , i find fattening , so standing in the bar these days doesn't have the appeal it had in my younger days .

Below is the link to Inga's article :

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/12/analysis/opinion-thompson-says-cleaning-house-is-the-only-way-forward_267849

My comment in response to INGA'S plea :

Skippy Mc Carthy ·  Top Commenter · 67 years old

Everybody is repeating the mantra " This beautiful Sport " ad nauseum! It is a CESS POOL of "dopers , cheats and Liars! Amongst these poor examples of Humanity are a few " gems of honesty "!

Inga's plea for a " Brighter Future " for the youngsters , is going to fall on deaf ears! I know , since I have set 2 petitions going , to try to get those in the Sport , to make an effort to " Clean House "! Not even the Fans are showing an interest , so WHY would those with something to lose , reveal even in " Secret " their past " misdeeds "?

Until someone can show me a better way to express what I have put in these 2 " Petitions " they will gain little traction! Think about this , the Youth of the World , are exposed to RISK , as Inga quite rightly states!

Read the " Donati Report " and look at ALL SPORTS and see if ANY are free from " Doping Sanctions "? I have written to John Fahey of WADA & Jacques Rogge of IOC and you know what ,  " THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN "!

DO YOU ?

http://www.change.org/petitions/wada-create-an-amnesty-in-all-sports …
&
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/office-of-the-governor-general-of-australia-create-the-means-for-a-sports-amnesty-in-australia#invite …

http://www.facebook.com/AmnestyForAllSportsAthletesNow?skip_nax_wizard=true

On Monday , " Stakeholders in Cycling " are required by the " phat " , to deliver to " UCI " their submissions on " The Bright Future for Cycling " ! Wonder how few will ignore this request ? Fact is , this is yet another example of the " Wool being pulled over the Eyes " of those that follow the current mismanagement of UCI ! 

Currently www.changecyclingnow.org petition has 4050+ subscribers , not nearly enough to make the phats of aigle sit up and take note !

MORE HAS TO BE DONE ! The following post by Charles Pelkey goes a long way to showing the difficulties that exist :

http://redkiteprayer.com/2012/12/the-explain-when-it-comes-to-the-uci-change-is-needed-but-it-aint-easy/

THE " CLUB " thinks it is unassailable , BUT , we the public CAN , working together , PULL DOWN THAT EDIFACE !

A MOTHER'S PLEA