If you read only one paragraph, read this one: For the love of this sport I am calling all amateur athletes to speak up against doping in amateur events.
With the recent developments in cycling, especially the USADA report on the systematic doping performed by US Postal, I find myself confronted by fellow sport enthusiasts and friends about the state of endurance sports. It seems like now everyone assumes that everyone is doping all the time! And reports from age group athletes using testosterone, or EPO at the NY Gran Fondo 2012 certainly aren't a big help.
I wanted to take a moment to encourage all of you to make a statement in your tweets, facebook updates, when you talk to friends and family, when you blog or when you communicate in other ways. More than 99% of us (I hope I am guessing right here) are doing this sport because we love it, we thrive on adrenalin that our own body makes, we enjoy the camaraderie that we have out on the course and we embrace the thrill that comes form racing. But we care for a fair and healthy competition! We exercise because it's good for our body and soul - pumping in EPO, hormones, etc. would destroy everything we love: the sport, the body, the friendship.
With enough support we can get a grassroots initiative going, please comment below. Tweet using #cleancompetition
theKAISER, aka Stefan
Healthy competition with good vibes will encourage people to get into cycling and generally any form of exercising. Without doping, we can find out true potential. Almost like the best version of yourself.
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