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Old June 29th 06, 12:24 AM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Default Pro unions...weak

If doping is so pervasive within the pro peloton, then why is the pro
cyclists' union (CPA) so weak in its rhetoric (and actions)?:

Pro sports leagues within the USA sandbag on anti-doping efforts
because the athletes unions have a very strong grip on ownership's
decisions. With their unity, they forcibly integrated very weak doping
regulations into the collective bargaining agreements.

If most of the pros are indeed doped (and form networks in order to
enable it), is that (in itself) not some kind of unity? Why have they
not organized themselves in more concrete ways and forced the UCI to
"go easy" on them?

I'm not saying they should do this, but I wonder why they have not.
Seeing the Spanish pro peloton walk out on their national championships
was what made me wonder this. Previously they'd not demonstrated any
meaningful unity (other than being ****ed over hard-shell helmet regs).

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