On Thu, 24 May 2007 13:25:30 +0100, "Jan" wrote:

The following has been drafted by a member of the Eurosport Cycling forums.
It is suggested that it be sent to the UCI . Although we
disagree with doping. This does seem a logical way to instantly clean the
sport up,- while there is still time. Please forward to the the UCI. It
might just work!!

thanks

Jan



I would like to propose an idea of an amnesty for drug takers in the
sport. As is plainly obvious, the current system is not working, with
credibilty in cycling diminishing day by day. Therefore, I feel that an
amnesty would be a good option. It allows those who have doped in the past
to come out and admit it, without fear of being reprimanded and sponsors
pulling out, as is happening right now. Give them until a date to get clean,
then anyone caught should be thrown out of cycling for good. This gives them
no excuse and can make cycling credible again. I would dearly love to see
clean riders battling it out heart and mind against each other in the
knowledge that this is their physical limits and they really are trying.

NO.

The "throw 'em out for good" policy is why we've got this goddamn mess in the
first place. We already have that. Look at a calender and a racer's career
expectency the present policy is about the same. By the time a guy is winning
races he's in the fat part of his career and a 2 + 2 ban will have him out of it
and over.

If a doping charge ends a rider's career then no rider will ever admit or give
evidence against another.

How about just develop an intelligent, comprehensive and reasonable policy the
way other professional sports have and enforce it consistently, professionally
and without Dick Pound public accusations without evidence. Leave out the drama.

Ron