CYCLING, THE BIG MOVERS FOR 2012

Only the big names.....

AG2R LA MONDIALE: Casper; Belletti
ASTANA: Kashechkin, Gavazzi, Guarnieri, Murayev, Brajkovic, Bozic
BMC: Gilbert, Blythe, Hushovd, Pinotti, Van Garderen, Cummings
COFIDIS: Di Gregorio
GARMIN-CERVELO: Rosseler, Rasmussen, Hunter, Wegmann, Bauer
GREENEDGE: Meyer, Bobridge, O'Grady, Weening, Gerrans, Clarke, Cooke, Vaitkus, Tuft, McEwen, Beppu, Albasini, Goss, Sulzberger, Davis, Lancaster, Dean, Durbridge, Hepburn

KATUSHA: Vicioso, Freire, Paolini, Menchov
LAMPRE-ISD: Vigano, Possoni, M.Lloyd
MOVISTAR: Visconti, Valverde, Karpets, Cobo
LOTTO BELISOL: Henderson, Bak, Hoste
OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP: T.Martin, Velits x2, Grabsch, Brammeier, Leipheimer
RABOBANK: Renshaw
SAXO BANK: Paulinho
SKY: Porte, Eisel, Cavendish, Pate

Di Luca to ACQUA & SAPONE
Pozzato to FARNESE VINI
Lequatre to BRETAGNE-SCHULLER
Downing to ENDURA

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OLYMPICS, DOPERS AND LIFE BANS

A lifetime Olympic ban for dopers is a duty. Unlike in various sports' federations, the Olympics has a specific message to deliver and allowing dopers back into the fold goes against those values. The Olympics was created with the ethos of peace and inclusion. In Ancient Greece, wars stopped for the duration of the games, enemies faced each other in healthy competitions instead of throwing weapons at each other. The purpose, to get a glimpse of equality in the eyes of the Gods, recharging and motivating patriotism by the inclusion of all. The Games have values, of freedom, peace and above all respect. It was not meant to be for professionals to take part, but money talks and professionals are invited to take part. Money has ruined the Olympics as it has created a commercial monster, aimed at companies' wealth and trade. That has brought fierce competition which has pushed doping to stellar heights to gain results. The only way to try retain the original spirit is to stop...

AN OLYMPIC EFFORT

When the Olympic cycling road race and TT race routes were announced I was extremely excited. I live bang in the middle of both. One of the most important races in cycling was going to be ridden near my house. Television screens would be filled with images of roads I'm familiar with, the pros will be riding my commute to work AND some of my cycling club runs' routes (Kingston Wheelers).

TELEGRAPH, BAD WRITING AND THE IGNORANCE AROUND CYCLING

When I read the Telegraph's article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/10323653/War-declared-on-the-Lycra-louts-on-wheels.html , I let it go. I simply regarded it as yet another example of pretentious journalism, with a cheap sensationalist headline. But this morning something happened on my commute to work and I hold journalism like that responsible for it.

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