Thursday, December 27, 2007

Make your voice heard to USA Cycling

Just got this sent to me. It is an online petition about the treatment of the Master's 50+ and older racers from cross nationals.

It appears that to speed things up since it was cold out and it was the last race of the day, USA Cycling and KLM combined all classes of 50+ and up racers to one race. The gun goes off, you are at the back, you might get lapped and the official makes a "decision" to pull you, even though you were never lapped....kinda sounds like the treatment you were given up at the Boulder Cup from the officials, huh????

The worse part of it is, after many complaints, they re-ran the races the next day...but did not announce it to anyone. Classy move USA Cycling!!!! You just screwed 200 old guys that help make the sport what it is today.

At some given point, you too will be racing in the 50+ age class and would expect the same treatment as any other athlete who has paid thier money and pinned on a number.

Please click on the link below and sign the petition. Thanks

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/cross07/petition.html

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