Dopers Worth-Less

Bike Pure has since 2008 been calling for a stiffer sanction system on the dopers who pollute the image of our wonderful sport. We have been regularly updating the organizations proposals and recommendations, which our members supply to improve our sport.

The Professional Cycling Council (PCC) met today in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

During the opening speech, UCI President, Mr Pat McQuaid strongly encouraged the representatives of the AIGCP to adopt the UCI’s proposal aiming to prevent any rider returning from suspension from accumulating points toward a team’s sporting value for two years after their return to competition.

Where a riders points are increasingly more important in gaining a ProTour license (as well as outer currently unclear factors) this change is a step in the right direction to help our sport.

This would lessen, further, the attractiveness of a returning cheat to a team and encourage the professional circuit to give young emerging talent the opportunity and protect the future of the sport. The restriction of the perceived and the actual value of a rider will likely translate into a much reduced contract size.

If you have any recommendations on improving our sports future and the prospects of it’s future stars, please let us know and we will pass them on accordingly.