I would like to see 'a response'. As far as I am aware TriBC is a product if it's membership. When a complaint is made some form of communication should be instigated (which I did receive - both email and a telephone call) BUT then some form of ongoing dialogue should be ensured. What is happening? What has happened? Is the investigation ongoing or closed? What was the outcome? Was ITU informed? What are they doing about it?

(EDIT - TriBC recently submitted a newsletter intimating that the situation was being investigated, which is great.)

The same should apply to Triathlon Canada, British Triathlon and ITU. With something that important it seems a 'zero communication' policy is both detrimental to the members who think they just don't care and to the athlete in question who, instead of receiving a formal investigation and outcome from people (who have, know and understand the facts) is left open to ongoing social media scrutiny - where the punishment likely outweighs the crime

I don't feel the associations have protected athletes on either side of the fence. Either initially at the races, where the bulk of this course cutting nonsense should have not been allowed to happen and if it did then immediately stamped out. Or afterwards in the slow death by stoning of social media. Literally everyone is pissed off .... law abiding athletes, Miller, friends and colleagues of Miller. The people who i have spoken to who know Miller are both shocked at the data when explained and equally surprised that someone could do it in the first place and that there is nothing in place that could pick it up afterwards.

It should not be too difficult to look at this situation and eradicate further issues.

1. You are responsible for your chip and if you lose it then there is availability in T1 and T2 for a replacement (as with Ironman).
2. No chip, no result. And certainly no World Championship. How can you argue your way into first place at a World Championship? What other sport would allow that?
3. Timing mats .... no the RD can not save money by not having one at the turnaround. If you are USAT or TriBC / Canada or whatever affiliated and in any way beyond a local yokel type race ... raise the standards.
4. Complaint process should be in place and informative.

As I mentioned previously .. some organsiations make money from their reputation, they all dealt with this matter reasonably quickly, with seriousness and communication - Ossenbrink, Ironman, Sportstats - the people that should have dictated the outcome seem either not to have been at the party or ignored the member(s) lodging the complaint.

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