Does anyone know what the jersey/bibshort will look like? A kid I know wants to know.
Sergio
Is your son still as big a fan of CSC now that Basso has gone to Disco? It will be interesting to see how things will change now that he is gone.
I’ll tell you that my wife was happy to see Basso go to Discovery 
I hear that this year the colours will be red with black AND white
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Is your son still as big a fan of CSC now that Basso has gone to Disco? It will be interesting to see how things will change now that he is gone.
He never cared much about Basso, but he was very dissapointed when he found out that Basso was implicated in Operación Puerto. As a matter of fact he was ashamed of the team when the news broke out. He really hates dopers and was not expecting one of the CSC riders to be involved in a doping scandal.
He likes DZ, “because he is just a kid, and time trials like me” in his own words. I personally do not think that DZ is a kid, he just acts like one. My guess is that CSC is his favorite team because of the way they ride, he seems to fit in that team strategy. Them riding Cervélo cycles is another reason.
So their colors will this year follow the 2007 P3C colors?
Sergio
yeah a team owned, managed and directed by mr. 60% would never have dopers on it.
tell your kid to find some new heroes. would you tolerate him idolizing professional wrestlers?
jerk
Whats wrong with professional wrestlers?
In Reply To yeah a team owned, managed and directed by mr. 60% would never have dopers on it.
tell your kid to find some new heroes. would you tolerate him idolizing professional wrestlers?
jerk
Jerk, Who said that CSC riders were his heroes? And he is not idolizing no one. I mentioned that he likes DZ (probably because DZ acts as if he were 13 years old) and also that CSC is his favorite team because of the way they ride. I do not find the connection with professional wrestlers. It is also very clear to me that in his short life he has never idolized no one. He respects some cyclists but he is far from considering them his heroes or idols. He also hates dopers but even at his own age he has found that he has to be careful about making a judgment.
I personally think that proven dopers should be banned for life.
Sergio
Jerk, I believe, was just jerking your chain.
he implied sarcasm and compared cyclists to pro wrestlers because of drug use, I doubt he was trying imply your son purposely looks up to anyone involved with drugs.
B
if he hates dopers, he is going to be disappointed by the entire sport…there is no team he can pick.
it’s hopeless.
I hate to say it but I agree. I do sports because I like them. I like watching pros do sports. I do not compare myself to them or look up to them or aspire to perform like them b/c it is impossible to know what is the result of hard work and genetics vs. drugs.
With all respect, I think that there is hope. I also do not want him to turn bitter about this matter or resign as some have.
It is a tough and uneven battle but there has to be hope (and actions) for things to change. When you are a father with a son that loves cycling, you just can not tell him to quit because there are a lot of cheaters in cycling. What should I tell him? To forget about competitive cycling and go play some video game? Or tell him that there is no sense to try to be the best at a national or world level, because some of the other competitors might be cheating? Yes, it looks bad, but all of us that care about the sport must make an effort to keep it free of illegal drug use.
Some of you know that my kid won the Triathlon National Championship in our country this year. He made a great effort to get there and now he wants to do the same in cycling next year. Even though his chances of going pro are very, very small and the chances of ever winning the TdF are even smaller, that is his ultimate goal in cycling and I just can not tell him to forget about it because the world is full of cheaters.
It is a sad state I agree, but we do no help to our sport if we give up and quit fighting against illegal drug use. If things get worse and AG doping gets rampant because we shrug our shoulders instead of doing something, then many here might not want to be triathletes and/or race because it is impossible to know what is the result of hard work and genetics and what is the result of illegal drug use.
I hope we see some changes in this matter in the near future.
Best wishes,
Sergio
I´m not passing judgement or giving advice that I was not asked for. This is just my personal opinion.
If my son was to get into cycling competetively I would forbid that. Seriously. I would encourage him with pretty much everything else he would like to try, but not cycling.
Why? I think it is pretty much impossible to become good in cycling without having to make choices that are not easy to make. Few are (apparently) strong enough to make the right choices. I don´t personally blame them, because the way cycling is makes it hard. But I would want my son in that position.
I love to cycle, but I see no hope for professional / competetive cycling.
I would only change when the people, the media etc. would completely ignore cycling. That would drain the money, that would make a difference. It is not going to happen, as prooven here over and over. As long as we watch, as long as we use products of companys that don´t take their responsibility serious (by not supporting anyone remotely connected to doping) it will be all the same.
Axel
With all respect, I think that there is hope. I also do not want him to turn bitter about this matter or resign as some have.
It is a tough and uneven battle but there has to be hope (and actions) for things to change. When you are a father with a son that loves cycling, you just can not tell him to quit because there are a lot of cheaters in cycling. What should I tell him? To forget about competitive cycling and go play some video game? Or tell him that there is no sense to try to be the best at a national or world level, because some of the other competitors might be cheating? Yes, it looks bad, but all of us that care about the sport must make an effort to keep it free of illegal drug use.
Some of you know that my kid won the Triathlon National Championship in our country this year. He made a great effort to get there and now he wants to do the same in cycling next year. Even though his chances of going pro are very, very small and the chances of ever winning the TdF are even smaller, that is his ultimate goal in cycling and I just can not tell him to forget about it because the world is full of cheaters.
It is a sad state I agree, but we do no help to our sport if we give up and quit fighting against illegal drug use. If things get worse and AG doping gets rampant because we shrug our shoulders instead of doing something, then many here might not want to be triathletes and/or race because it is impossible to know what is the result of hard work and genetics and what is the result of illegal drug use.
I hope we see some changes in this matter in the near future.
Best wishes,
Sergio
I live in France and have a teenage son who cycles on a team here. He loves to bike and really loves to bike with the team. The wall of his bedroom is covered with posters of Lance, DZ, Levi and George hencapie-as are walls of all his teamates. He hates drugs and cheaters and is very disappointed when they appeared to have cheated to a win, comme Floyd. He adores Lance because LA says he gets results thru hard work, use of technology and is surrounded by a great team. I think these are real life lessons and I watch as my son incorporates these ideals into his life. When he falls, he gets back up and goes harder-in XC skiing and in history class. The french XC team watches him race and they say he has a great “race head”-this came from watching and hearing LA.
As a parent of a teenage boy-Lance Armstron has been a Godsend! I don’t think it is the same for adults.