Most of us can understand differences in religion or political opinion - but whatever anyone’s opinion is on Lance the opposite is incomprehensible.
I get that the race isn’t sanctioned - so allowing Lance to race isn’t against the rules. But I don’t think the RD is honoring the ban - he is weaseling a way around it - and anyone who races is supporting that action.
It just doesn’t seem right. In most sports banned is banned, and those that aren’t banned don’t go racing against those that are - for any reason. IIRC back in the amature days of track and field (at least in the UK where i was in the 70s) racing against a banned athlete was enough to get a ban…
Please, show me the rule. Banned is not banned. Banned is banned from certain events. Not what you, me, Dan or anyone else wants to think, the rule is the rule. Please show me where the RD is breaking any rule
that is written? Why oh why do some think the rules should be whatever they feel it should be, and not the rule? We have enough issues in our sport just following the rule, not trying to put our opinion on the
“intent” of a rule, IMO.
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