Maybe I have my head up a body cavity but I don't see why:
1. USAC can't identify fairly accurate pool of riders that might be selected for the teams based on the earlier years result.
2. Put together seperate guideline packets outlining what the athletes need to do, including medical, passport etc and mail it early in the year. With a checklist.
3. Make someone available by phone or e-mail to help guide potential members through the maze.
4. At selection time ask the athlete if they have completed all items on the checklist, if they haven't move to the next person.
This really doesn't seem like a big stretch to me, they aren't all that many people who are really qualified for Worlds. I'd guess a long pool of maybe 300 in all disciplines, not including Masters stuff. Fire away Bill C
It's not so much about selection. I would have no problem with the self nomination process either if someone mailed them a packet and provided guidance. How is what happened fair to Todd and Adam; The riders who could've replaced them; Or the USAC members who payed for their expenses to go and be ineligible? Bill C
As for USA Cycling's role, it's pointing the finger at the UCI and the riders themselves, saying that they were never notified by the UCI that there were American riders in jeopardy of missing the spring testing window.
"It's typical UCI. It was their responsibility to notify us," said USAC spokesman Andy Lee. "But we also feel that in the end it is the individual riders' responsibility, too."
Just what is USAC doing with the money we send them? Why were they unaware of the requirements on the riders they were paying to send to Worlds?
"TritonRider" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
From: "Sam" [email hidden]
Quoted message said:
Selection procedures are posted
Selection procedures are posted
It's not so much about selection. I would have no problem with the self nomination process either if someone mailed them a packet and provided guidance. How is what happened fair to Todd and Adam; The riders who could've
replaced
Quoted message said:
them; Or the USAC members who payed for their expenses to go and be
ineligible?
Quoted message said:
Bill C
Your membership dollars do not pay for these. The Athletics budget comes from USOC money. Part of me says it was fair to Todd and Adam since they did not follow the rules. It is not a good thing that they did not. Perhaps this will get UCI teams (in Wells' case) and those in the top 100 to be aware of the rules.
As for USA Cycling's role, it's pointing the finger at the UCI and the
riders
Quoted message said:
themselves, saying that they were never notified by the UCI that there
were
Quoted message said:
American riders in jeopardy of missing the spring testing window.
"It's typical UCI. It was their responsibility to notify us," said USAC spokesman Andy Lee. "But we also feel that in the end it is the individual riders' responsibility, too."
Just what is USAC doing with the money we send them? Why were they
unaware of
Quoted message said:
the requirements on the riders they were paying to send to Worlds?
It's all someone elses fault.... Bill C
In this case notification came pretty late. Bad situation. Also the rule has been on the books for 2 years and never enforced with this vigor.
My question is why did the UCI let them race without the documentation all season?
