I was going to try and do all Non-USAC races this summer but unfortunately too many good races in my region are USAC. Looks like they'll be getting my money once again...
UCI/USA cycling hates cycling. ** Sanctioned Race Ruling**
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All the races I plan to do will all be sanctioned so its not so much of an issue to me but I was riding with a bunch of fast XC riders here in colorado today and they were saying there are a bunch of big non sanctioned races out here with good payouts. They all planned to not get USAC licenses this year. I wonder if they will see a large drop in license holders this season and if it will make them make a change?
hopeful, but i doubt it, because for every guy that says Fuk em, there is another who is buying a license so he wont get in trouble-i tend to think it will break even.
You can tell it was from an xc racer because the curse words are in spandex.
Food on keyboard. Funniest thing on here in a while. Somebody hit kidwoo for me
last time someone tried to hit 'woo he chased them down the street wearing his skivvies and put them in a choke hold
Ooooh,I LIKE that!
Where's the antitrust lawsuit?
What basis is there for an anti-trust suit?
The UCI isn't preventing the formation of other federations or preventing athletes from joining other federations.
It's just saying that, if you want to be a UCI licensed athlete, these are the rules you need to follow.
Lame and petty without question, but not a violation of anti-trust according to my RM e-law degree.
When you consider it in the light of the ioc there are some questionable aspects, But those then really only apply to xc, not dh
As I'm finding out myself, the reason the Uci is represented by the Rainbow jersey is cause they're F-ing gay.
the uci is terrible,.,., but i fail to see how dudes loving dudes is applicable in this instance.
Is this even legally possible? Making rules about membership & participation that bar or punish membership in other races or organizations?
It sounds utterly ridiculous, but so many things do that are also, unfortunately, true.
It sounds utterly ridiculous, but so many things do that are also, unfortunately, true.
But they ARE preventing other federations from forming. That's the whole point of what their actions. They are using their monopoly power to prevent pro riders from racing in races sanctioned by other bodies, or not sanctioned at all. That's an abuse of market power for sure.
Source: My e-law degree is from a more prestigious message board.
^ pinkbike lawyers just showed up. Threads done 
Hi guys-
There is a really rad septegenarian from Stanford, CA named Les Earnest.
He invented spell check and instant messaging(in the '60s yo), and he's also been one of the key poop-flingers in the history of bike racing in the United States(like, he wrote/co authored bylaws for road, track, mtb racing, hardshell helmets, drug testing). He's been around. He's also one of the good guys.
He's one of the brains at the core of something called Project ROSA(Reform Olympic Sports Act) a scheme to change federal law so that organisations like USACycling can no long have monopoly control over competition in this country.
If you have ears and an attention span that will last longer than 10 minutes listen to this recent inteview(starts about 2 minutes in) that will give you a little bit more insight on how we got to a point in this country where we have such perplexing interwebbe threads about bikes.
This fight is far from over.
There is a really rad septegenarian from Stanford, CA named Les Earnest.
He invented spell check and instant messaging(in the '60s yo), and he's also been one of the key poop-flingers in the history of bike racing in the United States(like, he wrote/co authored bylaws for road, track, mtb racing, hardshell helmets, drug testing). He's been around. He's also one of the good guys.
He's one of the brains at the core of something called Project ROSA(Reform Olympic Sports Act) a scheme to change federal law so that organisations like USACycling can no long have monopoly control over competition in this country.
If you have ears and an attention span that will last longer than 10 minutes listen to this recent inteview(starts about 2 minutes in) that will give you a little bit more insight on how we got to a point in this country where we have such perplexing interwebbe threads about bikes.
This fight is far from over.
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Dear redbull: Now's your chance. The noose is just sitting there on their shoulders and they even friggin put it there. Just needs a little tension.
i'd pay good money to see lance armstrong attempt the red bull rampage. just sayin'.
hell, if it were up to me i'd lift his lifetime ban under the condition he entered and competed every year its held.
hell, if it were up to me i'd lift his lifetime ban under the condition he entered and competed every year its held.
On his road bike and a shot of EPO
EPO?
Jeesh
I'd like to see that scrawny fvcktard hork down a fat line of blow and send it on ANY bike. Would be rad to see his heart explode mid-huckaroo. He might have to borrow a heart first.
That's something he tested + for helps the body produce more red blood cells
Maybe because they banned skin suits?
let's give him a fighting chance. regular DH bike, couple lines of blow, and chug some whiskey. All after a night of partying with dirtmcgirk.
oooooooooooooo someone threw down the gauntlet
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/04/08/sho-air-international-takes-a-stand-addresses-uciusac-forbidden-racing/
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/04/08/sho-air-international-takes-a-stand-addresses-uciusac-forbidden-racing/
Adam Craig(and Jeremy Horgan Kobelski) have both publically stated that they aren't renewing their USAC racing licensees this year.
Between the two of them you have most of the XC-related US National Championship titles from the last decade.
Go check the link of the teams that are registered for the Enduro World Series.
You'll see that both Trek and Giant's US-based "Factory Racing" programs are fully inscribed. Those rosters have riders on them who used to be among the top XC racers in the US on them, some of them, like Carl Decker, even have a few USAC titles(and plenty of FORBIDDEN VICTORIES) under their belts.
And a pair of ballz............well, at least one.
How many of the riders on that list are UCI license holders? All? Are any of them concerned about racing in a "forbidden race series"?
they should start naming non-sanctioned races with jabs at usac/uci.... "the jim burns inequality enduro"
Everybody should race under the alias of Pat Mcquaid.
fact:
UCI President Pat McQuaid was banned from the Olympics for life.
Why?
Racing in South Africa, during Apartheid.
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At the risk of sounding ignorant, why all the hate towards USAC? Seems to me like USAC is your national governing body, and is having their hand forced by the UCI, no?
because people don't like being forced to support corrupt organizations maybe?
Well......at least that was kind of a GOOD reason for telling people not to race in South Africa.fact:
UCI President Pat McQuaid was banned from the Olympics for life.
Why?
Racing in South Africa, during Apartheid.
This is just kind of random and stupid.
But that story goes well with any Pat Mcquaid nazi jokes anyone wants to make.
Pat McCrotch would have been a much better alias.
So I don't really race because its expensive and I can barely afford to go mountain biking as it is, plus its A) more fun to ride illegal trails and B) more fun to not wait in lift lines and just get to ride all the other trails nobody is on.
I do like watching WC races, and follow the racing scene pretty closely though. It seems to be like a big part of the complaints mountain bikers have for the UCI is that there isn't any support for mountain biking, and they don't promote any competition. It seems to me like people don't necessarily mind paying the fees, its the lack of promotion, attention to the events, and the ridiculous hurdles imposed. According to ridemonkey, it seems like the UCI is a pretty huge black scourge on mountain bike racing.
Given the way that road cycling seems to be pretty disgraced now days because of the whole "literally everybody was cheating and the UCI was ineffective" I can't imagine that too many sponsors are that pumped on the UCI - I know road bikes sell oodles more then mountain bikes, but I guess the question I have is - why aren't trek, specialized, felt, cervelo, etc all putting some pressure on the UCI to do whatever they tell it to, or they're going to jump ship? I get that mountain biking is the sideshow, but if the UCI is dropping the ball so hard on both the road and mountain side of things, why aren't companies jumping ship? habit?
I do like watching WC races, and follow the racing scene pretty closely though. It seems to be like a big part of the complaints mountain bikers have for the UCI is that there isn't any support for mountain biking, and they don't promote any competition. It seems to me like people don't necessarily mind paying the fees, its the lack of promotion, attention to the events, and the ridiculous hurdles imposed. According to ridemonkey, it seems like the UCI is a pretty huge black scourge on mountain bike racing.
Given the way that road cycling seems to be pretty disgraced now days because of the whole "literally everybody was cheating and the UCI was ineffective" I can't imagine that too many sponsors are that pumped on the UCI - I know road bikes sell oodles more then mountain bikes, but I guess the question I have is - why aren't trek, specialized, felt, cervelo, etc all putting some pressure on the UCI to do whatever they tell it to, or they're going to jump ship? I get that mountain biking is the sideshow, but if the UCI is dropping the ball so hard on both the road and mountain side of things, why aren't companies jumping ship? habit?
hence my joke Mickey.fact:
UCI President Pat McQuaid was banned from the Olympics for life.
Why?
Racing in South Africa, during Apartheid.
edit: Irony: patty cakes is banned for life from olympic competition, yet serves on the IOC.
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those company's made money hand over fist because of the racing. They sure as **** aint going to bite back.
And I'm sure they'd like to continue to do so. Just like nike made mad money off the NBA, and wants to continue to do so. I'm sure if the NBA started telling its major sponsors to go fyck themselves, they'd be pretty pissed off too.
The Enduro World Series is not run by UCI but if I remember correct the races are UCI sanctioned.