Sunday, January 25, 2009

A GREAT cause to help fight against doping in cycling....

No doubt there are a lot of cyclists, both professional and amateur, who've had it with being accused, however jokingly, about being dopers. Finally, somone's standing up and doing something about it.

BIKE PURE is a new organization, based in Ireland, that aims to work towards getting cycling cleaned up by advocating clean riding on all levels and in all disciplines. Teams such as Garmin-Chipotle and the new Ouch-Maxxis crew (which Floyd Landis is riding for this year) have made clean cycling a condition of employment for their riders. Up until now, to my knowledge, no organization has made an effort to bring anyone and everyone together to fight something that pisses us all off.

The website hasn't been live for very long, but it already boasts an impressive roster of riders who support BIKE PURE'S aims, and every donation to the organization's cause gets you a head set spacer and a wrist band.

http://www.bikepure.org

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