Jess Mace
Seems like you're jumping to conclusions...
Could have been a heart attack too...or any number of other causes.
You're also painting all professional cycling teams with a very broad brush.....
Just sayin'....
Jess Mace, MPH, CCRP
Clinical Outcomes Research - Oregon Sinus Center
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
503.494.5886
-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Judy.Richardson.DMS01@Alum.Dartmouth.ORG
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:44 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] It's not over...
If you haven't heard already, 21 year old Belgian cyclist Frederiek Nolf died in
his sleep in the midst of the T of Qatar. Cause of death has not been
determined, however, the conditions echo eerily of deaths by EPO circa 2003.
If proven dope is to blame for this untimely death, it will underscore a duty
we have as cyclists and fans to not "assume" that the trend towards
transparency in testing has "fixed the problem". It's time again to act.
American cycling team physicians have agreed to be accountable for the
safety and health of our riders. We're meeting in one week to discuss it more.
But it's time again, now, for all of us to band together. We, the fans and
CONSUMERS, need to hold team management responsible, and the team
physician accountable. (He should be fired and stripped of any license he
holds, and black-balled from the profession. I don't care if he "didn't know"
they guy was doping - Team docs know. They know when their guys sleep,
when they eat and when and how much they piss.) And if they don't they
should.
We cheer and buy the stuff from the sponsors so they want to support these
teams. Patronizing these companies that tacitly condone doping by rewarding
riders who win at all costs, then blame them when their crimes become public
is unconscionable. Refusing to hold management responsible reverts sport to
the days of angry mobs screaming for blood at the gladiatorial games. We
have a duty to boycott the products and services of companies who sponsor
teams who are not transparent with their testing practices, or management
that does not take responsibility for the care and conditions of their riders.
Hit them where it hurts, or we will keep reading about riders like Fred.
Judy Richardson, MD
Am. Assoc. Cycling Team Doctors
and Sorella Forte
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