it's just becoming routine.  i mean, it _had_ been something like 10 days since the last announcement.  how could i not have seen this particular event coming?  thanks to chris for pointing it out to me.  i do need to draw attention to the last paragraph.  check it...

"This new blow will only embolden us to impose even more draconian measures for a clean sport."

that's just such beautiful use of language.  i'm getting a little misty....talk amongst yourselves....

posted by scott

p.s. in case you think i'm just down on cycling, you're wrong.  i'm probably down on a relatively small but high profile aspect of cycling, but i had a great time just going out to greenbelt and watching last night.  the a race was a smackdown; so impressive.  the b race was a bit different.  i offer my congratulations to the union guys in that race.  they didn't get the result they hoped for, but they went out there with a plan and they executed it.  they worked together and they appeared to have a good time.  you can't ask for more than that...