Dear Ridecampers. I don't think I phrased my
last message to ridecamp properly. My interpretation
from the article is that Bode feels we have strayed from the Olympic
oath, which he subscribes to as do almost all endurance riders—the parallel I
made with endurance riders. He does not agree that you are loser if you do not
get the gold, but feels that is the direction the Olympics have gone. His
quote "That's not me. The Olympics are just not a pure thing
anymore."
That is why we must be vigorous in protecting our "To Finish Is To Win"
philosophy, one which I hold dear. I promise to keep quiet now- for a
long time. Julie
