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> As I said before, it just never occurred to me that e communication
> would or could be used in such a manner as to be considered cheating.  I
> can see where it might occur.  But if it ain't against the rules, I am
> all for using it if I want to....it would provide a great measure of
> security for myself and I'd love to see my sister have one, too  So far,
> neither of us have ever had a hypoglycemic reaction on trail (we are
> very careful about eating while riding during a ride) but I, for one,
> have had some accidents, one in particular, where it would have been
> quite nice if not much safer (for me anyway) for ride management or my
> crew to know exactly where I was on the trail so they could come and get
> me.  So, my "advocacy" of e communication is nothing more than that.
Well, as others have pointed out, there is nothing in the rules that says
that you can't CARRY a cell phone.  But personally, I'd be shy of using
one other than for emergencies (and I fully support them being available
for same), especially if I were a front runner in a high-profile
competition, just because the appearance of impropriety taints one's
success as often as actual impropriety does.

Heidi



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