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[RC] Sour Grapes--WEC - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Erica DeVoti ponyxprss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== It seems to me many on this forum should return to the Aesop's fable of "Sour Grapes". It seems to me, there is such nit picking of this WEC ride, that is rarely done on our very own AERC rides. The WEC ride has been completely chastised on this forum for having too many pulls, too fast a pace, too "different" a terrain, not a good enough completion for USA riders, and finally shame shame shame at a possible DQ on the first place finisher. A few things to consider, 1)if the vetting wasn't as strict would there be more metabolic troubles (and maybe we wouldn't have as many metabolic troubles here in the US if the vetting was as strict as at the WEC???????) 2)how many sub 8 hour 100's have there been in the US with nary a notice and subsequent critique??? 3) how many first place finishers at AERC rides have taken over 20 minutes to pulse down????? 4)there are quite a few USA rides that are held in sand--why is it that we are so critical of sand from another continent? 5) Re: DQ of first place finisher and possible drug relation--how many of our first place finishers have been tested at our own AERC rides--high profile or not? Not even the TOP TEN or BC award have been tested on a consistent basis. KUDOS for the FEI to have the hutzpah to test the winner! Not to say we can't improve and learn, however the assumptions and glass houses throwing stones are not representative of the entire membership. Let's be mature and look in our own backyard before we cast the stones at others. Erica DeVoti =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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