The bright light shining on the mirrored ball is about to extinguish on Tailwind Sports with their futile search for a successor to title sponsor The Discovery Channel, another chapter of American cycling will close its doors at the end of this season. Seems as though riding with a tailwind, just like doping, makes the required effort way too eazy.
Though with Slipstream Sports, lead by Jonathan Vaughters, ready to fill the void - will we really miss them?
With TdF winner Contador (with a name like that shouldn't he be a champion bull fighter?) now under doping scrutiny, the allegations that continually dog Lance (Tailwind co-owner), and doping problems with a few former high profile Tailwind boys Heras, Hamilton, Landis and short timer Basso; this was high-profile program that failed to convince big money backers that they were going to get a big return on their big investment without big risk. No big for you!
Slipstream on the other hand with their proactive involvement with pre-screening and continual year-long testing for physiological markers by ACE seems to understand the need to play & win clean; and are being rewarded for their efforts to do so.
Let's hope that all other Pro Tour & Continental teams step up to rid the sport of cheats and those who profit from out of the (jersey) pockets of others more deserving who race fairly.
Levi, George and crew have or will find new teams with which to headline.
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