Cyclings woes

The sport of cycling is going through a lot of changes these days, not all of them good or presented to the public in the right manner. I read through most of the cycling new sites early in the morning just to keep track of what is going on. Every time I read through them I realize more and more how connected we are to the rest of the worlds obscure news if you have access to the internet. Those without connectivity are pretty limited to reading one source for their news and then forming an opinion. This is the part that is causing a lot of grief to both cycling and other sports.

Cycling has been in the news as of late over the continual doping 'scandals' that have hit the winner of the Tour de France and many other large cycling figures. Without proper news and facts presentation to the public, the public is left to form their opinions on the national news circuit. Which, always seems to have a formed opinion in their own articles.

When the winner of the Tour de France, Floyd Landis, was show to have an excess of testosterone in his blood stream the news was immediately leaked to the nation news circuit. This was out of the procedure standard that both the lab and the UCI had put in place. Did either one of these organizations quickly put out a message stating that this news was an improper leak or that the rider should be given his due rights to wait for his second sample to be tested before any news was released? No. The organizations quickly had their own opinions despite the lack of facts and not having the seconds sample tested. Let the wolves run in.

What I learned from reading all of this is that no matter who writes the article, expert or not, each reader needs to question the facts and try and read as many counter point articles before quickly jumping to an assumption. There is always two sides to a story and unless you know both you are going to come away as lacking the relevant information to openly state your opinion to others.

With technology there is always a rush into new applications and ideas, often before all the relevant information has been researched. Anything new needs time to grow and throwing in un-informed opinions into the mix might only stifle the growth of the new idea or business. Sit back, read as much as possible and then state a solidly back case as to why the new idea/business is a valid one or not. Anything less is not worth your time.