yes, i thought it was time that i came clean.
i feel it is time to get this off my chest.
many will call me foolish, misguided, and even plain old stupid, but it is true:
i have never doped and i never will. let the lions rip me apart as they desire. i can’t go on like this any longer, i have nothing left to hide.
if you too have never doped and never will, no matter what level you ride at or even if you’ve never raced, and even if you take part in another sport, please comment on this post or mail me, and i will add your name to the list.
maybe if there’s enough of us, we too will one day become heroes and get book deals!
The I Have Never Doped Confessional, signed by:
1. Lee Rodgers
2. Chuck Hutcheson
3. Paul Roberts
4. Peter O’Connell
5. Greg Grobler
6. Graham Roeber
7. Inigo Gisbert
8. David Huntsman
9. James Machin
10. Tom Simonson
11. Raphael Grinbaum
12. Tony Chu
13. Jose de Magalhaes
14. Darin Dunstan
15. Fatmarc Vanderbacon
16. Inga Thompson
17. Matty Giedt
18. Manuel Samaniego
19. Scott Mercier
2. Chuck Hutcheson
signed by;
2. Paul Roberts
Apologies Chuck typing and posting at the same time.
3. Paul Roberts
signed by;
4. Peter O’Connell
signed by:
Greg Grobler
Signed by. Graham Roeber
signed by: Inigo Gisbert
David Huntsman
Signed: James Machin – Champion System Japan
Tom Simonson
I saw it, thought, but my body is worth everything to me and I hate fake. I did and do my sports on good food and drinks, lots of training, and with the blessing of a strong body
thank you guys, you have been added.
I never dope n I never will either
I wear a dog tag with personal info in case of an emergency while out cycling and the last line simply says “I ride clean”. That’s my pledge to myself! Whatever your sport, fair play must rule.
Darin Dunstan. Doping is for losers.
nope never.
Fatmarc Vanderbacon
16. Inga Thompson
Matty Giedt
Book deal, start a Bed & Breakfast, get invited to lead or start races…..all the benefits of doping, confessing…..that we, as clean racers, we will never get. Half of the problem here is the public that supports their doping….
yes, absolutely. it is all so skewed… cheats get rich, clean riders get hounded. and seriously, where are the leaders we need in the peloton now? they are all silent. now is their chance though, i just feel it is passing and it is a terrible, terrible waste.
I cut off all my hair, 2 feet, and saved it. In hopes that one day the testing will become sophisticated enough that it could be tested. Then, I could put on my resume, absolute proof of my riding clean.
wow. that is something. you know, i know guys now who left the sport when they were younger b/c of doping or who had decent but not stellar pro careers and never doped, then years later came back for fun, started doing well and they get accused of doping. that’s messed up…
add my name too
Scott Mercier… I love your writing… It’s poetic. Thanks.
Scott, that’s very awesome of you to say, and very much appreciated! You name is now up, welcome to The List 🙂