All,
As you will probably remember there was some controversy at the 2005 nationals regarding the Elite DH race and some riders purportedly not riding to their full capacity in the finals (as difficult as it is to determine that in any case).
The matter stemmed from a dispute between the trade teams, who sponsor and support some of our best (and the world's for that matter) Elite DH riders and the UCI's requirement for the national champion to wear the national championship jersey at the World Cup events.
This rule had always been in place but had only just begun to be enforced by the UCI in the last 2 years.
In discussions between MTBA and CA we requested that submissions be made to the UCI by CA to see if a compromise may be reached.
The following is the response to that request.
In our view it is a workable compromise and now simply needs the trade teams to see it that way.
Since the Australian nationals are the first national championships to be held worldwide, we are hopeful that this will yield a universal solution to an issue that affects all nationals who award national championship jersies.
I would appreciate it if you could promulgate this as widely as possible through your facilities. If I can help clarify any of the memo or provide background info please contact me directly.
Thank you in advance,
tony
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Tony Scott
Executive Officer
Mountain Bike Australia
As you will probably remember there was some controversy at the 2005 nationals regarding the Elite DH race and some riders purportedly not riding to their full capacity in the finals (as difficult as it is to determine that in any case).
The matter stemmed from a dispute between the trade teams, who sponsor and support some of our best (and the world's for that matter) Elite DH riders and the UCI's requirement for the national champion to wear the national championship jersey at the World Cup events.
This rule had always been in place but had only just begun to be enforced by the UCI in the last 2 years.
In discussions between MTBA and CA we requested that submissions be made to the UCI by CA to see if a compromise may be reached.
The following is the response to that request.
In our view it is a workable compromise and now simply needs the trade teams to see it that way.
Since the Australian nationals are the first national championships to be held worldwide, we are hopeful that this will yield a universal solution to an issue that affects all nationals who award national championship jersies.
I would appreciate it if you could promulgate this as widely as possible through your facilities. If I can help clarify any of the memo or provide background info please contact me directly.
Thank you in advance,
tony
_________________________________________
Tony Scott
Executive Officer
Mountain Bike Australia