Tabor

Jon and Bill got up at about 5AM to make a flight to Tabor in the Czech Republic for a World Cup race. All racers at World Cup races have to have their entries processed through the USA Cycling association. And of course they have a real cretin handling that task for the riders--a new real cretin. First of all the riders have to submit forms to USA Cycling for each World Cup race long in advance. Then USA Cycling has to submit the names to UCI (the international organization) by a certain date. First the cretin was late with the names. Then she submitted all the same names as were entered at the first World Cup in Kalmthout even though only Jonathan Page and Jonathan Baker had submitted to go to Tabor. The UCI authorities threatened huge fines even against the riders. Then the cretin submitted Jonathan Page and Jeremy Powers (who is racing in Louisville KY this weekend, per his blog). Now there are no Americans on the Entrants List even though Jon has an email from UCI that says he is entered and we know Jonathan Page is planning to race. Such a much. I think USA Cycling needs to rehire and give no second chances. I just hope it works out and Jon races as much money has been spent to get him there.